Nonstop flight route between Abilene, Texas, United States and Macapá, Amapá, Brazil:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Dyess Air Force Base (DYS), Abilene, Texas, United States and Macapá-Alberto Alcolumbre International Airport (MCP), Macapá, Amapá, Brazil would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,881 miles (or 6,246 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 Macapá-Alberto Alcolumbre International 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 Macapá-Alberto Alcolumbre International 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 |
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More Information: | DYS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MCP / SBMQ |
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Location: | Macapá, Amapá, Brazil |
GPS Coordinates: | 0°3'2"N by 51°4'13"W |
Area Served: | Macapá |
Operator/Owner: | Infraero |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 56 feet (17 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from MCP |
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Facts about Dyess Air Force Base (DYS):
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Dyess Air Force Base", another name for DYS is "Dyess AFB".
- Shortly after the Korean War broke out, the city of Abilene called for the need of a military installation.
- The host unit at Dyess is the 7th Bomb Wing assigned to the Air Combat Command Twelfth Air Force.
- From 1962 to 1965 Dyess Air Force Base had 13 SM-65 Atlas Missile sites Stationed around it.
- Dyess AFB is a 6,409-acre base with over 13,000 military and civilian people.
- 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 named after Lt Col William Edwin Dyess, a native of Albany, Texas, who was captured by the Japanese on Bataan in April 1942.
- The 77th and 69th groups were units that trained reconnaissance personnel who later served overseas.
- Dyess Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base located approximately 7 miles southwest of Abilene, Texas.
- 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.
Facts about Macapá-Alberto Alcolumbre International Airport (MCP):
- The closest airport to Macapá-Alberto Alcolumbre International Airport (MCP) is Serra do Areão Airport (MEU), which is located 124 miles (200 kilometers) WSW of MCP.
- Macapá-Alberto Alcolumbre International Airport handled 573,533 passengers last year.
- The furthest airport from Macapá-Alberto Alcolumbre International Airport (MCP) is Arso Airport (ARJ), which is nearly antipodal to Macapá-Alberto Alcolumbre International Airport (meaning Macapá-Alberto Alcolumbre International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Arso Airport), and is located 12,210 miles (19,650 kilometers) away in Arso, Indonesia.
- The airport was opened in 1970.
- Macapá-Alberto Alcolumbre International Airport (MCP) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Macapá-Alberto Alcolumbre International Airport", another name for MCP is "Aeroporto Internacional de Macapá-Alberto Alcolumbre".
- Because of Macapá-Alberto Alcolumbre International Airport's relatively low elevation of 56 feet, planes can take off or land at Macapá-Alberto Alcolumbre International 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.