Nonstop flight route between Haelogo, Papua New Guinea and Biloxi, Mississippi, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Haelogo Airport (HEO), Haelogo, Papua New Guinea and Keesler Air Force Base (BIX), Biloxi, Mississippi, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,524 miles (or 13,718 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 Haelogo Airport and Keesler Air Force Base, 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 Haelogo Airport and Keesler Air Force Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | HEO / |
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Location: | Haelogo, Papua New Guinea |
GPS Coordinates: | 9°8'14"S by 147°35'58"E |
Elevation: | 3000 feet (914 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from HEO |
More Information: | HEO 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 Haelogo Airport (HEO):
- The closest airport to Haelogo Airport (HEO) is Efogi Airport (EFG), which is located only 4 miles (7 kilometers) ESE of HEO.
- The furthest airport from Haelogo Airport (HEO) is São Filipe Airport (SFL), which is located 11,771 miles (18,943 kilometers) away in Fogo, Cape Verde.
- In addition to being known as "Haelogo Airport", another name for HEO is "AYHG".
- Haelogo Airport (HEO) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Keesler Air Force Base (BIX):
- Congress initially appropriated $6 million for construction at Biloxi and an additional $2 million for equipment.
- Massive restructuring of the Air Force in the early 1990s also meant several changes for Keesler associate units.
- Keesler continued to focus upon specialized training in B-24 maintenance until mid-1944.
- The Air Force Reserve Command's 403d Wing is a tenant wing also located at Keesler and is an Air Mobility Command -gained composite unit which provides theater airlift support through the 815th Airlift Squadron and its C-130 Hercules aircraft, as well as serving as the parent unit to the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron, a WC-130 unit known as the "Hurricane Hunters."
- 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.
- During the early 1960s, Keesler lost many of its airborne training courses but Keesler still remained the largest training base throughout the 1970s.
- In addition to being known as "Keesler Air Force Base", another name for BIX is "Keesler AFB".
- 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.