Nonstop flight route between Kelsey, Manitoba, Canada and Biloxi, Mississippi, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kelsey Airport (KES), Kelsey, Manitoba, Canada and Keesler Air Force Base (BIX), Biloxi, Mississippi, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,809 miles (or 2,911 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 relatively short distance between Kelsey Airport and Keesler Air Force Base, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KES / CZEE |
Airport Name: | Kelsey Airport |
Location: | Kelsey, Manitoba, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 56°2'12"N by 96°30'21"W |
Operator/Owner: | Manitoba Hydro |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 615 feet (187 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
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More Information: | KES 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 |
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More Information: | BIX Maps & Info |
Facts about Kelsey Airport (KES):
- Kelsey Airport (KES) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Kelsey Airport (KES) is York Landing Airport (ZAC), which is located only 16 miles (27 kilometers) ENE of KES.
- The furthest airport from Kelsey Airport (KES) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,299 miles (16,575 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Because of Kelsey Airport's relatively low elevation of 615 feet, planes can take off or land at Kelsey 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.
Facts about Keesler Air Force Base (BIX):
- The Tuskegee Airmen were trained at Keesler.
- The 81 TW is responsible for the technical training of airmen in select skill areas immediately following their completion of basic training as well as providing additional or recurrent training they will need for upcoming assignments.
- 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.
- Massive restructuring of the Air Force in the early 1990s also meant several changes for Keesler associate units.
- The Air Force Reserve Command's 403d Wing is a tenant wing also located at Keesler and is an Air Mobility Command -gained composite unit which provides theater airlift support through the 815th Airlift Squadron and its C-130 Hercules aircraft, as well as serving as the parent unit to the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron, a WC-130 unit known as the "Hurricane Hunters."
- 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 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.