Nonstop flight route between Biloxi, Mississippi, United States and Vitória, Espírito Santo, Brazil:
Departure Airport:
(30°24'41"N by 88°55'24"W)
Arrival Airport:
(20°15'29"S by 40°17'11"W)
Distance from BIX to VIX:
4,763.16 miles (7,665.54 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Keesler Air Force Base (BIX), Biloxi, Mississippi, United States and Vitória-Eurico de Aguiar Salles Airport (Goiabeiras) (VIX), Vitória, Espírito Santo, Brazil would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,763 miles (or 7,666 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 Vitória-Eurico de Aguiar Salles Airport (Goiabeiras), 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 Vitória-Eurico de Aguiar Salles Airport (Goiabeiras). 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: | VIX / SBVT |
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| Location: | Vitória, Espírito Santo, Brazil |
| GPS Coordinates: | 20°15'29"S by 40°17'11"W |
| Area Served: | Vitória |
| Operator/Owner: | Infraero |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 10 feet (3 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from VIX |
| More Information: | VIX Maps & Info |
Facts about Keesler Air Force Base (BIX):
- When the War Department activated Keesler Field in June 1941, not only was Keesler getting a technical training center, but it would be getting one of the Army's newest replacement, or basic training centers.
- Keesler continued to focus upon specialized training in B-24 maintenance until mid-1944.
- 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.
- There was also quite a bit of damage when Hurricane Camille passed over Biloxi in 1969.
- 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".
- 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 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 Vitória-Eurico de Aguiar Salles Airport (Goiabeiras) (VIX):
- Eurico de Aguiar Salles Airport, formerly called Goiabeiras Airport after the neighborhood where it is located, is the airport serving Vitória, Brazil.
- Vitória-Eurico de Aguiar Salles Airport (Goiabeiras) (VIX) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Vitória-Eurico de Aguiar Salles Airport (Goiabeiras) (VIX) is Raimundo de Andrade Airport (CDI), which is located 71 miles (114 kilometers) SW of VIX.
- Because of Vitória-Eurico de Aguiar Salles Airport (Goiabeiras)'s relatively low elevation of 10 feet, planes can take off or land at Vitória-Eurico de Aguiar Salles Airport (Goiabeiras) 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.
- It is operated by Infraero.
- The furthest airport from Vitória-Eurico de Aguiar Salles Airport (Goiabeiras) (VIX) is Central Field (Iwo Jima)Motoyama No. 2Airfield No. 2 (IWO), which is nearly antipodal to Vitória-Eurico de Aguiar Salles Airport (Goiabeiras) (meaning Vitória-Eurico de Aguiar Salles Airport (Goiabeiras) is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Central Field (Iwo Jima)Motoyama No. 2Airfield No. 2), and is located 12,108 miles (19,485 kilometers) away in Iwo Jima, Bonin Islands, Japan.
- In addition to being known as "Vitória-Eurico de Aguiar Salles Airport (Goiabeiras)", another name for VIX is "Aeroporto de Vitória-Eurico de Aguiar Salles (Goiabeiras)".
- Vitória-Eurico de Aguiar Salles Airport (Goiabeiras) handled 3,642,842 passengers last year.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 8.73 miles (14.05 km) W | Gulfport–Biloxi International Airport (GPT) | Gulfport, Mississippi, United States |     |
| 2 | 23.76 miles (38.24 km) E | Trent Lott International Airport (PGL) | Pascagoula, Mississippi, United States | |
| 3 | 44.89 miles (72.25 km) ENE | Mobile Regional Airport (MOB) | Mobile, Alabama, United States | |
| 4 | 53.05 miles (85.38 km) ENE | Mobile Downtown Airport (BFM) | Mobile, Alabama, United States | |
| 5 | 62.13 miles (99.98 km) NNW | Hattiesburg Bobby L. Chain Municipal Airport (HBG) | Hattiesburg, Mississippi, United States | |
| 6 | 70.70 miles (113.79 km) WSW | Lakefront Airport (NEW) | New Orleans, Louisiana, United States | |
| 7 | 75.12 miles (120.89 km) E | Jack Edwards Airport (GUF) | Gulf Shores, Alabama, United States | |
| 8 | 75.69 miles (121.81 km) WSW | Southern Seaplane Airport (BCS) | Belle Chasse, Louisiana, United States | |
| 9 | 76.79 miles (123.58 km) E | NOLF Barin (NHX) | Foley, Alabama, United States | |
| 10 | 76.95 miles (123.84 km) NNW | Hattiesburg–Laurel Regional Airport (PIB) | Hattiesburg/Laurel, Mississippi, United States | |
| 11 | 77.79 miles (125.20 km) WSW | Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans (NBG) | New Orleans, Louisiana, United States | |
| 12 | 84.76 miles (136.41 km) WSW | Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY) | New Orleans, Louisiana, United States | |
| 13 | 88.41 miles (142.28 km) N | Hesler-Noble Field (LUL) | Laurel, Mississippi, United States | |
| 14 | 94.54 miles (152.14 km) E | NOLF Saufley Field (NUN) | Pensacola, Florida, United States | |
| 15 | 96.52 miles (155.34 km) E | Naval Air Station PensacolaForrest Sherman Field (NPA) | Pensacola, Florida, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,125.02 miles (17,903.94 km) SSW | Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK) | Cocos Islands, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,033.58 miles (17,756.78 km) W | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,026.46 miles (17,745.33 km) W | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,015.37 miles (17,727.48 km) W | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,014.28 miles (17,725.73 km) WSW | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 11,009.87 miles (17,718.63 km) W | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 11,004.82 miles (17,710.50 km) W | Carnarvon Airport (CVQ) | Carnarvon, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 10,997.88 miles (17,699.33 km) WSW | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 10,990.03 miles (17,686.70 km) W | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 10,982.65 miles (17,674.83 km) WSW | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 10,970.28 miles (17,654.91 km) W | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 10,964.83 miles (17,646.14 km) W | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 10,962.94 miles (17,643.10 km) W | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 10,953.53 miles (17,627.96 km) WSW | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 10,941.91 miles (17,609.26 km) W | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 70.69 miles (113.76 km) SW | Raimundo de Andrade Airport (CDI) | Cachoeiro de Itapemirim, Brazil | |
| 2 | 119.51 miles (192.33 km) SSW | Campos–Bartolomeu Lysandro Airport (CAW) | Campos dos Goytacazes, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |
| 3 | 145.21 miles (233.70 km) NW | Coronel Altino Machado de Oliveira Airport (GVR) | Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais, Brazil | |
| 4 | 153.06 miles (246.33 km) WNW | Usiminas Airport (IPN) | Ipatinga / Santana do Paraiso, Minas Gerais, Brazil | |
| 5 | 172.78 miles (278.06 km) SSW | Benedito Lacerda Airport (MEA) | Macaé, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |
| 6 | 204.15 miles (328.55 km) SSW | Umberto Modiano Airport (BZC) | Búzios, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |
| 7 | 205.52 miles (330.76 km) WSW | Presidente Itamar Franco Airport (IZA) | Juiz de Fora, Brazil | |
| 8 | 216.79 miles (348.88 km) SSW | Cabo Frio International Airport (CFB) | Cabo Frio, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |
| 9 | 226.26 miles (364.13 km) WSW | Francisco Álvares de Assis Airport (JDF) | Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, Brazil | |
| 10 | 239.46 miles (385.38 km) W | Belo Horizonte/Pampulha–Carlos Drummond de Andrade Airport (PLU) | Belo Horizonte, Brazil | |
| 11 | 243.32 miles (391.58 km) W | Tancredo Neves/Confins International Airport (CNF) | Confins (near Belo Horizonte), Minas Gerais, Brazil | |
| 12 | 259.56 miles (417.73 km) SW | Rio de Janeiro/Galeão–Antonio Carlos Jobim International Airport (GIG) | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |
| 13 | 260.24 miles (418.81 km) SW | Santos Dumont Airport (SDU) | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |
| 14 | 275.58 miles (443.49 km) NNE | Porto Seguro Airport (BPS) | Porto Seguro, Brazil | |
| 15 | 287.68 miles (462.97 km) SW | Santa Cruz Air Force Base (SNZ) | Santa Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,107.59 miles (19,485.23 km) NNW | Central Field (Iwo Jima)Motoyama No. 2Airfield No. 2 (IWO) | Iwo Jima, Bonin Islands, Japan | |
| 2 | 11,905.05 miles (19,159.28 km) NW | Saipan International Airport (SPN) | Saipan Island, Northern Mariana Islands | |
| 3 | 11,904.72 miles (19,158.74 km) NW | Tinian International Airport (TIQ) | Tinian Island, Northern Mariana Islands | |
| 4 | 11,880.33 miles (19,119.49 km) NW | Rota International Airport (ROP) | Rota Island, Northern Mariana Islands | |
| 5 | 11,861.22 miles (19,088.73 km) NW | Andersen Air Force Base (UAM) | Agana, Guam | |
| 6 | 11,860.71 miles (19,087.92 km) NW | Guam International Airport (GUM) | Hagåtña, Guam | |
| 7 | 11,775.53 miles (18,950.84 km) NE | Minami-Daito Airport (MMD) | Minami Daito, Okinawa, Japan | |
| 8 | 11,774.96 miles (18,949.92 km) NE | Kitadaito Airport (KTD) | Kitadaito, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan | |
| 9 | 11,729.44 miles (18,876.65 km) N | Falalop Airfield (ULI) | Falalop Island, Yap, Federated States of Micronesia | |
| 10 | 11,685.50 miles (18,805.95 km) N | Yap International Airport (YAP) | Yap, Federated States of Micronesia | |
| 11 | 11,606.74 miles (18,679.19 km) NE | Kikai Airport (KKX) | Kikaiga Shima, Kikai-Shima Island, Japan | |
| 12 | 11,591.83 miles (18,655.20 km) NE | Amami Airport (ASJ) | Amami Island, Japan | |
| 13 | 11,570.45 miles (18,620.79 km) ENE | Kadena Air Base 嘉手納飛行場 Kadena Hikōjō (DNA) | Okinawa Prefecture, Japan | |
| 14 | 11,568.32 miles (18,617.36 km) ENE | Naha Airport (OKA) | Okinawa, Japan | |
| 15 | 11,559.65 miles (18,603.40 km) ENE | Iejima Airport (IEJ) | Iejima, Japan | |