Nonstop flight route between Tacuarembó, Tacuarembó, Uruguay and Biloxi, Mississippi, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Tacuarembó Airport (TAW), Tacuarembó, Tacuarembó, Uruguay and Keesler Air Force Base (BIX), Biloxi, Mississippi, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,808 miles (or 7,738 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 Tacuarembó 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 Tacuarembó 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 Tacuarembó Airport (TAW):

• The closest airport to Tacuarembó Airport (TAW) is Pres. Gral. Óscar D. Gestido International Airport (RVY), which is located 60 miles (96 kilometers) NNE of TAW.
• The furthest airport from Tacuarembó Airport (TAW) is Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG), which is nearly antipodal to Tacuarembó Airport (meaning Tacuarembó Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Shanghai Pudong International Airport), and is located 12,297 miles (19,790 kilometers) away in Shanghai, People's Republic of China.
• In addition to being known as "Tacuarembó Airport", another name for TAW is "Aeropuerto de Tacuarembó".
• Because of Tacuarembó Airport's relatively low elevation of 440 feet, planes can take off or land at Tacuarembó 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.

Facts about Keesler Air Force Base (BIX):

• Massive restructuring of the Air Force in the early 1990s also meant several changes for Keesler associate units.
• In addition to being known as "Keesler Air Force Base", another name for BIX is "Keesler AFB".
• 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 Air Force Reserve Command's 403d Wing is a tenant wing also located at Keesler and is an Air Mobility Command -gained composite unit which provides theater airlift support through the 815th Airlift Squadron and its C-130 Hercules aircraft, as well as serving as the parent unit to the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron, a WC-130 unit known as the "Hurricane Hunters."
• 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.
• 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.