Nonstop flight route between Bossier City, Louisiana, United States and Vincennes, Indiana, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Barksdale Air Force Base (BAD), Bossier City, Louisiana, United States and O'Neal Airport (OEA), Vincennes, Indiana, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 548 miles (or 882 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 Barksdale Air Force Base and O'Neal Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
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: | OEA / KOEA |
Airport Name: | O'Neal Airport |
Location: | Vincennes, Indiana, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 38°41'29"N by 87°33'7"W |
Area Served: | Vincennes, Indiana |
Operator/Owner: | Vincennes University |
Airport Type: | Public (Closed) |
Elevation: | 414 feet (126 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from OEA |
More Information: | OEA Maps & Info |
Facts about Barksdale Air Force Base (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.
- 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.
- Airships were still in use when field construction began, so Hangars One and Two were built large enough to accommodate them.
- The commander of the 2d Bomb Wing is Colonel Andrew Gebara.
- The 335th Bombardment Group took over training duties as a permanent Operational Training Unit on 17 July 1942 with Martin B-26 Marauders.
- The host unit at Barksdale is the 2d Bomb Wing, the oldest Bomb Wing in the Air Force.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Barksdale Air Force Base", another name for BAD is "Barksdale AFB".
- Also during World War II Barksdale played host to the major contingent of the Free French Air Forces and Nationalist Chinese aircrews.
Facts about O'Neal Airport (OEA):
- O'Neal Airport (OEA) has 3 runways.
- The closest airport to O'Neal Airport (OEA) is Lawrenceville–Vincennes International Airport (LWV), which is located only 6 miles (9 kilometers) NNW of OEA.
- Because of O'Neal Airport's relatively low elevation of 414 feet, planes can take off or land at O'Neal 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 furthest airport from O'Neal Airport (OEA) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,137 miles (17,923 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.