Nonstop flight route between Bossier City, Louisiana, United States and Kassel, Hesse, Germany:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Barksdale Air Force Base (BAD), Bossier City, Louisiana, United States and Kassel Calden Airport (KSF), Kassel, Hesse, Germany would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,007 miles (or 8,058 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 Kassel Calden 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 Kassel Calden 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: | KSF / EDVK |
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Location: | Kassel, Hesse, Germany |
GPS Coordinates: | 51°25'14"N by 9°23'31"E |
Area Served: | Kassel, Germany |
Operator/Owner: | Flughafen Kassel GmbH |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 820 feet (250 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from KSF |
More Information: | KSF Maps & Info |
Facts about Barksdale Air Force Base (BAD):
- In the postwar year of the 1940s, Barksdale then became headquarters for the Air Training Command from 1945 to 1949.
- The 91st was equipped with a myriad of aircraft, including versions of the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress.
- The host unit at Barksdale is the 2d Bomb Wing, the oldest Bomb Wing in the Air Force.
- 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.
- Barksdale is one of two remaining bases with assigned B-52 aircraft, all H models.
- Airships were still in use when field construction began, so Hangars One and Two were built large enough to accommodate them.
- Barksdale was developed as an Air Corps flying school November 1940 and the runway apron was completed mid-1941.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Barksdale Air Force Base", another name for BAD is "Barksdale AFB".
Facts about Kassel Calden Airport (KSF):
- Kassel Calden Airport (KSF) has 3 runways.
- In addition to being known as "Kassel Calden Airport", another name for KSF is "Flughafen Kassel-Calden".
- Because of Kassel Calden Airport's relatively low elevation of 820 feet, planes can take off or land at Kassel Calden 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 nearest other minor international airport is Paderborn Lippstadt Airport approx.
- Built on farmland, 908 ft ASL lying NNE of the Hoher Dörnberg, the airport was opened on 11 July 1970.
- Germania announced that their service to Palma de Mallorca will resume in the 2014 summer season.
- Kassel-Calden features one modern small passenger terminal building with basic facilities such as car rental desks and some shops.
- The closest airport to Kassel Calden Airport (KSF) is Fritzlar Air Base (FRZ), which is located 22 miles (35 kilometers) SSW of KSF.
- The furthest airport from Kassel Calden Airport (KSF) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,845 miles (19,063 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.