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BIX
Keesler AFB Airport
Official FAA Data Effective 2025-10-30 0901Z
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Location Information for KBIX
Coordinates: N30°24.63' / W88°55.47'Located 00 miles W of Biloxi, Mississippi. View all Airports in Mississippi.
Surveyed Elevation is 32 feet MSL.
OVERHEAD 1500 FT; CONVENTIONAL 1000 FT.
Operations Data
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Airport Communications
| ATIS: | 281.55 |
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| KEESLER TOWER: | 120.75 269.075 |
| KEESLER GROUND: | 121.8 275.8 |
| GULFPORT APPROACH: | 124.6 ;130-309 127.5 ;310-129 254.25 ;310-129 354.1 ;130-309 |
| GULFPORT DEPARTURE: | 124.6 ;130-309 127.5 ;310-129 254.25 ;310-129 354.1 ;130-309 |
| IC: | 127.5 ;310-129 254.25 ;310-129 |
| CLEARANCE DELIVERY: | 121.8 275.8 |
| PMSV METRO: | 267.4 |
| PTD: | 372.2 |
| AFRC OPS: | 252.8 ;403 WG AFRC COMD |
| OPS: | 283.7 349.4 ;GULL OPS MAC |
| ATIS at GPT (7.5 W): | 119.45 |
| ASOS at GPT (8.1 W): | 119.45 228-867-9937 |
| ASOS at PQL (20.6 E): | 135.175 228-474-2836 |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY HOUSTON ARTCC (ZHU) ON FREQS 127.65/285.475 (MOBILE RCAG) WHEN GULFPORT APCH CLSD.
- FULL SVC AVBL H24 FR 0400Z++ MON THRU 0500Z SAT (2200L SUN THRU 2300L FRI), CLSD WEEKENDS AND HOL EXC FOR UNIT TRNG ASSEMBLY (UTA) WEEKENDS; UTA OPR HRS 1600-2300Z++ SAT AND 1300Z++ SUN -0400Z++ MON.REMOTE BRIEFING SVC AVBL FR 26 OWS BARKSDALE AFB, LA, DSN 331-2651,C318-529-2651. AUTO FMQ-19 IN USE 24/7. AUGMENTED/BACKED UP FMQ-19 IN USE WHEN REQ DUR OP HRS & FOR RESOURCE PROTECTION.
- CALL ACCOUNTANT.
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Runway 04/22
| Dimensions: | 7630 x 150 feet / 2326 x 46 meters | |
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| Surface: | PEM | |
| Weight Limits: | 32 /F/B/W/T | |
| Edge Lighting: | High Intensity | |
| Runway 04 | Runway 22 | |
| Coordinates: | N30°24.11' / W88°55.89' | N30°25.14' / W88°55.05' |
| Elevation: | 32.6 | 9.8 |
| Traffic Pattern: | Left | Right |
| Runway Heading: | 35° True | 215° True |
| Displaced Threshold: | 1600 Feet | 1000 Feet |
| Markings: | Non-Standard in good condition. | Non-Standard in good condition. |
| Glide Slope Indicator | P4L (3.00° Glide Path Angle) | P4L (3.00° Glide Path Angle) |
| Approach Lights: | ALSF1 Standard 2,400 Foot High-intensity Approach Lighting System with sequenced flashers, CATEGORY I Configuration. NON STD LEN 2000 FT. | |
| REIL: | Yes | |
| Obstacles: | ft Trees-L ft from runway LGTD WATER TWR LCTD 1775 FT RGT OF CENTERLINE RWY 04 AND 2900 FT LEFT OF CENTERLINE RWY 22. |
ft Trees-L ft from runway |
Services Available
| Fuel: | A++ |
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| Transient Storage: | Hangars |
| Airframe Repair: | MAJOR |
| Engine Repair: | MAJOR |
| Bottled Oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk Oxygen: | LOW |
| Other Services: | CARGO HANDLING SERVICES |
Ownership Information
| Ownership: | Owned by the Air Force | |
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| Owner: | USAF | |
| HQ TECH TRNG CTR, KEESLER AFB | ||
| BILOXI, MS 39534 | ||
| Manager: | CHIEF OF AFLD MANAGEMENT | |
| HQ TECH TRNG CTR, KEESLER AFB | ||
| BILOXI, MS 39534 | ||
| 228-377-2123 | ||
Other Remarks
- 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
- BASH PHASE II IN EFF 1 JUN - 30 SEP; EXP HEAVIER BIRD ACT SR-SS.
- 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.
- 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.
- SVC-TRAN ALERT: NO LAV OR POTABLE WATER SVC AVBL.
- 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.
- CAUTION: FIRST 100 FT CONC SPHERICAL BOLLARDS LCTD 440 FT SW OF CNTLN.
- OVERHEAD 1500 FT; CONVENTIONAL 1000 FT.
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