Nonstop flight route between Busselton, Western Australia, Australia and Abilene, Texas, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Busselton Regional Airport (BQB), Busselton, Western Australia, Australia and Dyess Air Force Base (DYS), Abilene, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,403 miles (or 16,742 kilometers).
A Great Circle is the shortest distance between 2 points on a sphere. Because most world maps are flat (but the Earth is round), the route of the shortest distance between 2 points on the Earth will often appear curved when viewed on a flat map, especially for long distances. If you were to simply draw a straight line on a flat map and measure a very long distance, it would likely be much further than if you were to lay a string between those two points on a globe. Because of the large distance between Busselton Regional Airport and Dyess Air Force Base, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
Try it at home! Get a globe and tightly lay a string between Busselton Regional Airport and Dyess Air Force Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BQB / YBLN |
Airport Name: | Busselton Regional Airport |
Location: | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 33°41'13"S by 115°24'1"E |
Operator/Owner: | Shire of Busselton |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 55 feet (17 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BQB |
More Information: | BQB Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | DYS / KDYS |
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Location: | Abilene, Texas, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 32°25'14"N by 99°51'16"W |
View all routes: | Routes from DYS |
More Information: | DYS Maps & Info |
Facts about Busselton Regional Airport (BQB):
- The closest airport to Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 24 miles (39 kilometers) SW of BQB.
- The furthest airport from Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) is L.F. Wade International Airport (BDA), which is nearly antipodal to Busselton Regional Airport (meaning Busselton Regional Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from L.F. Wade International Airport), and is located 12,345 miles (19,868 kilometers) away in Ferry Reach (near Hamilton), Bermuda.
- Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Busselton Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 55 feet, planes can take off or land at Busselton Regional Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
Facts about Dyess Air Force Base (DYS):
- Dyess' first active combat unit was the 341st Bombardment Wing, which activated on 1 September 1955.
- The furthest airport from Dyess Air Force Base (DYS) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,080 miles (17,831 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Units stationed at Dyess Air Force Base while the 5/517th was operational included SAC's 819th Strategic Aerospace Division, the 96th BW, and the 578th Strategic Missile Squadron.
- In addition to being known as "Dyess Air Force Base", another name for DYS is "Dyess AFB".
- The 317th Airlift Group, an Air Mobility Command tenant unit, performs Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules airlift missions with 28 aircraft assigned.
- The base is located in the southwest corner of Abilene, TX and is about 200 miles west of Dallas.
- The closest airport to Dyess Air Force Base (DYS) is Abilene Regional Airport (ABI), which is located only 10 miles (16 kilometers) E of DYS.