Nonstop flight route between Marquette, Michigan, United States and Biloxi, Mississippi, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Sawyer International Airport (MQT), Marquette, Michigan, United States and Keesler Air Force Base (BIX), Biloxi, Mississippi, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,105 miles (or 1,778 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 Sawyer International 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 Sawyer International Airport (MQT):

• The closest airport to Sawyer International Airport (MQT) is Delta County Airport (ESC), which is located 46 miles (74 kilometers) SSE of MQT.
• There is an industrial park, the Telkite Technology Park, adjacent to the airport, with 1,000 acres of land and 1,500,000 square feet of space in a Michigan Renaissance Zone, which exempts the tenant or owner from the majority of state and local taxes.
• The furthest airport from Sawyer International Airport (MQT) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,980 miles (17,670 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Sawyer International Airport is a county owned, public use airport in Marquette County, Michigan, United States.
• Sawyer International Airport (MQT) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Sawyer International Airport", another name for MQT is "SAW".
• The airport is home to the Marquette County Aviation Wall of Honor which features many influential pilots and engineers.
• Sawyer International Airport covers an area of 2,100 acres.

Facts about Keesler Air Force Base (BIX):

• The Tuskegee Airmen were trained at Keesler.
• 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.
• 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.
• Keesler's student load dropped to an all-time low after the Vietnam War ended.
• 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.
• Keesler AFB is one of the largest technical training wings in AETC, with four training squadrons located in the training building complex known as "the triangle," the 334th, 335th, 336th, and the 338th.
• 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.
• In addition to being known as "Keesler Air Force Base", another name for BIX is "Keesler AFB".