Nonstop flight route between Ocho Rios, Jamaica and Biloxi, Mississippi, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Ian Fleming International Airport (OCJ), Ocho Rios, Jamaica and Keesler Air Force Base (BIX), Biloxi, Mississippi, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,118 miles (or 1,800 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 Ian Fleming International 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: | OCJ / MKBS |
Airport Name: | Ian Fleming International Airport |
Location: | Ocho Rios, Jamaica |
GPS Coordinates: | 18°24'15"N by 76°58'8"W |
Area Served: | Ocho Rios, Jamaica |
Operator/Owner: | Airports Authority of Jamaica |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 90 feet (27 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from OCJ |
More Information: | OCJ 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 Ian Fleming International Airport (OCJ):
- The furthest airport from Ian Fleming International Airport (OCJ) is Christmas Island Airport (XCH), which is located 11,859 miles (19,086 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Australia.
- Ian Fleming International Airport resides at an elevation of 90 ft above mean sea level.
- There is no scheduled service to the airport.
- The closest airport to Ian Fleming International Airport (OCJ) is Tinson Pen Aerodrome (KTP), which is located 30 miles (49 kilometers) SSE of OCJ.
- Ian Fleming International Airport (OCJ) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Ian Fleming International Airport's relatively low elevation of 90 feet, planes can take off or land at Ian Fleming International 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.
- Ian Fleming International Airport is an international airport located in Boscobel, Saint Mary Parish, Jamaica, 10 km east of Ocho Rios, in northern Jamaica.
Facts about Keesler Air Force Base (BIX):
- On August 29, 2005 Keesler sustained a direct hit from Hurricane Katrina, which made its third Gulf Coast landfall as a Category 3 storm approximately 30 miles west.
- Keesler Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base located in Biloxi, a city in Harrison County, Mississippi, United States.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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's student load dropped to an all-time low after the Vietnam War ended.
- When the War Department activated Keesler Field in June 1941, not only was Keesler getting a technical training center, but it would be getting one of the Army's newest replacement, or basic training centers.
- In addition to being known as "Keesler Air Force Base", another name for BIX is "Keesler AFB".
- 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.