Nonstop flight route between Biloxi, Mississippi, United States and Greenville / Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Keesler Air Force Base (BIX), Biloxi, Mississippi, United States and Greenville–Spartanburg International Airport (GSP), Greenville / Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 498 miles (or 801 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 Greenville–Spartanburg International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
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: | GSP / KGSP |
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Location: | Greenville / Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 34°53'44"N by 82°13'8"W |
Area Served: | Upstate South Carolina |
Operator/Owner: | Greenville–Spartanburg Airport District |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 964 feet (294 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from GSP |
More Information: | GSP Maps & Info |
Facts about Keesler Air Force Base (BIX):
- Massive restructuring of the Air Force in the early 1990s also meant several changes for Keesler associate units.
- In early 1949, the Radio Operations School transferred to Keesler from Scott Air Force Base, Illinois.
- 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.
- 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".
- 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 Greenville–Spartanburg International Airport (GSP):
- The furthest airport from Greenville–Spartanburg International Airport (GSP) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,449 miles (18,425 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- In addition to being known as "Greenville–Spartanburg International Airport", another name for GSP is "Roger Milliken Field".
- Because of Greenville–Spartanburg International Airport's relatively low elevation of 964 feet, planes can take off or land at Greenville–Spartanburg International Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
- GSP opened on October 15, 1962, replacing Greenville Downtown Airport as the primary airline destination in the region.
- The airport can handle up to 250 passengers per hour through immigration and customs checkpoints.
- The closest airport to Greenville–Spartanburg International Airport (GSP) is Greenville Downtown Airport (GMU), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) WSW of GSP.
- Greenville–Spartanburg International Airport handled 1,856,316 passengers last year.
- Greenville–Spartanburg International Airport (GSP) currently has only 1 runway.