Airports / Louisiana / BAD
Barksdale Air Force Base
KBAD / BADBossier City, LouisianaELEV 166 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
9 nm
To the nearest alternate
Shreveport Regional Airport (SHV).
Overview
Located in Bossier City, Louisiana, Barksdale Air Force Base (KBAD / BAD) operates as a mid-sized airport. The field lies at an elevation of 166 feet. The field has no airline schedules, which keeps it focused on private and general aviation flying.
BAD has no resident charter fleet; trips here are typically flown by operators repositioning from surrounding airports. Useful alternates include Shreveport Regional Airport (SHV, 9 nm), East Texas Regional Airport (GGG, 54 nm), and Texarkana Regional Airport (Webb Field) (TXK, 59 nm).
Quotes for flights out of BAD vary with aircraft type, repositioning, and schedule flexibility. Use the cost estimator to model a trip from BAD, or browse verified operators serving the area.
Field capability
ICAO
KBAD
IATA
BAD
FAA / Local
BAD
Elevation
166 ft
Coordinates
32.5018° N · 93.6627° W
Airspace
C · CharlieClass C — CharlieRadar-controlled airspace around mid-size hubs. Aircraft must be in two-way radio contact and squawking a transponder while approach control sequences arrivals.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Medium
Scheduled svc
No
Elevation vs LA fields
state range 2–330 ft
At 166 ft, BAD sits higher than 73% of the 22 Louisiana fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 9nmSHVShreveport Regional AirportShreveport
- 54nmGGGEast Texas Regional AirportLongview
- 59nmTXKTexarkana Regional Airport (Webb Field)Texarkana
- 61nmELDSouth Arkansas Regional Airport at Goodwin FieldEl Dorado
- 82nmMLUMonroe Regional AirportMonroe
- 89nmTYRTyler Pounds Regional AirportTyler
Location
Open the full mapKBAD · Barksdale Air Force Base · Bossier City, LA
From the ramp
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