Nonstop flight route between Antlers, Oklahoma, United States and Biloxi, Mississippi, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Antlers Municipal Airport (ATE), Antlers, Oklahoma, United States and Keesler Air Force Base (BIX), Biloxi, Mississippi, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 472 miles (or 759 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 Antlers Municipal 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: | ATE / |
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Location: | Antlers, Oklahoma, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 34°11'33"N by 95°38'58"W |
Area Served: | Antlers, Oklahoma |
Operator/Owner: | City of Antlers |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 575 feet (175 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
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More Information: | ATE 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 Antlers Municipal Airport (ATE):
- The furthest airport from Antlers Municipal Airport (ATE) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,810 miles (17,397 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- The closest airport to Antlers Municipal Airport (ATE) is Stan Stamper Municipal Airport (HUJ), which is located only 13 miles (20 kilometers) SSE of ATE.
- Because of Antlers Municipal Airport's relatively low elevation of 575 feet, planes can take off or land at Antlers Municipal 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.
- Antlers Municipal Airport (ATE) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Antlers Municipal Airport", other names for ATE include "none" and "80F".
Facts about Keesler Air Force Base (BIX):
- The 81st Training Wing also trains personnel in the field of meteorology, to include observing, weather analysis and forecasting, radar operations, air traffic control, Aviation Resource Management, and tropical cyclone forecasting.
- During the early 1980s Keesler's air traffic control program garnered publicity - when the Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization walked off the job in August 1981.
- 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 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.