Nonstop flight route between Reconquista, Santa Fe, Argentina and Biloxi, Mississippi, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Reconquista Airport (RCQ), Reconquista, Santa Fe, Argentina and Keesler Air Force Base (BIX), Biloxi, Mississippi, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,547 miles (or 7,318 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 Reconquista 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 Reconquista Airport and Keesler Air Force Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Reconquista Airport (RCQ):

• The closest airport to Reconquista Airport (RCQ) is Mercedes Airport (MDX), which is located 96 miles (155 kilometers) E of RCQ.
• The furthest airport from Reconquista Airport (RCQ) is Yiwu Airport (YIW), which is nearly antipodal to Reconquista Airport (meaning Reconquista Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Yiwu Airport), and is located 12,417 miles (19,983 kilometers) away in Yiwu, Zhejiang, China.
• Because of Reconquista Airport's relatively low elevation of 161 feet, planes can take off or land at Reconquista 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.
• In addition to being known as "Reconquista Airport", another name for RCQ is "Aeropuerto de Reconquista".
• Reconquista Airport (RCQ) has 2 runways.

Facts about Keesler Air Force Base (BIX):

• 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.
• In addition to being known as "Keesler Air Force Base", another name for BIX is "Keesler AFB".
• Keesler's student load dropped to an all-time low after the Vietnam War ended.
• Keesler Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base located in Biloxi, a city in Harrison County, Mississippi, United States.
• 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.
• Congress initially appropriated $6 million for construction at Biloxi and an additional $2 million for equipment.
• 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 base is home of Headquarters, Second Air Force and the 81st Training Wing of the Air Education and Training Command.