Nonstop flight route between Biloxi, Mississippi, United States and Concórdia, Amazonas, Brazil:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Keesler Air Force Base (BIX), Biloxi, Mississippi, United States and Olavo Cecco Rigon Airport (CCI), Concórdia, Amazonas, Brazil would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,665 miles (or 7,507 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 Olavo Cecco Rigon 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 Olavo Cecco Rigon 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: | CCI / SSCK |
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| Location: | Concórdia, Amazonas, Brazil |
| GPS Coordinates: | 27°10'50"S by 52°3'3"W |
| Area Served: | Concórdia |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 2461 feet (750 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CCI |
| More Information: | CCI Maps & Info |
Facts about Keesler Air Force Base (BIX):
- 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."
- When the War Department activated Keesler Field in June 1941, not only was Keesler getting a technical training center, but it would be getting one of the Army's newest replacement, or basic training centers.
- 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.
- 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.
Facts about Olavo Cecco Rigon Airport (CCI):
- Olavo Cecco Rigon Airport (CCI) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Olavo Cecco Rigon Airport (CCI) is Iejima Airport (IEJ), which is nearly antipodal to Olavo Cecco Rigon Airport (meaning Olavo Cecco Rigon Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Iejima Airport), and is located 12,404 miles (19,962 kilometers) away in Iejima, Japan.
- The closest airport to Olavo Cecco Rigon Airport (CCI) is Santa Terezinha Municipal Airport (JCB), which is located 31 miles (49 kilometers) E of CCI.
- In addition to being known as "Olavo Cecco Rigon Airport", another name for CCI is "Aeroporto Olavo Cecco Rigon".
