About Keesler Air Force Base
Keesler Air Force Base is classified by OurAirports as a medium airport serving Biloxi, Mississippi. The airport is identified by FAA location identifier KBIX, by the three-letter IATA code BIX, and the four-letter ICAO code KBIX. OurAirports records this airport as not having scheduled passenger service.
The airfield sits at approximately 30.4104° N, 88.9244° W, with a published field elevation of 33 feet above mean sea level.
"Keesler Air Force Base" is one of 275 public-use airports in Mississippi, and one of roughly 16,000 such airports indexed in the FAA's national airspace records.
Reference data
| Official name | Keesler Air Force Base |
|---|---|
| Location | Biloxi, Mississippi (MS) |
| City and state (page) | Biloxi, MS |
| FAA Form 5010 ident | KBIX |
| IATA code | BIX |
| ICAO code | KBIX |
| Airport class | medium_airport |
| Latitude / longitude | 30.4104° N, 88.9244° W |
| Field elevation | 33 ft MSL |
| Scheduled passenger service | No |
| Reference article | Wikipedia entry |
Nearby airports
If Keesler Air Force Base doesn't fit your schedule or routing, the closest alternative public-use airports are listed below. The first column is sorted by approximate great-circle distance from this airport.
| Airport | City | State | Codes | Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gulfport Biloxi International Airport | Gulfport | MS | GPT / KGPT |
medium_airport |
| Ocean Springs Airport | Ocean Springs | MS | K5R2 / - |
small_airport |
| Colle Field | Gautier | MS | 34MS / - |
small_airport |
| Shade Tree Field | Lyman | MS | MS82 / - |
small_airport |
| Trent Lott International Airport | Pascagoula | MS | PGL / KPQL |
small_airport |
| Addison-Henley Field | Pass Christian | MS | US-6205 / - |
small_airport |