Nonstop flight route between Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan, Indonesia and Biloxi, Mississippi, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Syamsudin Noor International Airport (SNA) (BDJ), Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan, Indonesia and Keesler Air Force Base (BIX), Biloxi, Mississippi, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,016 miles (or 16,119 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 Syamsudin Noor International Airport (SNA) 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 Syamsudin Noor International Airport (SNA) 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: | BDJ / WRBB |
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| Location: | Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan, Indonesia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 3°26'31"S by 114°45'45"E |
| Area Served: | Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan, Indonesia |
| Operator/Owner: | PT Angkasa Pura I |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 66 feet (20 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BDJ |
| More Information: | BDJ 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 Syamsudin Noor International Airport (SNA) (BDJ):
- Syamsudin Noor International Airport (SNA) (BDJ) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Syamsudin Noor International Airport (SNA)", other names for BDJ include "Bandar Udara Internasional Syamsudin Noor (SNA)" and "WAOO".
- The closest airport to Syamsudin Noor International Airport (SNA) (BDJ) is Batu Licin Airport (BTW), which is located 85 miles (137 kilometers) E of BDJ.
- The furthest airport from Syamsudin Noor International Airport (SNA) (BDJ) is Obando Airport (PDA), which is nearly antipodal to Syamsudin Noor International Airport (SNA) (meaning Syamsudin Noor International Airport (SNA) is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Obando Airport), and is located 12,251 miles (19,715 kilometers) away in Puerto Inírida, Colombia.
- Syamsudin Noor International Airport (SNA) handled 3,013,191 passengers last year.
- In August 2012, about 58 hectares of 102 hectares of the land needed for an expansion had been acquired.
- Because of Syamsudin Noor International Airport (SNA)'s relatively low elevation of 66 feet, planes can take off or land at Syamsudin Noor International Airport (SNA) 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.
Facts about Keesler Air Force Base (BIX):
- In addition to being known as "Keesler Air Force Base", another name for BIX is "Keesler AFB".
- Keesler continued to focus upon specialized training in B-24 maintenance until mid-1944.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
