Nonstop flight route between Biloxi, Mississippi, United States and União da Vitória, Paraná, Brazil:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Keesler Air Force Base (BIX), Biloxi, Mississippi, United States and José Cleto Airport (QVB), União da Vitória, Paraná, Brazil would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,645 miles (or 7,475 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 José Cleto 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 José Cleto Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Keesler Air Force Base (BIX):

• 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 Tuskegee Airmen were trained at Keesler.
• In early 1956, Keesler entered the missile age by opening a ground support training program for the Atlas missile.
• 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.
• 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".
• There was also quite a bit of damage when Hurricane Camille passed over Biloxi in 1969.

Facts about José Cleto Airport (QVB):

• In addition to being known as "José Cleto Airport", another name for QVB is "Aeroporto José Cleto".
• José Cleto Airport handled 333 passengers last year.
• In the 1960s, União da Vitória Airport was served by airlines with regular flights to Curitiba, Florianópolis, Porto Alegre and other important cities, being a hub to regional airports.
• José Cleto Airport (QVB) currently has only 1 runway.
• The airport is located 1 km east from downtown União da Vitória.
• The furthest airport from José Cleto Airport (QVB) is Kadena Air Base 嘉手納飛行場 Kadena Hikōjō (DNA), which is nearly antipodal to José Cleto Airport (meaning José Cleto Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Kadena Air Base 嘉手納飛行場 Kadena Hikōjō), and is located 12,364 miles (19,898 kilometers) away in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan.
• It is operated by the Municipality of União da Vitória under the supervision of Aeroportos do Paraná.
• The closest airport to José Cleto Airport (QVB) is Carlos Alberto da Costa Neves Airport (CFC), which is located 39 miles (63 kilometers) SSE of QVB.