Nonstop flight route between Biloxi, Mississippi, United States and Casper, Wyoming, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Keesler Air Force Base (BIX), Biloxi, Mississippi, United States and Casper–Natrona County International AirportCasper Army Airfield (CPR), Casper, Wyoming, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,295 miles (or 2,085 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 Keesler Air Force Base and Casper–Natrona County International AirportCasper Army Airfield, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Keesler Air Force Base (BIX):

• In addition to being known as "Keesler Air Force Base", another name for BIX is "Keesler AFB".
• The 81 TW is responsible for the technical training of airmen in select skill areas immediately following their completion of basic training as well as providing additional or recurrent training they will need for upcoming assignments.
• The Tuskegee Airmen were trained at Keesler.
• 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.
• Keesler AFB is one of the largest technical training wings in AETC, with four training squadrons located in the training building complex known as "the triangle," the 334th, 335th, 336th, and the 338th.
• 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.

Facts about Casper–Natrona County International AirportCasper Army Airfield (CPR):

• Casper had airline flights in the 1930s at Wardwell Field, north of town at 42°54′47″N 106°21′00″W / 42.913°N 106.35°W / 42.913.
• Casper–Natrona County International AirportCasper Army Airfield (CPR) has 2 runways.
• Because of Casper–Natrona County International AirportCasper Army Airfield's high elevation of 5,350 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at CPR. Combined with a high temperature, this could make CPR a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
• Casper–Natrona County International Airport is 7 miles northwest of Casper, in Natrona County, Wyoming.
• The closest airport to Casper–Natrona County International AirportCasper Army Airfield (CPR) is Converse County Airport (DGW), which is located 55 miles (89 kilometers) E of CPR.
• The furthest airport from Casper–Natrona County International AirportCasper Army Airfield (CPR) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,731 miles (17,270 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• The airport hopes to bring fares down.
• The 331st was converted to a Very Heavy group in July 1944 and began training for deployment to Twentieth Air Force in the Pacific.