Nonstop flight route between Calabozo, Venezuela and Biloxi, Mississippi, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Calabozo Airport (CLZ), Calabozo, Venezuela and Keesler Air Force Base (BIX), Biloxi, Mississippi, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,032 miles (or 3,270 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 Calabozo Airport and Keesler Air Force Base, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | CLZ / SVCL |
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| Location: | Calabozo, Venezuela |
| GPS Coordinates: | 8°55'27"N by 67°25'0"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Government |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 328 feet (100 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CLZ |
| More Information: | CLZ 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 Calabozo Airport (CLZ):
- In addition to being known as "Calabozo Airport", another name for CLZ is "Aeropuerto de Calabozo".
- Because of Calabozo Airport's relatively low elevation of 328 feet, planes can take off or land at Calabozo 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 furthest airport from Calabozo Airport (CLZ) is Abdul Rachman Saleh Airport (MLG), which is nearly antipodal to Calabozo Airport (meaning Calabozo Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Abdul Rachman Saleh Airport), and is located 12,367 miles (19,903 kilometers) away in Malang, East Java, Indonesia.
- The closest airport to Calabozo Airport (CLZ) is Las Flecheras Airport (SFD), which is located 72 miles (116 kilometers) S of CLZ.
- Calabozo Airport (CLZ) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Keesler Air Force Base (BIX):
- During the early 1960s, Keesler lost many of its airborne training courses but Keesler still remained the largest training base throughout the 1970s.
- 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.
- 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.
- Congress initially appropriated $6 million for construction at Biloxi and an additional $2 million for equipment.
- 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.
- Yet another major change occurred on 1 July 1993, when Keesler Training Center inactivated.
- The 81 TW is responsible for the technical training of airmen in select skill areas immediately following their completion of basic training as well as providing additional or recurrent training they will need for upcoming assignments.
- In addition to being known as "Keesler Air Force Base", another name for BIX is "Keesler AFB".
- In early 1949, the Radio Operations School transferred to Keesler from Scott Air Force Base, Illinois.
