Nonstop flight route between Kampot, Kampot Province, Cambodia and Biloxi, Mississippi, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kampot Airport (KMT), Kampot, Kampot Province, Cambodia and Keesler Air Force Base (BIX), Biloxi, Mississippi, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,471 miles (or 15,241 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 Kampot 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 Kampot 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: | KMT / |
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| Location: | Kampot, Kampot Province, Cambodia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 10°38'2"N by 104°9'42"E |
| Area Served: | Kampot |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 16 feet (5 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from KMT |
| More Information: | KMT 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 Kampot Airport (KMT):
- In addition to being known as "Kampot Airport", another name for KMT is "Kampot Airport (Kampot)".
- Because of Kampot Airport's relatively low elevation of 16 feet, planes can take off or land at Kampot 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 Kampot Airport (KMT) is Alf. FAP David Figueroa Fernandini (HUU), which is nearly antipodal to Kampot Airport (meaning Kampot Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Alf. FAP David Figueroa Fernandini), and is located 12,379 miles (19,922 kilometers) away in Huánuco, Huánuco Region, Peru.
- The closest airport to Kampot Airport (KMT) is Sihanoukvill International Airportអាកាសយានដ្ឋានអន្តរជាតិក្រុងព្រះសីហនុ Aéroport International de Sihanoukville (KOS), which is located 36 miles (58 kilometers) W of KMT.
- Kampot Airport (KMT) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Keesler Air Force Base (BIX):
- In early 1949, the Radio Operations School transferred to Keesler from Scott Air Force Base, Illinois.
- In addition to being known as "Keesler Air Force Base", another name for BIX is "Keesler AFB".
- The base is home of Headquarters, Second Air Force and the 81st Training Wing of the Air Education and Training Command.
- The 81st Training Wing also trains personnel in the field of meteorology, to include observing, weather analysis and forecasting, radar operations, air traffic control, Aviation Resource Management, and tropical cyclone forecasting.
- 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.
- 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.
- In early January 1941, Biloxi city officials assembled a formal offer to invite the United States Army to build a base to support the World War II training buildup.
