Keesler Air Force Base
Keesler Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base located in Biloxi, a city along the Gulf Coast in Harrison County, Mississippi, United States.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Aerodrome
- Description: US Air Force base in Biloxi, Mississippi, United States
- Also known as: “Biloxi, Keesler Air Force Base, Navu”, “BIX”, “KBIX”, and “Keesler AFB”
- Address: MS
Places of Interest
Highlights include Biloxi Lighthouse and Cathedral of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
Biloxi Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Woodlot, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Biloxi Lighthouse is a lighthouse in Biloxi, Mississippi, adjacent to the Mississippi Sound of the Gulf of Mexico. The lighthouse has been maintained by female keepers for more years than any other lighthouse in the United States.
Cathedral of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Church
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The Cathedral of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, at 870 West Howard Avenue in Biloxi, Mississippi, is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Biloxi.
Keesler Federal Park
Stadium
Photo: Lahti213, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Keesler Federal Park, formerly known as MGM Park, is a baseball park in Biloxi, Mississippi. The home of the Double-A Biloxi Shuckers of the Southern League, it opened on June 6, 2015, and can seat up to 6,067 people.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Biloxi and D’Iberville.
Biloxi
Photo: Woodlot, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Biloxi is a city in Harrison County, on the Gulf Coast of Mississippi. It's well known for its beaches and nine casinos. It is also home to the "Jefferson Davis Presidential Library and Museum", which serves as a museum of the Confederacy.
D’Iberville
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
D'Iberville is a city in Harrison County in the Gulf Coast region of Mississippi. It is part of the Gulfport-Biloxi metropolitan area.
Ocean Springs
Photo: bugflickr, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ocean Springs is a small city of about 18,000 people in Jackson County, on the Gulf Coast of Mississippi. Ocean Springs is the home of nationally recognized painters and potters which has promoted the cities aura of an artistic community.
Keesler Air Force Base
- Categories: air base, military installation, and transportation
- Location: Harrison, Mississippi, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
30.409° or 30° 24′ 32″ northLongitude
-88.92285° or 88° 55′ 22″ westElevation
735 feet (224 metres)Operator
United States Air ForceIATA airport code
BIXICAO airport code
KBIXFAA airport code
BIXOpen location code
862HC35G+HVOpenStreetMap ID
way 25191380OpenStreetMap feature
aeroway=aerodromeOpenStreetMap feature
landuse=militaryOpenStreetMap feature
military=airfield
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Tajik—“Keesler Air Force Base” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “قاعدة كيسلر الجوية”
- Chinese: “Keesler空軍基地”
- Chinese: “凯斯勒空军基地”
- Chinese: “凱斯勒空軍基地”
- Chinese: “基斯勒空军基地”
- Chinese: “基斯勒空軍基地”
- Czech: “Keesler Air Force Base”
- Czech: “Keeslerova letecká základna”
- Czech: “Letecká základna Keesler”
- French: “base aérienne de Keesler”
- French: “BIX”
- French: “Keesler Air Force Base”
- Indonesian: “BIX”
- Indonesian: “KBIX”
- Italian: “Keesler Air Force Base”
- Japanese: “キースラー空軍基地”
- Korean: “키슬러 공군 기지”
- Korean: “키슬러 공군기지”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Keesler Air Force Base”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Keesler flystasjon”
- Norwegian: “Keesler Air Force Base”
- Persian: “پایگاه نیروی هوایی کیسلر”
- Tajik: “Пойгоҳи Нерӯи Ҳавоии Кислер”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as North Biloxi and St. Martin.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Keesler Air Force Base Fire Department and Bay Breeze Golf Course.
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