Nonstop flight route between Keewaywin, Ontario, Canada and Biloxi, Mississippi, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Keewaywin Airport (KEW), Keewaywin, Ontario, Canada and Keesler Air Force Base (BIX), Biloxi, Mississippi, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,573 miles (or 2,531 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 Keewaywin 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 Keewaywin Airport (KEW):

• Keewaywin Airport (KEW) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Keewaywin Airport (KEW) is Sandy Lake Airport (ZSJ), which is located 22 miles (35 kilometers) WNW of KEW.
• In addition to being known as "Keewaywin Airport", another name for KEW is "CPV8".
• Because of Keewaywin Airport's relatively low elevation of 990 feet, planes can take off or land at Keewaywin 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 Keewaywin Airport (KEW) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,536 miles (16,957 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.

Facts about Keesler Air Force Base (BIX):

• In early 1949, the Radio Operations School transferred to Keesler from Scott Air Force Base, Illinois.
• The base is home of Headquarters, Second Air Force and the 81st Training Wing of the Air Education and Training Command.
• 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 late May 1947, the Radar School arrived on Keesler making it responsible for operating the two largest military technical schools in the United States.
• 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".
• 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.
• 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.
• There was also quite a bit of damage when Hurricane Camille passed over Biloxi in 1969.