Nonstop flight route between Chanute, Kansas, United States and Biloxi, Mississippi, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Chanute Martin Johnson Airport (CNU), Chanute, Kansas, United States and Keesler Air Force Base (BIX), Biloxi, Mississippi, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 626 miles (or 1,008 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 Chanute Martin Johnson Airport and Keesler Air Force Base, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Chanute Martin Johnson Airport (CNU):

• The closest airport to Chanute Martin Johnson Airport (CNU) is Tri-City Airport (PPF), which is located 23 miles (38 kilometers) S of CNU.
• Chanute Martin Johnson Airport (CNU) has 2 runways.
• The furthest airport from Chanute Martin Johnson Airport (CNU) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,711 miles (17,238 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.

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.
• In early 1949, the Radio Operations School transferred to Keesler from Scott Air Force Base, Illinois.
• 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.
• The Air Force Reserve Command's 403d Wing is a tenant wing also located at Keesler and is an Air Mobility Command -gained composite unit which provides theater airlift support through the 815th Airlift Squadron and its C-130 Hercules aircraft, as well as serving as the parent unit to the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron, a WC-130 unit known as the "Hurricane Hunters."
• 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.
• Keesler continued to focus upon specialized training in B-24 maintenance until mid-1944.
• In addition to being known as "Keesler Air Force Base", another name for BIX is "Keesler AFB".
• Keesler's student load dropped to an all-time low after the Vietnam War ended.