Nonstop flight route between Biloxi, Mississippi, United States and Sanfebagar, Nepal:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Keesler Air Force Base (BIX), Biloxi, Mississippi, United States and Sanphebagar Airport (FEB), Sanfebagar, Nepal would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,265 miles (or 13,301 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 Sanphebagar 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 Sanphebagar 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: | FEB / VNSR |
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| Location: | Sanfebagar, Nepal |
| GPS Coordinates: | 29°13'59"N by 81°13'0"E |
| Area Served: | Sanphebagar, Nepal |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 2280 feet (695 meters) |
| View all routes: | Routes from FEB |
| More Information: | FEB Maps & Info |
Facts about Keesler Air Force Base (BIX):
- 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 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.
- The base is home of Headquarters, Second Air Force and the 81st Training Wing of the Air Education and Training Command.
- 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.
- On August 29, 2005 Keesler sustained a direct hit from Hurricane Katrina, which made its third Gulf Coast landfall as a Category 3 storm approximately 30 miles west.
- The Tuskegee Airmen were trained at Keesler.
- 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".
- Keesler continued to focus upon specialized training in B-24 maintenance until mid-1944.
- 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.
- During the early 1960s, Keesler lost many of its airborne training courses but Keesler still remained the largest training base throughout the 1970s.
Facts about Sanphebagar Airport (FEB):
- The furthest airport from Sanphebagar Airport (FEB) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,774 miles (18,948 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- In addition to being known as "Sanphebagar Airport", another name for FEB is "Sanfebagar Airport".
- The closest airport to Sanphebagar Airport (FEB) is Bajhang Airport (BJH), which is located 21 miles (34 kilometers) N of FEB.
