Keesler Air Force Base

IATA BIXICAO KBIXMedium airport

Keesler Air Force Base is a medium airport near Biloxi in Mississippi, United States. It is listed as IATA BIX and ICAO KBIX. The airport is located at 30.4104° / -88.9244° at an elevation of 10 m (33 ft). There is one runway, the longest measuring 2,326 m. The nearest airport is VA Hospital Heliport, 1.8 km (1 mi) away. No scheduled service is recorded for this airfield.

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Map detail of Keesler Air Force Base with runways — Close-up with runways

World map showing the position of Keesler Air Force Base — Overview map

Data

Data
IATA code	`BIX`
ICAO code	`KBIX`
Local code	`BIX`
Identifier	`KBIX`
Type	Medium airport
City	Biloxi
Region	Mississippi
Country	United States
Coordinates	30.41040, -88.92440
Coordinates (deg/min/sec)	30° 24′ 37.44″ N 88° 55′ 27.84″ W
Elevation	10 m (33 ft)
Scheduled service	no

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