Nonstop flight route between Žilina, Slovakia and Biloxi, Mississippi, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Žilina Airport (ILZ), Žilina, Slovakia and Keesler Air Force Base (BIX), Biloxi, Mississippi, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,366 miles (or 8,636 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 Žilina 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 Žilina 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: | ILZ / LZZI |
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| Location: | Žilina, Slovakia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 49°13'53"N by 18°36'47"E |
| Area Served: | Žilina |
| Operator/Owner: | Letisko Žilina a.s. |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1020 feet (311 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ILZ |
| More Information: | ILZ 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 Žilina Airport (ILZ):
- Žilina Airport (ILZ) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Žilina Airport (ILZ) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,630 miles (18,717 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- In addition to being known as "Žilina Airport", another name for ILZ is "Letisko Žilina".
- The closest airport to Žilina Airport (ILZ) is Leoš Janáček Airport Ostrava (OSR), which is located 39 miles (63 kilometers) NW of ILZ.
Facts about Keesler Air Force Base (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.
- 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.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Keesler Air Force Base", another name for BIX is "Keesler AFB".
- 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.
- In early 1956, Keesler entered the missile age by opening a ground support training program for the Atlas missile.
- 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.
- Yet another major change occurred on 1 July 1993, when Keesler Training Center inactivated.
- Congress initially appropriated $6 million for construction at Biloxi and an additional $2 million for equipment.
