Nonstop flight route between Biloxi, Mississippi, United States and Dorval, Quebec, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Keesler Air Force Base (BIX), Biloxi, Mississippi, United States and Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL), Dorval, Quebec, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,325 miles (or 2,132 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 Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau 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: | YUL / CYUL |
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| Location: | Dorval, Quebec, Canada |
| GPS Coordinates: | 45°28'14"N by 73°44'26"W |
| Area Served: | Montreal, Quebec |
| Operator/Owner: | Transport Canada |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 118 feet (36 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from YUL |
| More Information: | YUL Maps & Info |
Facts about Keesler Air Force Base (BIX):
- In addition to being known as "Keesler Air Force Base", another name for BIX is "Keesler AFB".
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- In early 1949, the Radio Operations School transferred to Keesler from Scott Air Force Base, Illinois.
- Keesler AFB was the primary training base for many avionics maintenance career fields including Electronic Warfare, Navigational Aids, Computer Repair and Ground Radio Repair.
Facts about Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL):
- Because of Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport's relatively low elevation of 118 feet, planes can take off or land at Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau 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.
- The birth of Dorval Airport was in the 1940s.
- Trudeau is the busiest airport in the province of Quebec, the fourth busiest airport in Canada by passenger traffic and by aircraft movements, with 14.09 million passengers in 2013 and 230,619 movements in 2012.
- Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL) has 3 runways.
- In July 2011, James Cherry, the CEO of Aéroports de Montréal, announced the construction of a two-phase expansion of Montréal–Trudeau’s international terminal.
- The closest airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL) is Cartierville Airport (YCV), which is located only 3 miles (5 kilometers) NNE of YUL.
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- The furthest airport from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,513 miles (18,528 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- In addition to being known as "Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport", another name for YUL is "Aéroport international Pierre-Elliott-Trudeau de Montréal".
