Nonstop flight route between Brive-la-Gaillarde, France and Bossier City, Louisiana, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Brive–Souillac Airport (BVE), Brive-la-Gaillarde, France and Barksdale Air Force Base (BAD), Bossier City, Louisiana, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,901 miles (or 7,887 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 Brive–Souillac 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 Brive–Souillac Airport and Barksdale Air Force Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BVE / LFSL |
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Location: | Brive-la-Gaillarde, France |
GPS Coordinates: | 45°2'22"N by 1°29'8"E |
Area Served: | Brive-la-Gaillarde, France |
Operator/Owner: | Régie personnalisée de l'aéroport de Brive-Souillac |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1016 feet (310 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from BVE |
More Information: | BVE Maps & Info |
Arrival 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 |
Facts about Brive–Souillac Airport (BVE):
- The furthest airport from Brive–Souillac Airport (BVE) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Brive–Souillac Airport (meaning Brive–Souillac Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,304 miles (19,802 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- In addition to being known as "Brive–Souillac Airport", other names for BVE include "Brive–Dordogne Valley Airport" and "Aéroport de Brive – Vallée de la Dordogne".
- Brive–Souillac Airport (BVE) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Brive–Souillac Airport (BVE) is Périgueux - Bassillac Airport (PGX), which is located 34 miles (55 kilometers) WNW of BVE.
Facts about Barksdale Air Force Base (BAD):
- In addition to being known as "Barksdale Air Force Base", another name for BAD is "Barksdale AFB".
- 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.
- The commander of the 2d Bomb Wing is Colonel Andrew Gebara.
- During World War II, the airfield trained replacement crews and entire units between 1942 and 1945.
- Captain Harris selected what he felt was an adequate location for a military airfield.