Nonstop flight route between Abilene, Texas, United States and Tampere / Pirkkala, Finland:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Dyess Air Force Base (DYS), Abilene, Texas, United States and Tampere–Pirkkala Airport (TMP), Tampere / Pirkkala, Finland would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,225 miles (or 8,410 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 Tampere–Pirkkala 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 Tampere–Pirkkala 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: | TMP / EFTP |
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Location: | Tampere / Pirkkala, Finland |
GPS Coordinates: | 61°24'55"N by 23°35'16"E |
Area Served: | Tampere, Finland |
Operator/Owner: | Finavia |
Airport Type: | Public/Military |
Elevation: | 390 feet (119 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from TMP |
More Information: | TMP Maps & Info |
Facts about Dyess Air Force Base (DYS):
- In addition to being known as "Dyess Air Force Base", another name for DYS is "Dyess AFB".
- 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.
- 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.
- On 19 November 1959, the United States Army conducted groundbreaking ceremonies at Dyess AFB for the battalion headquarters of the 5th Missile Battalion, 517th Artillery of the U.S.
- Dyess AFB was established in 1942 as Abilene Army Air Base.
Facts about Tampere–Pirkkala Airport (TMP):
- The furthest airport from Tampere–Pirkkala Airport (TMP) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,971 miles (17,656 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- There is a connection to Helsinki with one change of bus at Tampere coach station using the city bus service.
- Tampere–Pirkkala Airport (TMP) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Tampere–Pirkkala Airport's relatively low elevation of 390 feet, planes can take off or land at Tampere–Pirkkala 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.
- Tampere–Pirkkala Airport handled 466,671 passengers last year.
- Tampere Airport was founded in 1936 in Härmälä located some 6 kilometres from the centre of Tampere.
- The closest airport to Tampere–Pirkkala Airport (TMP) is Halli Airport (KEV), which is located 50 miles (80 kilometers) NE of TMP.
- In addition to being known as "Tampere–Pirkkala Airport", another name for TMP is "Tampere-Pirkkalan lentoasema".