BIX - Keesler Afb

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Location: Biloxi, MS

Elevation: 32ft

Sectional: New Orleans

Activation date: Apr 1940

Fuel: A++

Runway 04/22: 7,630ft

Access: Private to everyone

This is a military facility.

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METAR

2026-08-30 01:55:00 CDT

Ceiling:	Sky clear
Wind:	040° @ 6kt
Temperature:	79°F
Dewpoint:	74°F
Weather:	N/A
Visbility:	10SM

Raw: METAR KBIX 300655Z AUTO 04006KT 10SM CLR 26/23 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP158 T02620234

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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.
Overhead 1500 ft; conventional 1000 ft.
Clsd hols.
Non std len 2000 ft.
Caution: first 100 ft conc spherical bollards lctd 440 ft sw of cntln.
Svc-lgt: rwy 04 reil ots.
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.
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.

Comments

Ceiling:	Sky clear
Wind:	Variable
Weather:	N/A
Visbility:	6SM
Clouds:	Few @ 3,000ft, Scattered @ 18,000ft

Ceiling:	Sky clear
Wind:	120° @ 12kt
Weather:	Showers in vicinity
Visbility:	6SM
Clouds:	Few @ 2,000ft, Scattered @ 5,000ft

Ceiling:	Sky clear
Wind:	100° @ 7kt
Weather:	N/A
Visbility:	6SM
Clouds:	Few @ 5,000ft, Scattered @ 20,000ft

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