Nonstop flight route between Biloxi, Mississippi, United States and Bazaruto Island, Mozambique:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Keesler Air Force Base (BIX), Biloxi, Mississippi, United States and Bazaruto Island Airport (BZB), Bazaruto Island, Mozambique would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,963 miles (or 14,424 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 Keesler Air Force Base and Bazaruto Island Airport, 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 Keesler Air Force Base and Bazaruto Island Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure 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 |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BZB / |
| Airport Name: | Bazaruto Island Airport |
| Location: | Bazaruto Island, Mozambique |
| GPS Coordinates: | 21°32'34"S by 35°28'22"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Aeroportos de Moçambique |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BZB |
| More Information: | BZB Maps & Info |
Facts about Keesler Air Force Base (BIX):
- The base is home of Headquarters, Second Air Force and the 81st Training Wing of the Air Education and Training Command.
- Other organizations assigned to Keesler AFB include the 45th Airlift Squadron, a geographically separated unit of the 314th Airlift Wing at Little Rock AFB, Arkansas.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Keesler Air Force Base", another name for BIX is "Keesler AFB".
- In early 1956, Keesler entered the missile age by opening a ground support training program for the Atlas missile.
- The Tuskegee Airmen were trained at Keesler.
- Yet another major change occurred on 1 July 1993, when Keesler Training Center inactivated.
Facts about Bazaruto Island Airport (BZB):
- The closest airport to Bazaruto Island Airport (BZB) is Indigo Bay Lodge Airport (IBL), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) S of BZB.
- The furthest airport from Bazaruto Island Airport (BZB) is Hilo International Airport (ITO), which is located 11,745 miles (18,902 kilometers) away in Hilo, Hawaii, United States.
- Bazaruto Island Airport (BZB) currently has only 1 runway.
