Nonstop flight route between Yuncheng, China and Bossier City, Louisiana, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Yuncheng Guangong Airport (YCU), Yuncheng, China and Barksdale Air Force Base (BAD), Bossier City, Louisiana, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,498 miles (or 12,067 kilometers).
A Great Circle is the shortest distance between 2 points on a sphere. Because most world maps are flat (but the Earth is round), the route of the shortest distance between 2 points on the Earth will often appear curved when viewed on a flat map, especially for long distances. If you were to simply draw a straight line on a flat map and measure a very long distance, it would likely be much further than if you were to lay a string between those two points on a globe. Because of the large distance between Yuncheng Guangong Airport and Barksdale Air Force Base, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
Try it at home! Get a globe and tightly lay a string between Yuncheng Guangong Airport and Barksdale Air Force Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YCU / ZBYC |
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Location: | Yuncheng, China |
GPS Coordinates: | 35°7'0"N by 111°2'22"E |
Area Served: | Yuncheng, Shanxi, China |
Airport Type: | Public |
View all routes: | Routes from YCU |
More Information: | YCU Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BAD / KBAD |
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Location: | Bossier City, Louisiana, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 32°30'6"N by 93°39'46"W |
View all routes: | Routes from BAD |
More Information: | BAD Maps & Info |
Facts about Yuncheng Guangong Airport (YCU):
- In addition to being known as "Yuncheng Guangong Airport", other names for YCU include "运城关公机场" and "Yùnchéng Guāngōng Jīchǎng".
- The closest airport to Yuncheng Guangong Airport (YCU) is Luoyang Beijiao Airport (LYA), which is located 81 miles (130 kilometers) ESE of YCU.
- The furthest airport from Yuncheng Guangong Airport (YCU) is Comodoro D. Ricardo Salomón Airport (LGS), which is nearly antipodal to Yuncheng Guangong Airport (meaning Yuncheng Guangong Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Comodoro D. Ricardo Salomón Airport), and is located 12,393 miles (19,945 kilometers) away in Malargüe, Mendoza, Argentina.
Facts about Barksdale Air Force Base (BAD):
- The 2d Bomb Wing was assigned to the Air Force Global Strike Command on 1 February 2010.
- The 335th Bombardment Group took over training duties as a permanent Operational Training Unit on 17 July 1942 with Martin B-26 Marauders.
- Barksdale AFB was established in 1932 as Barksdale Field and is named for World War I aviator and test pilot Lieutenant Eugene Hoy Barksdale.
- The first SAC unit at Barksdale was the 91st Strategic Reconnaissance Wing was reassigned to the base from McGuire AFB on 1 October.
- The furthest airport from Barksdale Air Force Base (BAD) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 10,884 miles (17,516 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- The name of the airfield was changed to Barksdale Air Force Base on 13 February 1948, concurrent with the establishment of the United States Air Force as a separate military branch.
- The base is closed to the public.
- The closest airport to Barksdale Air Force Base (BAD) is Shreveport Downtown Airport (DTN), which is located only 5 miles (9 kilometers) WNW of BAD.
- In addition to being known as "Barksdale Air Force Base", another name for BAD is "Barksdale AFB".