FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 17 APRIL 2025
Location
| FAA Identifier: | BIX |
| Lat/Long: | 30-24-37.5360N 088-55-27.9670W
30-24.625600N 088-55.466117W
30.4104267,-88.9244353
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 32.6 ft. / 9.9 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 02W (2020) |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 39534 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Private use. Permission required prior to landing |
| Activation date: | 04/1940 |
| Control tower: | yes |
| ARTCC: | HOUSTON CENTER |
| FSS: | GREENWOOD FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | BIX (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | MON-FRI 1400-0500Z++, ALL SAT-SUN 1700-2300Z++
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. |
| Pattern altitude: | OVERHEAD 1500 FT; CONVENTIONAL 1000 FT. |
| Wind indicator: | yes |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | SS-SR |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| ATIS: | 281.55 |
| KEESLER GROUND: | 121.8 275.8 [MON-FRI 1400-0500Z++, SAT-SUN 1700-2300Z++, CLSD HOL. UNIT TRAINING ASSEMBLES SUN 1900-0500Z++.] |
| KEESLER TOWER: | 120.75 269.075 [MON-FRI 1400-0500Z++, SAT-SUN 1700-2300Z++, CLSD HOL. UNIT TRAINING ASSEMBLES SUN 1900-0500Z++.] |
| GULFPORT APPROACH: | 124.6 ;130-309 127.5 ;310-129 |
| GULFPORT DEPARTURE: | 124.6 ;130-309 127.5 ;310-129 |
| CLEARANCE DELIVERY: | 121.8 275.8 |
| AFRC OPS: | 252.8 ;403 WG AFRC COMD |
| IC: | 127.5 ;310-129 |
| OPS: | 283.7 349.4 ;GULL OPS MAC |
| PMSV METRO: | 267.4 |
| PTD: | 372.2 |
| WX ASOS at GPT (8 nm W): | 119.45 (228-867-9937) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY HOUSTON ARTCC (ZHU) ON FREQS 132.6/316.075 (MOBILE RCAG) WHEN GULFPORT APCH CTL (GPT) 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.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| GPTr086/7.9 | | GULFPORT VORTAC | | 109.00 | | 02E |
| SJIr232/34.8 | | SEMMES VORTAC | | 115.30 | | 05E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| BAYOU | | 112/13.1 | | 360 | | 02W | | GP | --. .--. |
| WISLE | | 238/38.4 | | 248 | | 01W | | MOB | -- --- -... |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | A++ |
| Parking: | hangars |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | LOW |
Runway Information
Runway 4/22
| Dimensions: | 7630 x 150 ft. / 2326 x 46 m |
| Surface: | PEM |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 4 | | RUNWAY 22 |
| Latitude: | 30-24.112833N | | 30-25.138333N |
| Longitude: | 088-55.887167W | | 088-55.045000W |
| Elevation: | 32.6 ft. | | 9.8 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | right |
| Runway heading: | 037 magnetic, 035 true | | 217 magnetic, 215 true |
| Displaced threshold: | 1600 ft. | | 1000 ft. |
| Markings: | NSTD, in good condition | | NSTD, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Approach lights: | | | ALSF1: standard 2,400 foot high intensity approach lighting system with centerline sequenced flashers (category I)
NON STD LEN 2000 FT. |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | no |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | | | ILS |
| Obstructions: | trees-l
LGTD WATER TWR LCTD 1775 FT RGT OF CENTERLINE RWY 04 AND 2900 FT LEFT OF CENTERLINE RWY 22. | | trees-l |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | U.S. Air Force |
| 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
Phone 228-377-2123 |
Additional Remarks
| A30A-04 | CAUTION: FIRST 100 FT CONC SPHERICAL BOLLARDS LCTD 440 FT SW OF CNTLN. |
| - | 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. |
Instrument Procedures
NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight.
FAA instrument procedures published for use from 17 April 2025 at 0901Z to 15 May 2025 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| ILS OR LOC RWY 22 **CHANGED** | |
download (151KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 04 | |
download (92KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 22 | |
download (86KB) |
| TACAN RWY 04 **CHANGED** | |
download (129KB) |
| TACAN RWY 22 **CHANGED** | |
download (134KB) |
| TACAN-A **CHANGED** | |
download (129KB) |
| TACAN-B **CHANGED** | |
download (132KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (308KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KGPT - Gulfport-Biloxi International Airport (8 nm W)
KPQL - Trent Lott International Airport (21 nm E)
KHSA - Stennis International Airport (28 nm W)
M24 - Dean Griffin Memorial Airport (29 nm NW)
2R5 - St Elmo Airport (34 nm E)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Ron Campbell
Photo taken 26-Jan-2007
from N276CM at 9,000 feet
Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of Keesler Air Force Base that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.
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| Sectional chart |
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Download PDF
of official airport diagram from the FAA
| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 02-May-2025
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:47 | | 10:47 |
| Sunrise | | 06:12 | | 11:12 |
| Sunset | | 19:33 | | 00:33 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:59 | | 00:59 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 02-May-2025 22:54:52 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 02-May-2025 17:54:52 |
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| METAR |
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| KBIX | 022225Z 21013KT 10SM SCT022 BKN050 27/20 A2989 RMK AO2A SLP124
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KGPT
8nm W | 022153Z 18010G18KT 10SM SCT026 BKN035 BKN045 26/20 A2991 RMK AO2 SLP129 T02610200
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| KBIX | 021800Z 0218/0324 18012KT 9999 SCT020 BKN180 QNH2994INS BECMG 0302/0303 18009KT 8000 -SHRA VCTS BKN025CB BKN050 QNH2988INS TEMPO 0303/0307 19012G18KT 4800 -TSRA BKN020CB BECMG 0310/0311 19009KT 9999 VCSH SCT020 BKN030 QNH2987INS TEMPO 0314/0318 19010G15KT 4800 -TSRA BKN020CB BECMG 0317/0318 20010G15KT 3200 -TSRA BKN020CB QNH2987INS TX29/0219Z TN22/0311Z
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KGPT
8nm W | 021720Z 0218/0318 16012KT P6SM SCT025 BKN250 FM030000 17009KT P6SM SCT040 BKN110 PROB30 0303/0309 4SM TSRA BR BKN025CB FM030900 22007KT P6SM SCT020 BKN060 PROB30 0309/0311 4SM TSRA BR BKN020CB FM031100 26006KT P6SM SHRA BKN025 PROB30 0311/0312 4SM TSRA BR OVC015CB FM031500 22007KT P6SM SHRA BKN020 FM031700 19008KT P6SM SHRA SCT025 BKN035
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