KBAD · Barksdale Air Force Base

BOSSIER CITY, LOUISIANA · MEDIUM AIRPORT

166

Elevation ft

Runway

11,758

Longest ft · 15/33

32.50N

93.66W

Barksdale Air Force Base serves Bossier City, Louisiana at 166 ft elevation with its longest runway, 15/33, at 11,758 by 299 ft. The figures below are computed from FAA NASR runway data (via OurAirports) and the same rules of thumb JetDesk uses on the airport page in the app; the POH and current NOTAMs are the authority.

Military airfield. This is a military airfield in the FAA file. It is listed here for reference and for emergency planning. Civil use needs prior permission, there is no FBO, and no Jet A you can buy. Do not plan it as a fuel stop or a routine alternate.

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01Runways

Runway	Length × width	Surface	Lighting
15/33	11,758 × 299 ft	asphalt (PEM)	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 166 ft is about 15°C. Every 1,000 ft of density altitude adds roughly 8 percent to a turboprop's takeoff distance and 5 percent to its landing distance. The table uses Piper Meridian book numbers (2,438 ft takeoff and 2,110 ft landing over a 50 ft obstacle at sea level, ISA, max weight) as a reference airplane; heavier turboprops and light jets scale the same way from their own POH figures.

Conditions	Density altitude	Takeoff est.	Landing est.	Landing × 1.5
Standard day (ISA, 15°C)	166 ft	2,470 ft	2,128 ft	3,191 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	1,366 ft	2,704 ft	2,254 ft	3,381 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	2,566 ft	2,938 ft	2,381 ft	3,571 ft
35°C afternoon	2,606 ft	2,946 ft	2,385 ft	3,577 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (15/33, 11,758 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,577 ft needed). The percentages are a generic rule of thumb applied to one reference airplane, not certified performance data for any specific aircraft, and the runway size categories describe the runway, not your airplane's suitability. Verify with the approved flight manual before every flight.

03Nearby fields with 5,000 ft or more

Listed for reference only: KBAD is not a field to divert to or buy fuel at.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KDTN Shreveport Downtown Airport	5 nm NW	5,016 ft
KSHV Shreveport Regional Airport	9 nm W	8,348 ft
KMNE Minden Airport	20 nm NE	5,004 ft
K3F3 C E 'Rusty' Williams Airport	26 nm S	5,005 ft
KASL Harrison County Airport	33 nm W	5,002 ft
0R7 The Red River Airport	36 nm SE	5,000 ft

04Fuel and services at KBAD

There is no public FBO fuel to log at KBAD. JetDesk collects Jet A prices that pilots actually paid, at civil fields, and its route finder leaves military and private-use fields out of every ranking. Read what a fuel stop actually saves.

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