Nonstop flight route between Bratsk, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia and Biloxi, Mississippi, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Bratsk Airport (BTK), Bratsk, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia and Keesler Air Force Base (BIX), Biloxi, Mississippi, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,408 miles (or 10,313 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 Bratsk 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 Bratsk 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: | BTK / UIBB |
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| Location: | Bratsk, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 56°22'11"N by 101°41'53"E |
| Area Served: | Bratsk |
| Operator/Owner: | AeroBratsk |
| Airport Type: | Public/Military |
| Elevation: | 1598 feet (487 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BTK |
| More Information: | BTK 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 Bratsk Airport (BTK):
- Bratsk Airport (BTK) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Bratsk Airport (BTK) is Presidente Carlos Ibáñez International Airport (PUQ), which is nearly antipodal to Bratsk Airport (meaning Bratsk Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Presidente Carlos Ibáñez International Airport), and is located 12,060 miles (19,408 kilometers) away in Punta Arenas, Chile.
- Bratsk airport serves as a diversion airport on Polar route 2.
- The closest airport to Bratsk Airport (BTK) is Ust-Ilimsk (UIK), which is located 126 miles (203 kilometers) NNE of BTK.
- In addition to being known as "Bratsk Airport", another name for BTK is "Аэропорт Братск".
Facts about Keesler Air Force Base (BIX):
- In early 1956, Keesler entered the missile age by opening a ground support training program for the Atlas missile.
- There was also quite a bit of damage when Hurricane Camille passed over Biloxi in 1969.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Keesler Air Force Base", another name for BIX is "Keesler AFB".
