Nonstop flight route between Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada and Bossier City, Louisiana, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Saint John Airport (YSJ), Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada and Barksdale Air Force Base (BAD), Bossier City, Louisiana, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,723 miles (or 2,773 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 Saint John 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 Saint John Airport (YSJ):

• The closest airport to Saint John Airport (YSJ) is 5th Canadian Division Support Base Gagetown, (YCX), which is located 45 miles (72 kilometers) NW of YSJ.
• The airport terminal is equipped with free WIFI, as well as powered seats with USB connections.
• Saint John Airport handled 227,223 passengers last year.
• The airport is classified as an airport of entry by NAV CANADA and is staffed by the Canada Border Services Agency.
• Saint John Airport is an airport located 8 nautical miles east northeast of the central business district of Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada.
• Because of Saint John Airport's relatively low elevation of 357 feet, planes can take off or land at Saint John 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.
• Saint John Airport (YSJ) has 2 runways.
• The furthest airport from Saint John Airport (YSJ) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 11,694 miles (18,820 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.

Facts about Barksdale Air Force Base (BAD):

• 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.
• 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 site was selected 5 December 1928, as the location of the airfield.
• Barksdale Field was renamed Barksdale Air Force Base on 13 January 1948, with the designation of the United States Air Force as a separate service in 1947.
• Also during World War II Barksdale played host to the major contingent of the Free French Air Forces and Nationalist Chinese aircrews.
• In addition to being known as "Barksdale Air Force Base", another name for BAD is "Barksdale AFB".
• The commander of the 2d Bomb Wing is Colonel Andrew Gebara.
• 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.