Nonstop flight route between Revelstoke, British Columbia, Canada and Bossier City, Louisiana, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Revelstoke Airport (YRV), Revelstoke, British Columbia, Canada and Barksdale Air Force Base (BAD), Bossier City, Louisiana, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,780 miles (or 2,864 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 relatively short distance between Revelstoke Airport and Barksdale Air Force Base, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Revelstoke Airport (YRV):

• The furthest airport from Revelstoke Airport (YRV) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,480 miles (16,865 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
• Revelstoke Airport (YRV) currently has only 1 runway.
• On December 7, 2011, the Columbia-Shuswap Regional District announced an expansion plan for the airport.
• The closest airport to Revelstoke Airport (YRV) is Salmon Arm Airport (YSN), which is located 50 miles (80 kilometers) WSW of YRV.
• The plan is to attract regular charters to bring tourists to Revelstoke and eventually develop the airport to implement regular commercial flights from other cities.

Facts about Barksdale Air Force Base (BAD):

• Barksdale is one of two remaining bases with assigned B-52 aircraft, all H models.
• 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.
• 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 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.
• Due to budget reductions in the B-45 program, the air force planned to inactivate the 47th Bomb Wing and transfer its B-45s and personnel to Yokota AB, Japan so Far East Air Forces could benefit from the know-how gained by the 47th at Barksdale.
• In addition to being known as "Barksdale Air Force Base", another name for BAD is "Barksdale AFB".
• The host unit at Barksdale is the 2d Bomb Wing, the oldest Bomb Wing in the Air Force.
• The commander of the 2d Bomb Wing is Colonel Andrew Gebara.
• Captain Harris selected what he felt was an adequate location for a military airfield.
• In the postwar year of the 1940s, Barksdale then became headquarters for the Air Training Command from 1945 to 1949.