Nonstop flight route between Smiths Falls, Ontario, Canada and Bossier City, Louisiana, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Smiths Falls-Montague (Russ Beach) Airport (YSH), Smiths Falls, Ontario, Canada and Barksdale Air Force Base (BAD), Bossier City, Louisiana, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,280 miles (or 2,060 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 Smiths Falls-Montague (Russ Beach) Airport and Barksdale Air Force Base, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | YSH / CYSH | 
| Airport Name: | Smiths Falls-Montague (Russ Beach) Airport | 
| Location: | Smiths Falls, Ontario, Canada | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 44°56'44"N by 75°56'25"W | 
| Operator/Owner: | Smith Falls Flying Club | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 418 feet (127 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from YSH | 
| More Information: | YSH Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BAD / KBAD | 
| Airport Names: | 
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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 Smiths Falls-Montague (Russ Beach) Airport (YSH):
- The furthest airport from Smiths Falls-Montague (Russ Beach) Airport (YSH) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,476 miles (18,469 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Because of Smiths Falls-Montague (Russ Beach) Airport's relatively low elevation of 418 feet, planes can take off or land at Smiths Falls-Montague (Russ Beach) Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
- The closest airport to Smiths Falls-Montague (Russ Beach) Airport (YSH) is Brockville Regional Tackaberry Airport (XBR), which is located 23 miles (37 kilometers) SSE of YSH.
- Smiths Falls-Montague (Russ Beach) Airport (YSH) currently has only 1 runway.
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.
- The site was selected 5 December 1928, as the location of the airfield.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Barksdale Air Force Base", another name for BAD is "Barksdale AFB".
- In the postwar year of the 1940s, Barksdale then became headquarters for the Air Training Command from 1945 to 1949.
- Captain Harris selected what he felt was an adequate location for a military airfield.
- On 1 November 1949, Barksdale was reassigned to Strategic Air Command, and became home of Headquarters Second Air Force.




