Nonstop flight route between Concepción, Santa Cruz, Bolivia and Biloxi, Mississippi, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Concepción Airport (CEP), Concepción, Santa Cruz, Bolivia and Keesler Air Force Base (BIX), Biloxi, Mississippi, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,681 miles (or 5,923 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 Concepción 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 Concepción 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: | CEP / SLCP |
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| Location: | Concepción, Santa Cruz, Bolivia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 16°8'36"S by 62°1'33"W |
| Area Served: | Concepción |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1631 feet (497 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CEP |
| More Information: | CEP 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 Concepción Airport (CEP):
- The furthest airport from Concepción Airport (CEP) is San Fernando Airport (SFE), which is nearly antipodal to Concepción Airport (meaning Concepción Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from San Fernando Airport), and is located 12,279 miles (19,762 kilometers) away in San Fernando City, La Union, Philippines.
- In addition to being known as "Concepción Airport", other names for CEP include "Concepción Airport (Concepción)" and "Aeropuerto de Concepción".
- The closest airport to Concepción Airport (CEP) is Ascención de Guarayos Airport (ASC), which is located 76 miles (123 kilometers) W of CEP.
- Concepción Airport (CEP) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Keesler Air Force Base (BIX):
- Congress initially appropriated $6 million for construction at Biloxi and an additional $2 million for equipment.
- On August 29, 2005 Keesler sustained a direct hit from Hurricane Katrina, which made its third Gulf Coast landfall as a Category 3 storm approximately 30 miles west.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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 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".
