Nonstop flight route between Ancona, Italy and Biloxi, Mississippi, United States:
Departure Airport:
(43°36'58"N by 13°21'44"E)
Arrival Airport:
(30°24'41"N by 88°55'24"W)
Distance from AOI to BIX:
5,355.16 miles (8,618.27 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Falconara Airport (AOI), Ancona, Italy and Keesler Air Force Base (BIX), Biloxi, Mississippi, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,355 miles (or 8,618 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 Falconara 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 Falconara 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: | AOI / LIPY |
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| Location: | Ancona, Italy |
| GPS Coordinates: | 43°36'58"N by 13°21'44"E |
| Airport Type: | Civil/Military |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from AOI |
| More Information: | AOI Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BIX / KBIX |
| Airport Names: |
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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 Falconara Airport (AOI):
- The closest airport to Falconara Airport (AOI) is Federico Fellini International Airport (RMI), which is located 47 miles (75 kilometers) NW of AOI.
- During World War II, Falconara Airfield was a military airfield used by the United States Army Air Forces Twelfth Air Force for B-25 Mitchell combat operations by the 321st Bombardment Group between 1 Apr and 1 Sep 1945.
- Falconara Airport (AOI) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Falconara Airport", another name for AOI is "Aeronautica Militare Falconara".
- The furthest airport from Falconara Airport (AOI) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,947 miles (19,226 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
Facts about Keesler Air Force Base (BIX):
- Congress initially appropriated $6 million for construction at Biloxi and an additional $2 million for equipment.
- 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".
- There was also quite a bit of damage when Hurricane Camille passed over Biloxi in 1969.
- The base is home of Headquarters, Second Air Force and the 81st Training Wing of the Air Education and Training Command.
- 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.
- In early 1956, Keesler entered the missile age by opening a ground support training program for the Atlas missile.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 46.74 miles (75.22 km) NW | Federico Fellini International Airport (RMI) | Rimini, Italy |     |
| 2 | 55.80 miles (89.80 km) SW | Perugia San Francesco d'Assisi – Umbria International Airport (PEG) | Perugia, Italy | |
| 3 | 75.77 miles (121.95 km) WNW | Forlì Airport (FRL) | Forlì, Emilia-Romagna, Italy | |
| 4 | 83.19 miles (133.87 km) NE | Lošinj Airport (LSZ) | Mali Lošinj, Lošinj, Croatia | |
| 5 | 91.50 miles (147.26 km) SSE | Abruzzo Airport (PSR) | Pescara, Italy | |
| 6 | 92.50 miles (148.86 km) NNE | Pula Airport (PUY) | Pula, Croatia | |
| 7 | 104.53 miles (168.23 km) ENE | Zadar Airport (ZAD) | Zadar, Croatia | |
| 8 | 108.61 miles (174.79 km) WSW | Siena-Ampugnano Airport (SAY) | Siena, Italy | |
| 9 | 108.62 miles (174.80 km) W | Florence Airport, Peretola (FLR) | Florence, Italy | |
| 10 | 120.94 miles (194.63 km) WNW | Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) | Bologna, Italy | |
| 11 | 125.63 miles (202.18 km) NNE | Rijeka Airport (RJK) | Rijeka, Croatia | |
| 12 | 128.91 miles (207.46 km) N | Portorož Airport (POW) | Portorož, Slovenia | |
| 13 | 129.68 miles (208.70 km) WSW | Grosseto Airport (GRS) | Grosseto, Italy | |
| 14 | 131.41 miles (211.48 km) SSW | Ciampino–G. B. Pastine International Airport (CIA) | Rome, Italy | |
| 15 | 137.83 miles (221.81 km) SSW | Fiumicino – Leonardo da Vinci International Airport (FCO) | Fiumicino (near Rome), Italy | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,946.50 miles (19,225.99 km) E | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,567.93 miles (18,616.73 km) ESE | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,538.96 miles (18,570.10 km) ESE | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,514.41 miles (18,530.60 km) E | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,499.18 miles (18,506.09 km) E | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,492.59 miles (18,495.48 km) ESE | Whakatane Airport (WHK) | Whakatane, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,480.87 miles (18,476.63 km) E | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,480.01 miles (18,475.24 km) E | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,479.40 miles (18,474.26 km) ESE | Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō (TUO) | Taupo, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,470.58 miles (18,460.06 km) ESE | Rotorua International Airport (ROT) | Rotorua, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,461.25 miles (18,445.05 km) E | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,450.14 miles (18,427.17 km) ESE | Tauranga Airport (TRG) | Tauranga, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,437.61 miles (18,407.00 km) E | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,436.76 miles (18,405.64 km) E | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,430.51 miles (18,395.58 km) ESE | Matamata Airport (MTA) | Matamata, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 8.73 miles (14.05 km) W | Gulfport–Biloxi International Airport (GPT) | Gulfport, Mississippi, United States | |
| 2 | 23.76 miles (38.24 km) E | Trent Lott International Airport (PGL) | Pascagoula, Mississippi, United States | |
| 3 | 44.89 miles (72.25 km) ENE | Mobile Regional Airport (MOB) | Mobile, Alabama, United States | |
| 4 | 53.05 miles (85.38 km) ENE | Mobile Downtown Airport (BFM) | Mobile, Alabama, United States | |
| 5 | 62.13 miles (99.98 km) NNW | Hattiesburg Bobby L. Chain Municipal Airport (HBG) | Hattiesburg, Mississippi, United States | |
| 6 | 70.70 miles (113.79 km) WSW | Lakefront Airport (NEW) | New Orleans, Louisiana, United States | |
| 7 | 75.12 miles (120.89 km) E | Jack Edwards Airport (GUF) | Gulf Shores, Alabama, United States | |
| 8 | 75.69 miles (121.81 km) WSW | Southern Seaplane Airport (BCS) | Belle Chasse, Louisiana, United States | |
| 9 | 76.79 miles (123.58 km) E | NOLF Barin (NHX) | Foley, Alabama, United States | |
| 10 | 76.95 miles (123.84 km) NNW | Hattiesburg–Laurel Regional Airport (PIB) | Hattiesburg/Laurel, Mississippi, United States | |
| 11 | 77.79 miles (125.20 km) WSW | Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans (NBG) | New Orleans, Louisiana, United States | |
| 12 | 84.76 miles (136.41 km) WSW | Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY) | New Orleans, Louisiana, United States | |
| 13 | 88.41 miles (142.28 km) N | Hesler-Noble Field (LUL) | Laurel, Mississippi, United States | |
| 14 | 94.54 miles (152.14 km) E | NOLF Saufley Field (NUN) | Pensacola, Florida, United States | |
| 15 | 96.52 miles (155.34 km) E | Naval Air Station PensacolaForrest Sherman Field (NPA) | Pensacola, Florida, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,125.02 miles (17,903.94 km) SSW | Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK) | Cocos Islands, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,033.58 miles (17,756.78 km) W | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,026.46 miles (17,745.33 km) W | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,015.37 miles (17,727.48 km) W | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,014.28 miles (17,725.73 km) WSW | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 11,009.87 miles (17,718.63 km) W | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 11,004.82 miles (17,710.50 km) W | Carnarvon Airport (CVQ) | Carnarvon, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 10,997.88 miles (17,699.33 km) WSW | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 10,990.03 miles (17,686.70 km) W | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 10,982.65 miles (17,674.83 km) WSW | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 10,970.28 miles (17,654.91 km) W | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 10,964.83 miles (17,646.14 km) W | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 10,962.94 miles (17,643.10 km) W | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 10,953.53 miles (17,627.96 km) WSW | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 10,941.91 miles (17,609.26 km) W | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |