Nonstop flight route between Mount Keith, Western Australia, Australia and Biloxi, Mississippi, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Mount Keith Airport (WME), Mount Keith, Western Australia, Australia and Keesler Air Force Base (BIX), Biloxi, Mississippi, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,645 miles (or 17,131 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 Mount Keith 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 Mount Keith 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 Mount Keith Airport (WME):

• The furthest airport from Mount Keith Airport (WME) is L.F. Wade International Airport (BDA), which is located 11,966 miles (19,258 kilometers) away in Ferry Reach (near Hamilton), Bermuda.
• Mount Keith Airport (WME) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Mount Keith Airport (WME) is Leinster Airport (LER), which is located 40 miles (64 kilometers) SSE of WME.

Facts about Keesler Air Force Base (BIX):

• 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.
• In early 1949, the Radio Operations School transferred to Keesler from Scott Air Force Base, Illinois.
• In addition to being known as "Keesler Air Force Base", another name for BIX is "Keesler AFB".
• 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's student load dropped to an all-time low after the Vietnam War ended.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.