Nonstop flight route between Biloxi, Mississippi, United States and Gore Bay, Ontario, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Keesler Air Force Base (BIX), Biloxi, Mississippi, United States and Gore Bay-Manitoulin Airport (YZE), Gore Bay, Ontario, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,123 miles (or 1,806 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 Gore Bay-Manitoulin 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 |
View all routes: | Routes from BIX |
More Information: | BIX Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YZE / CYZE |
Airport Name: | Gore Bay-Manitoulin Airport |
Location: | Gore Bay, Ontario, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 45°53'3"N by 82°34'5"W |
Area Served: | Gore Bay, Ontario |
Operator/Owner: | Gore Bay-Manitoulin Airport Commission |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 623 feet (190 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
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More Information: | YZE Maps & Info |
Facts about Keesler Air Force Base (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 continued to focus upon specialized training in B-24 maintenance until mid-1944.
- The Tuskegee Airmen were trained at Keesler.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Keesler Air Force Base", another name for BIX is "Keesler AFB".
- 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.
- The base is home of Headquarters, Second Air Force and the 81st Training Wing of the Air Education and Training Command.
- 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.
Facts about Gore Bay-Manitoulin Airport (YZE):
- The closest airport to Gore Bay-Manitoulin Airport (YZE) is Elliot Lake Municipal Airport (YEL), which is located 32 miles (52 kilometers) N of YZE.
- Gore Bay-Manitoulin Airport (YZE) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Gore Bay-Manitoulin Airport (YZE) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,193 miles (18,014 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Because of Gore Bay-Manitoulin Airport's relatively low elevation of 623 feet, planes can take off or land at Gore Bay-Manitoulin 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.