Nonstop flight route between Abilene, Texas, United States and Juruena, Mato Grosso, Brazil:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Dyess Air Force Base (DYS), Abilene, Texas, United States and Juruena Airport (JRN), Juruena, Mato Grosso, Brazil would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,019 miles (or 6,468 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 Dyess Air Force Base and Juruena Airport, 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 Dyess Air Force Base and Juruena Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure 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 |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | JRN / SWJU |
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Location: | Juruena, Mato Grosso, Brazil |
GPS Coordinates: | 10°18'20"S by 58°29'21"W |
Area Served: | Juruena |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 525 feet (160 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from JRN |
More Information: | JRN Maps & Info |
Facts about Dyess Air Force Base (DYS):
- Since 1961, various models of C-130 Hercules aircraft have been stationed at Dyess AFB.
- The 77th and 69th groups were units that trained reconnaissance personnel who later served overseas.
- On 1 December 1956, the name of the base was changed to "Dyess Air Force Base" in honor of the late Lt Col William E.
- In addition to being known as "Dyess Air Force Base", another name for DYS is "Dyess AFB".
- 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.
- 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.
- The base is located in the southwest corner of Abilene, TX and is about 200 miles west of Dallas.
- Dyess AFB is also home to several tenant units, including Air Force Office of Special Investigations Detachment 222.
Facts about Juruena Airport (JRN):
- The furthest airport from Juruena Airport (JRN) is Evelio Javier Airport (EUQ), which is nearly antipodal to Juruena Airport (meaning Juruena Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Evelio Javier Airport), and is located 12,394 miles (19,946 kilometers) away in San Jose de Buenavista, Antique, Philippines.
- Juruena Airport (JRN) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Juruena Airport", another name for JRN is "Aeroporto de Juruena".
- Because of Juruena Airport's relatively low elevation of 525 feet, planes can take off or land at Juruena 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.
- The closest airport to Juruena Airport (JRN) is Aripuanã Airport (AIR), which is located 61 miles (99 kilometers) W of JRN.
- The airport is located 6 km from downtown Juruena.