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Airport Location:
FAA Identifier:	BIX
Latitude/Longitude:	30-24-37.5300N / 088-55-27.9600W 30.4103 / -88.9242
Elevation:	33 feet MSL (Estimated)
Magnetic Variation:	01E (1995)
Land Area Covered:	acres
From City:	0 nautical miles W of Biloxi, MS
County/Parish:	Harrison, MS

Airport Operations:
Airport Use:	Private
Activiation Date:	4/1/1940 12:00:00 AM
Sectional Chart:	New Orleans
Control Tower:	Yes
ARTCC:	Houston Center (ZHU)
FSS:	Greenwood Flight Service Station ()
Attendance:	ALL/MON-FRI/1400-0500Z++, ALL/SAT-SUN/1700-2300Z++
Wind Indicator:	Yes
Segmented Circle:	No
Lights:	Ss-Sr
Beacon:	White-Green (lighted land airport)
International Operations:	No

Communications:
PTD	372.2
PMSV	267.4
OPNS	283.7
LCL/P	120.75
LCL/P	269.075
GULL OPS (MAC)	349.4
GND/P CLNC DEL	275.8
GND CLNC DEL	121.8
ATIS	281.55
AEROMEDICAL EVAC	236.6
403 WG AFRC COMD	252.8
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APCH/DEP SERVICE PROVIDED BY HOUSTON ARTCC ON FREQS 132.6/316.075 (MOBILE RCAG) WHEN GULFPORT APCH CTL CLSD.
PMSV METRO: FULL SVC DUR AFLD OPR HR, EXTN AS RQR, CLSD HOL. 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.

Services:
Fuel available:	115 Jet-B+
Airframe Repair:	Major
Power Plant Repair:	Major
Bottled oxygen:	None
Bulk oxygen:	Low

Runway Information: Runway: 03/21 Dimensions: 7630 x 150 ft. Surface: PEM Runway Edge Lights: High intensity

Airport Ownership and Management:
Ownership:	Air Force Owned
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

Sectional Map:

Keesler AFB at SkyVector.com

Remarks:

MISC: HNGR SPACE NOT AVBL FOR SVR WX. COMSEC MATERIALS ARE NOT AVBL. JASU: 1(MA-1A); 3(A/M32-86A). FUEL: A++. FLUID: SP PRESAIR LPOX LOX OIL: 0-148-156 CAUTION: GS ANT 250 FT W OF CNTRLN AND 1050 FT FROM AER 21. MISC: RWY 03 AVBL TKOF 6632' FR KEY-HOLE; RWY 21 AVBL TKOF 6034' FR KEY-HOLE. SEE US TRML LO ARPT SKETCH FOR NSTD RWY 03/21 CONFIGURATION. MISC: RWY 03 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, AND REMAINING 598 X 150 IS CONCRETE. MISC: RWY 21 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, 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. RSTD: ACFT RINSE FAC (BIRD BATH) TWY C AVBL TO C-130 AND LGR. 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 3 JUN - 30 SEP; EXP HEAVIER BIRD ACT SR-SS. PPR C-130 AND LGR, 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 RY EDGE AND TWY LGTS; SEVERAL LGTS GREATER THAN 200 FT DIST APART ON RY, SEVERAL MISSING TWY EXIT LGTS. TRAN ALERT: TRAN MAINT OPR 1400-2300Z++ MON-FRI. TRAN MAINT AVBL OUTSIDE THESE HRS WITH PRIOR COORD; CTC AMOPS DSN 597-2120 RSTD: AIR CREWS CTC GND PRIOR TO ACFT ENG START. PPR EXC MEDEVAC MON-FRI, C130 AND LARGER SAT-SUN, DSN 597-2120. RSTD: PILOTS WILL AVOID FLYING OVER USAF MEDICAL CNTR LCTD ON BACK BAY 1 NM EAST OF RY AND VA HOSPITAL ON BACK BAY 1 NM W OF RY. ALL C130 OR LARGER MUST FACE N ON TWY B FOR MAINT RUNS OR ENG RUN-UPS. TRAN ACFT RON MUST ARR BY 2100Z++ MON-FRI BY 2200Z++ SUN. CAUTION: MARINA TREES HINDER WIND, LO WIND SPEED ON RY 21 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 THA OPR 1400- 0500Z++ MON-FRI, CLSD HOL; WEEKEND HRS: UNIT TRNG ASSEMBLY (UTA) WEEKENDS NORMALLY FIRST WEEKEND OF MONTH, SAT 1700-2300Z++, SUN 1630-0500Z++. ALL NON-UTA WEEKENDS AFLD WILL BE CLSD BUT AVBL TO OPEN WITH PRIOR COORD; CTC AMOPS DSN 597-2120. LGTD WATER TWR LCTD 1775 FT RGT OF CENTERLINE RWY 03 AND 2900 FT LEFT OF CENTERLINE RWY 21. OVERHEAD 1500 FT; CONVENTIONAL 1000 FT.

Nearby Public Airports: (50 mile radius)

ID Name City/State/Use Chart Distance GPT Gulfport-Biloxi Intl Gulfport, MS - Public New Orleans 9 miles 5R2 Ocean Springs Ocean Springs, MS - Public New Orleans 10 miles PQL Trent Lott Intl Pascagoula, MS - Public New Orleans 24 miles 66Y Diamondhead Diamondhead, MS - Public New Orleans 28 miles HSA Stennis Intl Bay St Louis, MS - Public New Orleans 32 miles M24 Dean Griffin Memorial Wiggins, MS - Public New Orleans 33 miles 2R5 St Elmo St Elmo, AL - Public New Orleans 39 miles 5R7 Roy E Ray Bayou La Batre, AL - Public New Orleans 43 miles M13 Poplarville-Pearl River County Poplarville, MS - Public New Orleans 43 miles MJD Picayune Muni Picayune, MS - Public New Orleans 44 miles MOB Mobile Rgnl Mobile, AL - Public New Orleans 45 miles 4R9 Jeremiah Denton Dauphin Island, AL - Public New Orleans 49 miles

Nearby Private Airports: (20 mile radius)

ID Name City/State/Use Chart Distance 34MS Colle Field Gautier, MS - Private New Orleans 14 miles MS82 Shade Tree Field Gulfport, MS - Private New Orleans 15 miles