Nonstop flight route between Bertoua, Cameroon and Biloxi, Mississippi, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Bertoua Airport (BTA), Bertoua, Cameroon and Keesler Air Force Base (BIX), Biloxi, Mississippi, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,807 miles (or 10,955 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 Bertoua Airport and Keesler Air Force Base, 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 Bertoua Airport and Keesler Air Force Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BTA / FKKO |
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| Location: | Bertoua, Cameroon |
| GPS Coordinates: | 4°32'59"N by 13°43'33"E |
| Area Served: | Bertoua |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 2198 feet (670 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BTA |
| More Information: | BTA Maps & Info |
Arrival 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 |
Facts about Bertoua Airport (BTA):
- In addition to being known as "Bertoua Airport", another name for BTA is "Bertoua Airport (Bertoua)".
- The furthest airport from Bertoua Airport (BTA) is Canton Island Airport (CIS), which is nearly antipodal to Bertoua Airport (meaning Bertoua Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Canton Island Airport), and is located 12,043 miles (19,381 kilometers) away in Canton Island, Kiribati.
- Bertoua Airport (BTA) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Bertoua Airport (BTA) is Batouri Airport (OUR), which is located 44 miles (71 kilometers) E of BTA.
Facts about Keesler Air Force Base (BIX):
- Keesler's student load dropped to an all-time low after the Vietnam War ended.
- 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.
- Driven by deep defense budget cuts, base closures following the end of the Cold War forced an end to technical training at Chanute Air Force Base, Illinois and Lowry Air Force Base, Colorado when those bases were closed by BRAC action.
- 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.
- The Tuskegee Airmen were trained at Keesler.
- 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".
