# Keesler Air Force Base (BIX / KBIX)

**Keesler Air Force Base** (IATA: BIX, ICAO: KBIX) is a medium airport in Biloxi, Mississippi, United States. It opened in Apr 1940. It has one runway, 7,630 ft (2,326 m) long, paved. It is operated by Air Education and Training Command.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbix

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: BIX / KBIX
- FAA: BIX
- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: Air Education and Training Command
- Serves: Biloxi, Mississippi, United States
- Opened: Apr 1940
- Elevation: 33 ft / 10 m
- Coordinates: 30.4104, -88.9244
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 7,630 ft / 2,326 m
- Instrument procedures: 7 approaches
- Time zone: UTC-6/-5 · America/Chicago
- Website: http://www.keesler.af.mil/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keesler_Air_Force_Base (9 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1045919
- Weather station: KBIX
- Ident: KBIX

## Timeline

- Apr 1940: Keesler Air Force Base opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 04/22 | 7,630 ft / 2,326 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Paved | 035° / 215° | yes |

- FAA airport diagram: https://aeronav.faa.gov/d-tpp/2611/00049AD.PDF

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 7,630 ft / 2,326 m | #3,005 of 29,858 | #637 in North America | #476 in US |
| Elevation | 33 ft / 10 m | =40,368 of 43,403 | =18,253 in North America | =14,993 in US |
| Age | Opened 1940 | =1,114 of 15,079 | =366 in North America | =338 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| A/D | GULFPORT APP/DEP | 124.600 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 25.600 |
| CLD | CLNC DEL | 121.800 |
| GND | GND | 121.800 |
| MISC | AEROMEDICAL EVAC | 23.660 |
| PMSV | PMSV METRO | 34.460 |
| POST | 403 WG AFRC COMD | 25.280 |
| PTD | PTD | 37.220 |
| TWR | TWR | 120.750 |

## Nearby airports

- [GPT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kgpt.md) Gulfport Biloxi International Airport · 8.7 mi / 14 km
- [MOB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmob.md) Mobile Regional Airport · 45 mi / 72 km
- [BFM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbfm.md) Mobile Downtown Airport · 53 mi / 85 km
- [HBG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/khbg.md) Hattiesburg Bobby L Chain Municipal Airport · 62 mi / 100 km
- [NEW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/knew.md) Lakefront Airport · 71 mi / 114 km
- [PIB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kpib.md) Hattiesburg Laurel Regional Airport · 77 mi / 124 km

## Sources

- [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbix/data