Nonstop flight route between Biloxi, Mississippi, United States and Tasikmalaya, West Java, Indonesia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Keesler Air Force Base (BIX), Biloxi, Mississippi, United States and Cibeureum Airfield (TSY), Tasikmalaya, West Java, Indonesia would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,494 miles (or 16,888 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 Cibeureum Airfield, 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 Cibeureum Airfield. 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: | TSY / WICM |
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Location: | Tasikmalaya, West Java, Indonesia |
GPS Coordinates: | 7°20'47"S by 108°14'45"E |
Operator/Owner: | Indonesian Air Force |
Airport Type: | Military |
Elevation: | 1148 feet (350 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from TSY |
More Information: | TSY Maps & Info |
Facts about Keesler Air Force Base (BIX):
- Yet another major change occurred on 1 July 1993, when Keesler Training Center inactivated.
- 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 Tuskegee Airmen were trained at Keesler.
- 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.
- 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 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".
- 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.
Facts about Cibeureum Airfield (TSY):
- Cibeureum Airfield (TSY) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Cibeureum Airfield (TSY) is Mayor Buenaventura Vivas Airport (STD), which is nearly antipodal to Cibeureum Airfield (meaning Cibeureum Airfield is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Mayor Buenaventura Vivas Airport), and is located 12,412 miles (19,976 kilometers) away in Santo Domingo (near San Cristóbal, Táchira), Venezuela.
- The closest airport to Cibeureum Airfield (TSY) is Penggung Airport/Chakrabhuwana Airport (CBN), which is located 45 miles (73 kilometers) NNE of TSY.
- In addition to being known as "Cibeureum Airfield", another name for TSY is "Lapangan Udara Cibeureum".