Nonstop flight route between Torrington, Wyoming, United States and Biloxi, Mississippi, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Torrington Municipal Airport (TOR), Torrington, Wyoming, United States and Keesler Air Force Base (BIX), Biloxi, Mississippi, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,166 miles (or 1,877 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 Torrington Municipal Airport and Keesler Air Force Base, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | TOR / KTOR |
| Airport Name: | Torrington Municipal Airport |
| Location: | Torrington, Wyoming, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 42°3'51"N by 104°9'10"W |
| Area Served: | Torrington, Wyoming |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Torrington |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 4207 feet (1,282 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from TOR |
| More Information: | TOR 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 Torrington Municipal Airport (TOR):
- Because of Torrington Municipal Airport's high elevation of 4,207 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at TOR. Combined with a high temperature, this could make TOR a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The closest airport to Torrington Municipal Airport (TOR) is Western Nebraska Regional Airport (BFF), which is located 32 miles (51 kilometers) ESE of TOR.
- The furthest airport from Torrington Municipal Airport (TOR) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,731 miles (17,271 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Torrington Municipal Airport (TOR) has 2 runways.
Facts about Keesler Air Force Base (BIX):
- In addition to being known as "Keesler Air Force Base", another name for BIX is "Keesler AFB".
- The 81 TW is responsible for the technical training of airmen in select skill areas immediately following their completion of basic training as well as providing additional or recurrent training they will need for upcoming assignments.
- In early 1956, Keesler entered the missile age by opening a ground support training program for the Atlas missile.
- 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.
- Keesler AFB was the primary training base for many avionics maintenance career fields including Electronic Warfare, Navigational Aids, Computer Repair and Ground Radio Repair.
- Other organizations assigned to Keesler AFB include the 45th Airlift Squadron, a geographically separated unit of the 314th Airlift Wing at Little Rock AFB, Arkansas.
- The Tuskegee Airmen were trained at Keesler.
- By September 1944, the number of recruits had dropped, but the workload remained constant, as Keesler personnel began processing veteran ground troops and combat crews who had returned from duty overseas for additional training and follow on assignments.
- 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.
