Barksdale Afb Airport (BAD)

BAD
Barksdale Afb Airport (BAD)
Bossier City, LA
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BAD, Barksdale Air Force Base, photo by paulp
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BAD, Barksdale Air Force Base, photo by paulp
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BAD, Inside the West Gate at Barksdale., photo by paulp
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BAD, Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana. Home of the B-52, one of them anyway. Minot being the other., photo by paulp
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Location & QuickFacts
FAA Information Effective 2026-07-09
Airport Identifier BAD
Airport Status Operational
Longitude/Latitude 93°39'45.4600" W / 32°30'6.9600" N
-93.662628 / 32.501933 (Estimated)
Elevation 165.20 ft / 50.35 m (Surveyed)
From nearest city 3 nautical miles E of Bossier City, LA
Location Bossier Parish, LA
Magnetic Variation 02E (2015)
Owner & Manager
Ownership Air Force owned
Owner USAF
Address BARKSDALE AFB
SHREVEPORT, LA 71110
Manager BASE COMMANDER
Address BARKSDALE AFB
SHREVEPORT, LA 71110
Phone number 318-456-3226
Airport Operations and Facilities
Airport Use Private
Wind indicator Yes
Segmented Circle No
Control Tower ATCT-RAPCON
Lighting Schedule SS-SR
Beacon Color Split White-Green (lighted military airport)
Landing fee charge No
Sectional chart MEMPHIS
Region ASW - Southwest
Responsible ARTCC ZFW - FORT WORTH
Tie-in FSS DRI - DE RIDDER
FSS on Airport No
FSS Toll Free 1-800-WX-BRIEF
NOTAMs Facility DRI (NOTAM-d service available)
Airport Communications
Airport Services
Fuel types A++
Airframe repair MAJOR
Power plant repair MAJOR
Bottled oxygen NONE
Bulk oxygen LOW
Other services CARGO
Runway Information
Runway 15/33
Dimensions 11758 x 299 ft (3584 x 91 m)
Surface PEM
Surface treatment
Edge lights High
PCN 82
15 33
Alignment 151° 331°
Physical elevation 163.00 ft 160.80 ft
Coordinates 32.516122 / -93.671747 32.487742 / -93.653508
Traffic pattern Left Left
Runway marking Precision instrument , Good Condition Precision instrument , Good Condition
ILS type ILS ILS
VGSI 4-light PAPI on left 4-light PAPI on left
RVR equipment touchdown touchdown
Approach light ALSF1 ALSF1
Runway end lights No No
CL lights No No
TDZ lights No No
Remarks
  • RSTD: TWYS E & E1 UNLGTD & USABLE FOR DAYLT VFR ONLY.
  • BEARING STRENGTH RWY 15-33: ST175, AUW800
  • A-GEAR - BAK-12B AVBL UPON REQ 1 HR PRIOR. W SIDE A-GEAR MRK PERM REMOVED. MP EVERY THIRD FRI FR 1200-1400Z++.
  • JASU - 1(MA-1A) 7(A/M32A-86) 1(A/M32A-95) 1(A/M32A-60).
  • FLUID - W SP PRESAIR LHOX LOX.
  • OIL - O-132-133-148-156 JOAP.
  • TRAN ALERT - NO PRIORITY BASIS. EXP SVC DELAYS OF 2 HR OR MORE. LTD FLEET SVC AVBL. POTABLE WATER UNAVBL.
  • RSTD: 180 DEG TURNS FOR C135 AND HVY ACFT ARE AUTH IN THE FIRST 750 FT RWY 15 AND THE FIRST 1000 FT RWY 33.
  • RSTD: PPR REQ NO MORE THAN 7 DAYS PRIOR, NLT 24 HR PRIOR TO ARR. PPR GOOD FOR +/- 15 MIN PPR TIME. COORD OF PPR OUTSIDE OF BLOCK TIME BY FONE IS RQR OR PPR NR WILL BE CONSIDERED CNL.
  • TFC PAT - RECTANGULAR 1200 FT, OVERHEAD 1700 FT. VFR COPTER ENTER TFC PAT AT 700 FT FM E AND 1000 FT FM W. OVFT OF MUNITIONS STOR AREA E-NE OF FLD NOT AUTH.
  • MISC: ACFT WITH DV CTC PTD OR COMD POST AT LEAST 20 MIN PRIOR TO ETA.
  • RSTD: TRAN ACFT WITH ORDNANCE NOT AUTH.
  • RSTD: TRNG FOR TRAN AIRCREWS WILL NOT BE PERMS TO INTERFERE WITH LCL ACFT OPR. NON-AFGSC ACFT MAY BE SUBJECTED TO LESS THAN RQR QUANTITY-DISTANCE SEPARATION DUE MUNITIONS OPR. AIRCREWS SHOULD EXER APPROPRIATE RISK MANAGEMENT IN DETERMINING AFLD SUITABILITY. ALL TRAN AIRCREWS MUST RPT TO BASE OPS.
  • CAUTION - LGT ACFT AND PRCHT OPS INVOF SHREVEPORT DOWNTOWN 3.3 NM NW DUR FINAL APCH RWY 15 AND DEP RWY 33.
  • SERVICE - TRAN ALERT: TRAN MAINT SVC HR 1400-0100Z++ MON-FRI; 1400-2400Z++ SAT-SUN; CLSD HOL.
  • SERVICE-LGT: RWY 15 ALSF-1 NSTD CONFIGN - DIST FM THR LGT TO PRE-THR LGT IS 128 FT; PRE-THR LGT TO TERM BAR IS 128 FT.
  • MISC: NSTD SPACING OF 150 FT BTN RWY 15 & 33 OVERRUN MRKS.
  • ALL TRANS AIRCREWS MUST REPORT TO AIRFIELD OPS.
  • RSTD: TWY C UNLGTD, OPEN TO ALL ACFT FOR DAYTIME OPS ONLY EXE FOR B-52.
  • MISC: USAF AFLD MGMT PERS DO NOT DETERMINE/RPT A RWY COND CODE (RWYCC) NOR ISSUE FAA FORMATTED FLD COND NOTAM (FICON).
  • MISC: AFLD OPS UNA TO ISSUE COMSEC AND HAS NO STORAGE CAPABILITY.
  • OPR 1200Z-0630Z++MON-FRI 1400Z-2200Z++WKENDS; CLSD AFGSC FAMILY DAYS AND FED HOL.
  • WX DSN 781-3136 OR C318-456-3136.