Nonstop flight route between Zweibrücken, Germany and Bossier City, Louisiana, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Zweibrücken Airport (ZQW), Zweibrücken, Germany and Barksdale Air Force Base (BAD), Bossier City, Louisiana, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,008 miles (or 8,059 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 Zweibrücken 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 Zweibrücken Airport and Barksdale Air Force Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Zweibrücken Airport (ZQW):

• Zweibrücken Airport can be reached via motorway A8 ) which leads to Saarbrücken and Luxembourg and from France directly via federal highway L700.
• A twice per week service was also operated between Zweibrücken and Antalya by Sky Airlines until the airline ceased operations due to financial problems in 2013.
• Zweibrücken Airport, or Flughafen Zweibrücken in German, is an airport in Zweibrücken, Germany.
• Zweibrücken Airport is located on the site of the former Zweibrücken Air Base which was shut down in 1991.
• The local bus route 226 connects the airport with Zweibrücken city centre including Zweibrücken station.
• The closest airport to Zweibrücken Airport (ZQW) is Saarbrücken Airport (SCN), which is located only 13 miles (21 kilometers) W of ZQW.
• Zweibrücken Airport (ZQW) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Zweibrücken Airport (ZQW) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Zweibrücken Airport (meaning Zweibrücken Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,021 miles (19,346 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• In addition to being known as "Zweibrücken Airport", another name for ZQW is "Flughafen Zweibrücken".
• Zweibrücken Airport handled 220,740 passengers last year.
• Zweibrücken Airport features a small terminal building equipped with three aircraft stands next to it.

Facts about Barksdale Air Force Base (BAD):

• The 91st maintained operational detachments of aircraft and crews drawn from several components to provide reconnaissance support in overseas areas, including the United Kingdom and locations in North Africa.
• Also during World War II Barksdale played host to the major contingent of the Free French Air Forces and Nationalist Chinese aircrews.
• The commander of the 2d Bomb Wing is Colonel Andrew Gebara.
• In addition to being known as "Barksdale Air Force Base", another name for BAD is "Barksdale AFB".
• As early as 1924, the citizens of Shreveport became interested in hosting a military flying field.
• By the mid-1930s, Barksdale Field was the headquarters and main base of the 3rd Attack Wing, equipped with the Curtiss A-12 and Northrop A-17.
• The host unit at Barksdale is the 2d Bomb Wing, the oldest Bomb Wing in the Air Force.
• 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 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.