Nonstop flight route between Biloxi, Mississippi, United States and Concepción, Santa Cruz, Bolivia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Keesler Air Force Base (BIX), Biloxi, Mississippi, United States and Concepción Airport (CEP), Concepción, Santa Cruz, Bolivia would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,681 miles (or 5,923 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 Concepción 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 Concepción 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: | CEP / SLCP |
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Location: | Concepción, Santa Cruz, Bolivia |
GPS Coordinates: | 16°8'36"S by 62°1'33"W |
Area Served: | Concepción |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1631 feet (497 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from CEP |
More Information: | CEP Maps & Info |
Facts about Keesler Air Force Base (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.
- 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."
- 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.
- Massive restructuring of the Air Force in the early 1990s also meant several changes for Keesler associate units.
- Keesler's student load dropped to an all-time low after the Vietnam War ended.
- In early 1956, Keesler entered the missile age by opening a ground support training program for the Atlas missile.
- In addition to being known as "Keesler Air Force Base", another name for BIX is "Keesler AFB".
- 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.
Facts about Concepción Airport (CEP):
- In addition to being known as "Concepción Airport", other names for CEP include "Concepción Airport (Concepción)" and "Aeropuerto de Concepción".
- The closest airport to Concepción Airport (CEP) is Ascención de Guarayos Airport (ASC), which is located 76 miles (123 kilometers) W of CEP.
- Concepción Airport (CEP) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Concepción Airport (CEP) is San Fernando Airport (SFE), which is nearly antipodal to Concepción Airport (meaning Concepción Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from San Fernando Airport), and is located 12,279 miles (19,762 kilometers) away in San Fernando City, La Union, Philippines.