Nonstop flight route between Long Lellang, Sarawak, Malaysia and Biloxi, Mississippi, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Long Lellang Airport (LGL), Long Lellang, Sarawak, Malaysia and Keesler Air Force Base (BIX), Biloxi, Mississippi, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,607 miles (or 15,461 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 Long Lellang 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 Long Lellang 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: | LGL / WBGF |
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| Location: | Long Lellang, Sarawak, Malaysia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 3°27'33"N by 115°10'42"E |
| Area Served: | Long Lellang, Sarawak, Malaysia |
| Operator/Owner: | Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1400 feet (427 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LGL |
| More Information: | LGL 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 Long Lellang Airport (LGL):
- Long Lellang Airport (LGL) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Long Lellang Airport (LGL) is Tefé Airport (TFF), which is nearly antipodal to Long Lellang Airport (meaning Long Lellang Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Tefé Airport), and is located 12,428 miles (20,001 kilometers) away in Tefé, Amazonas, Brazil.
- In addition to being known as "Long Lellang Airport", another name for LGL is "Lapangan Terbang Long Lellang".
- The closest airport to Long Lellang Airport (LGL) is Long Banga Airport (LBP), which is located 27 miles (43 kilometers) SE of LGL.
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 addition to being known as "Keesler Air Force Base", another name for BIX is "Keesler AFB".
- There was also quite a bit of damage when Hurricane Camille passed over Biloxi in 1969.
- 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 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.
- Congress initially appropriated $6 million for construction at Biloxi and an additional $2 million for equipment.
- 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.
