Nonstop flight route between Iberia, Peru and Biloxi, Mississippi, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Iberia Airport (IBP), Iberia, Peru and Keesler Air Force Base (BIX), Biloxi, Mississippi, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,165 miles (or 5,094 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 Iberia Airport and Keesler Air Force Base, 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 Iberia Airport and Keesler Air Force Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | IBP / SPBR |
Airport Name: | Iberia Airport |
Location: | Iberia, Peru |
GPS Coordinates: | 11°24'42"S by 69°29'20"W |
Area Served: | Iberia, Madre de Dios, Peru |
Elevation: | 750 feet (229 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from IBP |
More Information: | IBP Maps & Info |
Arrival 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 |
Facts about Iberia Airport (IBP):
- Iberia Airport (IBP) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Iberia Airport (IBP) is Alerta Airport (ALD), which is located 22 miles (35 kilometers) SSE of IBP.
- Because of Iberia Airport's relatively low elevation of 750 feet, planes can take off or land at Iberia Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
- The furthest airport from Iberia Airport (IBP) is Cam Ranh International Airport (CXR), which is nearly antipodal to Iberia Airport (meaning Iberia Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cam Ranh International Airport), and is located 12,340 miles (19,860 kilometers) away in Cam Ranh, Khánh Hòa, Vietnam.
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.
- In addition to being known as "Keesler Air Force Base", another name for BIX is "Keesler AFB".
- Congress initially appropriated $6 million for construction at Biloxi and an additional $2 million for equipment.
- 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.
- In early 1956, Keesler entered the missile age by opening a ground support training program for the Atlas missile.
- Finally, Keesler is also home to CNATTU Keesler, a training unit for Navy and Marine Corps enlisted personnel receiving training at Keesler, such as enlisted meteorology training, with their Air Force counterparts.
- Massive restructuring of the Air Force in the early 1990s also meant several changes for Keesler associate units.