Nonstop flight route between Andros Island, Bahamas and Biloxi, Mississippi, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Andros Town Airport (ASD), Andros Island, Bahamas and Keesler Air Force Base (BIX), Biloxi, Mississippi, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 787 miles (or 1,267 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 Andros Town Airport and Keesler Air Force Base, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Andros Town Airport (ASD):

• In addition to being known as "Andros Town Airport", another name for ASD is "Fresh Creek Airport".
• Because of Andros Town Airport's relatively low elevation of 5 feet, planes can take off or land at Andros Town 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.
• Andros Town Airport (ASD) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Andros Town Airport (ASD) is Clarence A. Bain Airport (MAY), which is located 29 miles (47 kilometers) SSE of ASD.
• The furthest airport from Andros Town Airport (ASD) is Shark Bay Airport (MJK), which is located 11,722 miles (18,864 kilometers) away in Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia.

Facts about Keesler Air Force Base (BIX):

• By September 1944, the number of recruits had dropped, but the workload remained constant, as Keesler personnel began processing veteran ground troops and combat crews who had returned from duty overseas for additional training and follow on assignments.
• 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 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 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.
• In addition to being known as "Keesler Air Force Base", another name for BIX is "Keesler AFB".
• Keesler's student load dropped to an all-time low after the Vietnam War ended.
• There was also quite a bit of damage when Hurricane Camille passed over Biloxi in 1969.
• 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.