Nonstop flight route between Jackpot, Nevada, United States and Biloxi, Mississippi, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Jackpot Airport (KPT), Jackpot, Nevada, United States and Keesler Air Force Base (BIX), Biloxi, Mississippi, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,633 miles (or 2,628 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 Jackpot 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: | KPT / |
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Location: | Jackpot, Nevada, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 41°58'32"N by 114°39'29"W |
Area Served: | Jackpot, Nevada |
Operator/Owner: | Elko County |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 5224 feet (1,592 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from KPT |
More Information: | KPT 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 Jackpot Airport (KPT):
- Jackpot Airport (KPT) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Jackpot Airport (KPT) is Magic Valley Regional Airport (TWF), which is located 36 miles (58 kilometers) NNE of KPT.
- Because of Jackpot Airport's high elevation of 5,224 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at KPT. Combined with a high temperature, this could make KPT a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The furthest airport from Jackpot Airport (KPT) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 10,898 miles (17,538 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.
- In addition to being known as "Jackpot Airport", other names for KPT include "Hayden Field" and "Ø6U".
Facts about Keesler Air Force Base (BIX):
- Keesler AFB was the primary training base for many avionics maintenance career fields including Electronic Warfare, Navigational Aids, Computer Repair and Ground Radio Repair.
- 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".
- 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."
- Congress initially appropriated $6 million for construction at Biloxi and an additional $2 million for equipment.
- 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 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.