KBIX · Keesler Air Force Base

BILOXI, MISSISSIPPI · MEDIUM AIRPORT

Elevation ft

Runway

7,630

Longest ft · 04/22

30.41N

88.92W

Keesler Air Force Base serves Biloxi, Mississippi at 33 ft elevation with its longest runway, 04/22, at 7,630 by 150 ft. The figures below are computed from FAA NASR runway data (via OurAirports) and the same rules of thumb JetDesk uses on the airport page in the app; the POH and current NOTAMs are the authority.

Military airfield. This is a military airfield in the FAA file. It is listed here for reference and for emergency planning. Civil use needs prior permission, there is no FBO, and no Jet A you can buy. Do not plan it as a fuel stop or a routine alternate.

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01Runways

Runway	Length × width	Surface	Lighting
04/22	7,630 × 150 ft	asphalt (PEM)	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 33 ft is about 15°C. Every 1,000 ft of density altitude adds roughly 8 percent to a turboprop's takeoff distance and 5 percent to its landing distance. The table uses Piper Meridian book numbers (2,438 ft takeoff and 2,110 ft landing over a 50 ft obstacle at sea level, ISA, max weight) as a reference airplane; heavier turboprops and light jets scale the same way from their own POH figures.

Conditions	Density altitude	Takeoff est.	Landing est.	Landing × 1.5
Standard day (ISA, 15°C)	33 ft	2,444 ft	2,113 ft	3,170 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	1,233 ft	2,678 ft	2,240 ft	3,360 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	2,433 ft	2,913 ft	2,367 ft	3,550 ft
35°C afternoon	2,441 ft	2,914 ft	2,368 ft	3,551 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (04/22, 7,630 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,551 ft needed). The percentages are a generic rule of thumb applied to one reference airplane, not certified performance data for any specific aircraft, and the runway size categories describe the runway, not your airplane's suitability. Verify with the approved flight manual before every flight.

03Nearby fields with 5,000 ft or more

Listed for reference only: KBIX is not a field to divert to or buy fuel at.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KGPT Gulfport Biloxi International Airport	8 nm W	9,002 ft
KPQL Trent Lott International Airport	21 nm E	6,501 ft
KHSA Stennis International Airport	28 nm W	8,498 ft
KMJD Picayune Municipal Airport	38 nm W	5,000 ft
KMOB Mobile Regional Airport	39 nm NE	8,502 ft
KBFM Mobile Downtown Airport	46 nm E	9,618 ft

04Fuel and services at KBIX

There is no public FBO fuel to log at KBIX. JetDesk collects Jet A prices that pilots actually paid, at civil fields, and its route finder leaves military and private-use fields out of every ranking. Read what a fuel stop actually saves.

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