Nonstop flight route between Bossier City, Louisiana, United States and Bamako, Mali:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Barksdale Air Force Base (BAD), Bossier City, Louisiana, United States and Bamako Senou International Airport (BKO), Bamako, Mali would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,510 miles (or 8,867 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 Barksdale Air Force Base and Bamako Senou International Airport, 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 Barksdale Air Force Base and Bamako Senou International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure 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 |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BKO / GABS |
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Location: | Bamako, Mali |
GPS Coordinates: | 12°32'16"N by 7°56'35"W |
Operator/Owner: | Aéroports du Mali (ADM) |
Airport Type: | Joint (Public/Military) |
Elevation: | 1247 feet (380 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from BKO |
More Information: | BKO Maps & Info |
Facts about Barksdale Air Force Base (BAD):
- Also during World War II Barksdale played host to the major contingent of the Free French Air Forces and Nationalist Chinese aircrews.
- The first SAC unit at Barksdale was the 91st Strategic Reconnaissance Wing was reassigned to the base from McGuire AFB on 1 October.
- In addition to being known as "Barksdale Air Force Base", another name for BAD is "Barksdale AFB".
- Units at Barksdale include the oldest bomb wing in the Air Force, the 2d Bomb Wing.
- As early as 1924, the citizens of Shreveport became interested in hosting a military flying field.
- 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 closest airport to Barksdale Air Force Base (BAD) is Shreveport Downtown Airport (DTN), which is located only 5 miles (9 kilometers) WNW of BAD.
Facts about Bamako Senou International Airport (BKO):
- Total air traffic at BKO increased by 12.4% in 2007 and 14% in 2008.
- The closest airport to Bamako Senou International Airport (BKO) is Siguiri Airport (GII), which is located 113 miles (181 kilometers) SW of BKO.
- Bamako Senou International Airport is Mali's main airport approximately 15 km south of downtown Bamako, the capital of Mali in West Africa.
- Passenger traffic steadily increased in the early 2000s.
- In addition to being known as "Bamako Senou International Airport", another name for BKO is "Aéroport international de Bamako–Sénou".
- Senou Airport was opened to traffic in 1974.
- The furthest airport from Bamako Senou International Airport (BKO) is Mota Lava Airport (MTV), which is nearly antipodal to Bamako Senou International Airport (meaning Bamako Senou International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Mota Lava Airport), and is located 12,134 miles (19,528 kilometers) away in Mota Lava, Vanuatu.