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Keesler Air Force Base Private
BIX · KBIX · Biloxi, MS · 33 ft elevation · var 2W · Towered
Airport information
- ICAO / IATA
- KBIX / BIX
- Coordinates
- 30.4104, -88.9244
- Elevation
- 33 ft MSL
- Magnetic variation
- 2W
- Sectional chart
- NEW ORLEANS
- Airport use
- Private
- Control tower
- Yes
- ARTCC
- HOUSTON (ZHU)
- Flight service (FSS)
- GREENWOOD
- NOTAM facility
- BIX
- Attendance
- MON-FRI 1400-0500Z++; SAT-SUN IREG
- Beacon
- white-green (SS-SR)
- Segmented circle
- No
- Wind indicator
- yes
- Activated
- 1940/04
- Distance from city
- 0 W
Weather
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Sun & FAA night 2026-06-20
| Event | Local (CDT) | UTC |
|---|---|---|
| Morning civil twilight Loggable night ends | 05:26 AM | 10:26Z |
| Sunrise | 05:54 AM | 10:54Z |
| Sunset | 08:01 PM | 01:01Z |
| Evening civil twilight Loggable night begins | 08:28 PM | 01:28Z |
Loggable night (§1.1)
08:28 PM → 05:26 AM
Night currency (§61.57)
09:01 PM → 04:54 AM
Plan a flight from KBIX
Runway 04/22
7,630 ft × 150 ft · PEM 04
- Heading
- 037° mag · 35° true
- Markings
- nonstandard
- VGSI
- 4-light PAPI (left) (3°)
- Traffic pattern
- Left
- Displaced threshold
- 1,600 ft
22
- Heading
- 217° mag · 215° true
- Markings
- nonstandard
- VGSI
- 4-light PAPI (left) (3°)
- Approach lights
- ALSF1
- Instrument approach
- ILS
- Traffic pattern
- Right
- Displaced threshold
- 1,000 ft
Communication frequencies
| Service | Frequency | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| A/D | 124.6 | GULFPORT APP/DEP |
| ATIS | 25.6 | |
| CLD | 121.8 | CLNC DEL |
| GND | 121.8 | |
| MISC | 23.66 | AEROMEDICAL EVAC |
| PMSV | 34.46 | PMSV METRO |
| POST | 25.28 | 403 WG AFRC COMD |
| PTD | 37.22 | |
| TWR | 120.75 |
Nearby navigation aids
| NavAid | Type | Freq | Radial / Dist magnetic |
|---|---|---|---|
| BIX · Keesler | TACAN | 111.80 | r053° / 0.3 NM |
| GPT · Gulfport | VORTAC | 109.00 | r086° / 7.9 NM |
| SJI · Semmes | VORTAC | 115.30 | r232° / 34.8 NM |
Airport diagram
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VFR sectional
Services
- Fuel available
- A++
- Bottled oxygen
- NONE
- Bulk oxygen
- LOW
- Airframe service
- MAJOR
- Powerplant service
- MAJOR
- Parking
- hangars
- Other services
- Cargo
Ownership & management
Owner
USAF
HQ TECH TRNG CTR, KEESLER AFB, BILOXI, MS
Manager
CHIEF OF AFLD MANAGEMENT
HQ TECH TRNG CTR, KEESLER AFB, BILOXI, MS
228-377-2123
Remarks FAA
- BASH PHASE II IN EFF 1 JUN - 30 SEP; EXP HEAVIER BIRD ACT SR-SS.
- RSTD: PPR ALL TRAN ACFT; CTC AFLD MGMT DSN 597-2120. TWY E 50 FT WID. ACFT RINSE FAC (BIRD BATH) TWY C AVBL TO C130 & LRGR. AIR CREWS CTC GND PRIOR TO ACFT ENG START. ALL C130 OR LRGR MUST FACE N ON TWY B FOR MAINT RUNS OR ENG RUN-UPS. PILOTS WILL AVOID FLYING OVR USAF MEDICAL CNTR LCTD ON BACK BAY 1 NM E OF RWY & VA HOSPITAL ON BACK BAY 1 NM W OF RWY.
- TRAN ACFT RON MUST ARR BY 2100Z++ MON-FRI BY 2200Z++ SUN.
- CAUTION: MARINA TREES HINDER WIND, LO WIND SPEED ON RWY 22 WHEN WIND DIR FROM 280-340. DUR AUGMENTATION/BACK UP; LTD WX OBSN TO E AND VIS MKR BYD 1 SM ONLY AVBL IN THE W TO N SECTOR, NIGHT FLOOD LGT HINDER CLOUD AND VIS OBSN, AND CEIL FRE 100-200 FT LO THAN OBSN ON RWY 22 APCH FROM NOV-MAR.
- MISC: HNGR SPACE NOT AVBL FOR SVR WX. COMSEC MATERIALS ARE NOT AVBL.
- JASU: 1(MA-1A); 3(A/M32-86A).
- FLUID: SP PRESAIR LPOX LOX.
- OIL: 0-148-156.
- CAUTION: GS ANT 250 FT W OF CNTRLN & 1050 FT FROM AER 22.
- MISC: RWY 04 AVBL TKOF 6632' FR KEY-HOLE; RWY 22 AVBL TKOF 6034' FR KEY-HOLE. SEE US TRML LO ARPT SKETCH FOR NSTD RWY 04/22 CONFIGURATION.
- MISC: RWY 04 DISPL THLD DIMENSIONS AND SFC - 1ST 200 FT IS CONCRETE, NEXT 800 FT MID 75 FT IS CONCRETE OUTER WITH 37.5 FT NON-WT BRG ASPHALT EDGE EA SIDE, AND REMAINING 598 FT X 150 FT IS CONCRETE.
- MISC: RWY 22 DISPL THLD DIMENSIONS AND SFC - 1ST 200 X 150 IS CONCRETE, NEXT 800 X 75 IS CONCRETE WITH 37.5' NON-WT BRG ASPHALT EDGE EA SIDE.
- MISC: VIP ACFT CTC PTD 372.2 15 MIN PRIOR TO LDG WITH FIRM CHOCK TIME. DURG OPR HRS LIFEGUARD/MEDEVAC/SAR/MSN ESSENTIAL ACFT CTC AFLD MGMT. OPS DSN 597-2120, C228-377-21210, 1 HR PRIOR TO ARR FOR PROPER COORD, DUR NON-OPR HRS CTC COMD POST DSN 597-4330, C228-377-4330 1 HR PRIOR TO REQ AFLD BE OPEN.
- MISC: CLASS D AIRSPACE EFF 1400-0500Z++ MON-FRI, 1700-2300Z++ SAT AND SUN, CLSD HOL, UNIT TRNG ASSEMBLIES 1900-0500Z++ SUN.
- 403 WG AFRC - C130/WC130 ACFT OPR WKD.
- CAUTION: RWY EDGE LGTS PAST THRESHOLDS GREATER THAN 10' FROM FULL STRENGTH PAVEMENT. SPOT 24/25 (TWY B AND F) LIGHT-ALLS USED WHEN C-17 PARK DURG HRS OF DARKNESS AND INCLEMENT WX.
- CAUTION; RWY HAZ MEN OR EQUIP OPERATING RANDOMLY TO INCLUDE WITHIN 100' OF RWY DLY.
- CAUTION: LARGE FRAME AND HEAVY ACFT WILL MAKE 180-DEGREE TURNS ON CONCRETE PORTION OF RWY.
- HELICOPTER TFC PAT 500 FT MSL
- PPR ALL ACFT, PPR ALL ACFT AFTER TRAN MAINT OPR CTC AFLD MGMT OPS AT DSN 597-2120.
- RSC/RCR NOT RPT DUR PUBL AFLD CLSD TIMES.
- SERVICE-LGT: NSTD RWY EDGE & TWY LGTS; SVRL LGTS GTR THAN 200 FT DIST APART ON RWY, SVRL MISSING TWY EXIT LGTS.
- TRAN ALERT: TRAN MAINT OPR 1400-2300++ MON-FRI. OT WITH PRIOR COORDINATION; CTC AFLD MGMT OPS DSN 597-2120.
- CAUTION: NVD TRNG 0200-0500Z++ TUE AND THU.
- SVC-TRAN ALERT: NO LAV OR POTABLE WATER SVC AVBL.
- CAUTION: BACKLINE APN: TWO SWITCHES, GREEN BOXES 5 FT SQUARE EA, LCTD WI 125 FT OF BACKLINE APN.
- CAUTION: TWO IR LGTS OTS LCTD SW SIDE, 950 FT N OF RWY 04 THR AND NE SIDE 991 FT S OF RWY 22 THR.
- CAUTION: RWY 04/22, TWY A, TWY D & TWY E LACK 25 FT PAVED SHOULDERS. TWY B & TWY F HAVE 25 FT PAVED SHOULDERS ONLY ON ONE SIDE.
- OVERHEAD 1500 FT; CONVENTIONAL 1000 FT.
- CLSD HOLS.
- UNIT TRNG ASSEMBLY (UTA) NORMALLY FIRST WKEND OF MONTH, SAT 1700-2300Z++, SUN 1630-0500Z++. ALL NON-UTA WKENDS AFLD WILL BE CLSD BUT AVBL TO OPEN WITH PRIOR CDN; CTC AFLD MGMT OPS DSN 597-2120.
- NON STD LEN 2000 FT.
- LGTD WATER TWR LCTD 1775 FT RGT OF CENTERLINE RWY 04 AND 2900 FT LEFT OF CENTERLINE RWY 22.
- CAUTION: FIRST 100 FT CONC SPHERICAL BOLLARDS LCTD 440 FT SW OF CNTLN.
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