Nonstop flight route between Sasstown, Liberia and Biloxi, Mississippi, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Sasstown Airport (SAZ), Sasstown, Liberia and Keesler Air Force Base (BIX), Biloxi, Mississippi, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,489 miles (or 8,834 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 Sasstown 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 Sasstown 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: | SAZ / GLST |
| Airport Name: | Sasstown Airport |
| Location: | Sasstown, Liberia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 4°40'0"N by 8°25'59"W |
| Area Served: | Sasstown |
| View all routes: | Routes from SAZ |
| More Information: | SAZ 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 Sasstown Airport (SAZ):
- The closest airport to Sasstown Airport (SAZ) is Greenville/Sinoe Airport (SNI), which is located 50 miles (81 kilometers) WNW of SAZ.
- The furthest airport from Sasstown Airport (SAZ) is Aranuka Airport (AAK), which is nearly antipodal to Sasstown Airport (meaning Sasstown Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Aranuka Airport), and is located 12,072 miles (19,429 kilometers) away in Aranuka, Kiribati.
Facts about Keesler Air Force Base (BIX):
- 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 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.
- There was also quite a bit of damage when Hurricane Camille passed over Biloxi in 1969.
- 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.
- In early 1956, Keesler entered the missile age by opening a ground support training program for the Atlas missile.
- Congress initially appropriated $6 million for construction at Biloxi and an additional $2 million for equipment.
