# Barksdale Air Force Base (BAD / KBAD)

**Barksdale Air Force Base** (IATA: BAD, ICAO: KBAD) is a medium airport in Bossier City, Louisiana, United States. It opened in 1931. It has one runway, 11,758 ft (3,584 m) long, paved. It is operated by United States Air Force.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbad

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: BAD / KBAD
- FAA: BAD
- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: United States Air Force
- Serves: Bossier City, Louisiana, United States
- Opened: 1931
- Elevation: 165 ft / 50 m
- Coordinates: 32.5018, -93.6627
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 11,758 ft / 3,584 m
- Instrument procedures: 12 approaches
- Time zone: UTC-6/-5 · America/Chicago
- Website: http://www.barksdale.af.mil/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barksdale_Air_Force_Base (17 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q808307
- Weather station: KBAD
- Ident: KBAD

## Timeline

- 1931: Barksdale Air Force Base opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 15/33 | 11,758 ft / 3,584 m | 299 ft / 91 m | Paved | 151° / 331° | yes |

- FAA airport diagram: https://aeronav.faa.gov/d-tpp/2611/00391AD.PDF

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 11,758 ft / 3,584 m | #445 of 29,858 | #108 in North America | #95 in US |
| Elevation | 165 ft / 50 m | #34,838 of 43,403 | #15,870 in North America | #13,341 in US |
| Age | Opened 1931 | =452 of 15,079 | =105 in North America | =93 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| A/D | SHREVEPORT APP/DEP | 119.900 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 37.580 |
| GND | GND | 121.800 |
| PMSV | PMSV METRO | 37.362 |
| POST | COMD POST | 31.100 |
| PTD | PTD | 37.220 |
| TWR | TWR | 128.250 |

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## Sources

- [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbad/data