Nonstop flight route between Biloxi, Mississippi, United States and Angoulême, France:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Keesler Air Force Base (BIX), Biloxi, Mississippi, United States and Angoulême - Brie - Champniers Airport (ANG), Angoulême, France would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,712 miles (or 7,583 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 Keesler Air Force Base and Angoulême - Brie - Champniers Airport, 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 Keesler Air Force Base and Angoulême - Brie - Champniers Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure 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 |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ANG / LFBU |
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Location: | Angoulême, France |
GPS Coordinates: | 45°43'44"N by 0°13'8"E |
Area Served: | Angoulême, Charente, Poitou-Charentes, France |
Operator/Owner: | CCI d'Angoulême |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 436 feet (133 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from ANG |
More Information: | ANG Maps & Info |
Facts about Keesler Air Force Base (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.
- Keesler continued to focus upon specialized training in B-24 maintenance until mid-1944.
- 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.
- During the early 1960s, Keesler lost many of its airborne training courses but Keesler still remained the largest training base throughout the 1970s.
- Keesler AFB is one of the largest technical training wings in AETC, with four training squadrons located in the training building complex known as "the triangle," the 334th, 335th, 336th, and the 338th.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Keesler Air Force Base", another name for BIX is "Keesler AFB".
Facts about Angoulême - Brie - Champniers Airport (ANG):
- The furthest airport from Angoulême - Brie - Champniers Airport (ANG) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Angoulême - Brie - Champniers Airport (meaning Angoulême - Brie - Champniers Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,227 miles (19,677 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to Angoulême - Brie - Champniers Airport (ANG) is Cognac - Châteaubernard Air Base (CNG), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) W of ANG.
- Angoulême - Brie - Champniers Airport (ANG) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Angoulême - Brie - Champniers Airport's relatively low elevation of 436 feet, planes can take off or land at Angoulême - Brie - Champniers 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.
- In addition to being known as "Angoulême - Brie - Champniers Airport", another name for ANG is "Aéroport d'Angoulême - Brie - Champniers".