Nonstop flight route between Biloxi, Mississippi, United States and Shillong, India:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Keesler Air Force Base (BIX), Biloxi, Mississippi, United States and Shillong Airport शिल्लोंग एअरपोर्ट (SHL), Shillong, India would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,559 miles (or 13,775 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 Shillong Airport शिल्लोंग एअरपोर्ट, 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 Shillong Airport शिल्लोंग एअरपोर्ट. 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):

• In late May 1947, the Radar School arrived on Keesler making it responsible for operating the two largest military technical schools in the United States.
• During the early 1960s, Keesler lost many of its airborne training courses but Keesler still remained the largest training base throughout the 1970s.
• 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.
• 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 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.
• Congress initially appropriated $6 million for construction at Biloxi and an additional $2 million for equipment.
• 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 1980s Keesler's air traffic control program garnered publicity - when the Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization walked off the job in August 1981.
• In addition to being known as "Keesler Air Force Base", another name for BIX is "Keesler AFB".
• 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 81st Training Wing also trains personnel in the field of meteorology, to include observing, weather analysis and forecasting, radar operations, air traffic control, Aviation Resource Management, and tropical cyclone forecasting.

Facts about Shillong Airport शिल्लोंग एअरपोर्ट (SHL):

• Shillong Airport शिल्लोंग एअरपोर्ट (SHL) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Shillong Airport शिल्लोंग एअरपोर्ट (SHL) is La Florida Airport (LSC), which is located 11,370 miles (18,297 kilometers) away in La Serena, Chile.
• In addition to being known as "Shillong Airport शिल्लोंग एअरपोर्ट", other names for SHL include "Umroi Airport" and "Barapani Air Force Base".
• The closest airport to Shillong Airport शिल्लोंग एअरपोर्ट (SHL) is Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport (GAU), which is located 37 miles (60 kilometers) NW of SHL.