Nonstop flight route between Wilmington, Ohio, United States and Biloxi, Mississippi, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Wilmington Air Park (ILN), Wilmington, Ohio, United States and Keesler Air Force Base (BIX), Biloxi, Mississippi, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 687 miles (or 1,106 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 Wilmington Air Park 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 Wilmington Air Park (ILN):

• In January 2012, the Clinton County Port Authority was in conversations with the Ohio Air National Guard for the possible return of a U.S.
• Wilmington Air Park (ILN) has 2 runways.
• The closest airport to Wilmington Air Park (ILN) is Dayton–Wright Brothers Airport (MGY), which is located 26 miles (41 kilometers) WNW of ILN.
• The Wilmington Air Park covers an area of 2,000 acres at an elevation of 1,077 feet above mean sea level.
• The furthest airport from Wilmington Air Park (ILN) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,326 miles (18,227 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.

Facts about Keesler Air Force Base (BIX):

• 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.
• Keesler AFB is one of the largest technical training wings in AETC, with four training squadrons located in the training building complex known as "the triangle," the 334th, 335th, 336th, and the 338th.
• In addition to being known as "Keesler Air Force Base", another name for BIX is "Keesler AFB".
• 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 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.
• By September 1944, the number of recruits had dropped, but the workload remained constant, as Keesler personnel began processing veteran ground troops and combat crews who had returned from duty overseas for additional training and follow on assignments.