Nonstop flight route between Ed Daein, East Darfur, Sudan and Biloxi, Mississippi, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Ed Daein Airport (ADV), Ed Daein, East Darfur, Sudan and Keesler Air Force Base (BIX), Biloxi, Mississippi, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,250 miles (or 11,668 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 Ed Daein 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 Ed Daein 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: | ADV / |
Airport Name: | Ed Daein Airport |
Location: | Ed Daein, East Darfur, Sudan |
GPS Coordinates: | 11°24'12"N by 26°7'9"E |
Area Served: | Ed Daein, East Darfur, Sudan |
Elevation: | 1476 feet (450 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from ADV |
More Information: | ADV 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 Ed Daein Airport (ADV):
- The furthest airport from Ed Daein Airport (ADV) is Maupiti Airport (MAU), which is nearly antipodal to Ed Daein Airport (meaning Ed Daein Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Maupiti Airport), and is located 12,073 miles (19,429 kilometers) away in Maupiti, Leeward Islands, French Polynesia.
- The closest airport to Ed Daein Airport (ADV) is Nyala Airport (UYL), which is located 91 miles (146 kilometers) WNW of ADV.
Facts about Keesler Air Force Base (BIX):
- 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."
- In late May 1947, the Radar School arrived on Keesler making it responsible for operating the two largest military technical schools in the United States.
- 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.
- 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.
- Driven by deep defense budget cuts, base closures following the end of the Cold War forced an end to technical training at Chanute Air Force Base, Illinois and Lowry Air Force Base, Colorado when those bases were closed by BRAC action.
- The Tuskegee Airmen were trained at Keesler.
- In addition to being known as "Keesler Air Force Base", another name for BIX is "Keesler AFB".