Nonstop flight route between Gage, Oklahoma, United States and Biloxi, Mississippi, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Gage Airport (GAG), Gage, Oklahoma, United States and Keesler Air Force Base (BIX), Biloxi, Mississippi, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 746 miles (or 1,200 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 Gage 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: | GAG / KGAG |
Airport Name: | Gage Airport |
Location: | Gage, Oklahoma, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 36°17'44"N by 99°46'35"W |
Area Served: | Gage, Oklahoma |
Operator/Owner: | Town of Gage |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 2223 feet (678 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from GAG |
More Information: | GAG 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 Gage Airport (GAG):
- The furthest airport from Gage Airport (GAG) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,904 miles (17,549 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Gage Airport (GAG) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Gage Airport (GAG) is West Woodward AirportWoodward Army Airfield (WWR), which is located only 17 miles (28 kilometers) NE of GAG.
Facts about Keesler Air Force Base (BIX):
- In addition to being known as "Keesler Air Force Base", another name for BIX is "Keesler AFB".
- The Tuskegee Airmen were trained at Keesler.
- The 81st Training Wing also trains personnel in the field of meteorology, to include observing, weather analysis and forecasting, radar operations, air traffic control, Aviation Resource Management, and tropical cyclone forecasting.
- By September 1944, the number of recruits had dropped, but the workload remained constant, as Keesler personnel began processing veteran ground troops and combat crews who had returned from duty overseas for additional training and follow on assignments.
- 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 late May 1947, the Radar School arrived on Keesler making it responsible for operating the two largest military technical schools in the United States.
- In early 1956, Keesler entered the missile age by opening a ground support training program for the Atlas missile.
- Keesler AFB was the primary training base for many avionics maintenance career fields including Electronic Warfare, Navigational Aids, Computer Repair and Ground Radio Repair.