Nonstop flight route between Biloxi, Mississippi, United States and Cross City, Florida, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Keesler Air Force Base (BIX), Biloxi, Mississippi, United States and Cross City Airport (CTY), Cross City, Florida, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 352 miles (or 567 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 Keesler Air Force Base and Cross City Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
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 |
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More Information: | BIX Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CTY / KCTY |
Airport Name: | Cross City Airport |
Location: | Cross City, Florida, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 29°38'8"N by 83°6'16"W |
Area Served: | Cross City, Florida |
Operator/Owner: | Dixie County |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 42 feet (13 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
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More Information: | CTY Maps & Info |
Facts about Keesler Air Force Base (BIX):
- In addition to being known as "Keesler Air Force Base", another name for BIX is "Keesler AFB".
- Congress initially appropriated $6 million for construction at Biloxi and an additional $2 million for equipment.
- In early January 1941, Biloxi city officials assembled a formal offer to invite the United States Army to build a base to support the World War II training buildup.
- On August 29, 2005 Keesler sustained a direct hit from Hurricane Katrina, which made its third Gulf Coast landfall as a Category 3 storm approximately 30 miles west.
- Finally, Keesler is also home to CNATTU Keesler, a training unit for Navy and Marine Corps enlisted personnel receiving training at Keesler, such as enlisted meteorology training, with their Air Force counterparts.
- 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 1980s Keesler's air traffic control program garnered publicity - when the Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization walked off the job in August 1981.
- 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.
Facts about Cross City Airport (CTY):
- The closest airport to Cross City Airport (CTY) is George T. Lewis Airport (CDK), which is located 35 miles (56 kilometers) S of CTY.
- Cross City Airport (CTY) has 2 runways.
- Because of Cross City Airport's relatively low elevation of 42 feet, planes can take off or land at Cross City 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.
- Cross City Airport covers an area of 591 acres at an elevation of 42 feet above mean sea level.
- Cross City Airport is a county owned, public use airport located one nautical mile east of the central business district of Cross City, a city in Dixie County, Florida, United States.
- The furthest airport from Cross City Airport (CTY) is Shark Bay Airport (MJK), which is located 11,386 miles (18,324 kilometers) away in Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia.