Nonstop flight route between Biloxi, Mississippi, United States and Odienné, Côte d'Ivoire:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Keesler Air Force Base (BIX), Biloxi, Mississippi, United States and Odienné Airport (KEO), Odienné, Côte d'Ivoire would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,374 miles (or 8,649 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 Keesler Air Force Base and Odienné Airport, 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 Keesler Air Force Base and Odienné Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BIX / KBIX |
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Location: | Biloxi, Mississippi, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 30°24'41"N by 88°55'24"W |
View all routes: | Routes from BIX |
More Information: | BIX Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KEO / DIOD |
Airport Name: | Odienné Airport |
Location: | Odienné, Côte d'Ivoire |
GPS Coordinates: | 9°32'20"N by 7°33'39"W |
Area Served: | Odienné |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1365 feet (416 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from KEO |
More Information: | KEO Maps & Info |
Facts about Keesler Air Force Base (BIX):
- The furthest airport from Keesler Air Force Base (BIX) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,125 miles (17,904 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- Keesler continued to focus upon specialized training in B-24 maintenance until mid-1944.
- Other organizations assigned to Keesler AFB include the 45th Airlift Squadron, a geographically separated unit of the 314th Airlift Wing at Little Rock AFB, Arkansas.
- Keesler AFB was the primary training base for many avionics maintenance career fields including Electronic Warfare, Navigational Aids, Computer Repair and Ground Radio Repair.
- In early 1949, the Radio Operations School transferred to Keesler from Scott Air Force Base, Illinois.
- The closest airport to Keesler Air Force Base (BIX) is Gulfport–Biloxi International Airport (GPT), which is located only 9 miles (14 kilometers) W of BIX.
- Congress initially appropriated $6 million for construction at Biloxi and an additional $2 million for equipment.
- In early January 1941, Biloxi city officials assembled a formal offer to invite the United States Army to build a base to support the World War II training buildup.
- In addition to being known as "Keesler Air Force Base", another name for BIX is "Keesler AFB".
- During the early 1960s, Keesler lost many of its airborne training courses but Keesler still remained the largest training base throughout the 1970s.
Facts about Odienné Airport (KEO):
- The closest airport to Odienné Airport (KEO) is Boundiali Airport (BXI), which is located 74 miles (119 kilometers) E of KEO.
- Odienné Airport (KEO) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Odienné Airport (KEO) is Mota Lava Airport (MTV), which is nearly antipodal to Odienné Airport (meaning Odienné Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Mota Lava Airport), and is located 12,008 miles (19,325 kilometers) away in Mota Lava, Vanuatu.