Nonstop flight route between Cochrane, Ontario, Canada and Biloxi, Mississippi, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Cochrane Airport (YCN), Cochrane, Ontario, Canada and Keesler Air Force Base (BIX), Biloxi, Mississippi, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,356 miles (or 2,183 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 Cochrane 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: | YCN / CYCN |
| Airport Name: | Cochrane Airport |
| Location: | Cochrane, Ontario, Canada |
| GPS Coordinates: | 49°6'24"N by 81°0'55"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Town of Cochrane |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 862 feet (263 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from YCN |
| More Information: | YCN 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 Cochrane Airport (YCN):
- Because of Cochrane Airport's relatively low elevation of 862 feet, planes can take off or land at Cochrane 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.
- Cochrane Airport (YCN) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Cochrane Airport (YCN) is Timmins Victor M. Power Airport (YTS), which is located 41 miles (65 kilometers) SSW of YCN.
- The furthest airport from Cochrane Airport (YCN) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,103 miles (17,869 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
Facts about Keesler Air Force Base (BIX):
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Keesler Air Force Base", another name for BIX is "Keesler AFB".
- 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.
- 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 continued to focus upon specialized training in B-24 maintenance until mid-1944.
- Massive restructuring of the Air Force in the early 1990s also meant several changes for Keesler associate units.
