Nonstop flight route between Miramar, Buenos Aires, Argentina and Biloxi, Mississippi, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Miramar Airport (MJR), Miramar, Buenos Aires, Argentina and Keesler Air Force Base (BIX), Biloxi, Mississippi, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,148 miles (or 8,284 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 Miramar 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 Miramar 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: | MJR / |
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| Location: | Miramar, Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| GPS Coordinates: | 38°13'32"S by 57°52'15"W |
| Area Served: | Miramar |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 43 feet (13 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MJR |
| More Information: | MJR 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 Miramar Airport (MJR):
- In addition to being known as "Miramar Airport", another name for MJR is "Miramar Airport (Miramar)".
- Because of Miramar Airport's relatively low elevation of 43 feet, planes can take off or land at Miramar 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 closest airport to Miramar Airport (MJR) is Astor Piazzolla International Airport (MDQ), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) NE of MJR.
- Miramar Airport (MJR) has 3 runways.
- The furthest airport from Miramar Airport (MJR) is Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport (DLC), which is nearly antipodal to Miramar Airport (meaning Miramar Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport), and is located 12,377 miles (19,918 kilometers) away in Dalian, Liaoning, China.
Facts about Keesler Air Force Base (BIX):
- 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 early 1949, the Radio Operations School transferred to Keesler from Scott Air Force Base, Illinois.
- 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.
- 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.
- Keesler Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base located in Biloxi, a city in Harrison County, Mississippi, United States.
- In addition to being known as "Keesler Air Force Base", another name for BIX is "Keesler AFB".
- 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 base is home of Headquarters, Second Air Force and the 81st Training Wing of the Air Education and Training Command.
- Massive restructuring of the Air Force in the early 1990s also meant several changes for Keesler associate units.
- 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.
