Nonstop flight route between Biloxi, Mississippi, United States and Dease Lake, British Columbia, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Keesler Air Force Base (BIX), Biloxi, Mississippi, United States and Dease Lake Airport (YDL), Dease Lake, British Columbia, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,730 miles (or 4,393 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 Dease Lake 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 Dease Lake 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: | YDL / CYDL |
| Airport Name: | Dease Lake Airport |
| Location: | Dease Lake, British Columbia, Canada |
| GPS Coordinates: | 58°25'19"N by 130°1'53"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Stikine Airport Society |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 2634 feet (803 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from YDL |
| More Information: | YDL 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 addition to being known as "Keesler Air Force Base", another name for BIX is "Keesler AFB".
- The base is home of Headquarters, Second Air Force and the 81st Training Wing of the Air Education and Training Command.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- In early 1949, the Radio Operations School transferred to Keesler from Scott Air Force Base, Illinois.
Facts about Dease Lake Airport (YDL):
- The furthest airport from Dease Lake Airport (YDL) is Port Alfred Airport (AFD), which is located 10,414 miles (16,760 kilometers) away in Port Alfred, South Africa.
- Dease Lake Airport (YDL) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Dease Lake Airport (YDL) is Telegraph Creek Airport (YTX), which is located 53 miles (85 kilometers) SW of YDL.
