Nonstop flight route between Ziro, India and Abilene, Texas, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Ziro Airport (ZER), Ziro, India and Dyess Air Force Base (DYS), Abilene, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,194 miles (or 13,187 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 Ziro 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 Ziro 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: | ZER / VEZO |
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Location: | Ziro, India |
GPS Coordinates: | 27°35'17"N by 93°49'41"E |
Operator/Owner: | Airports Authority of India |
Airport Type: | Public / Military |
Elevation: | 5403 feet (1,647 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from ZER |
More Information: | ZER 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 Ziro Airport (ZER):
- In addition to being known as "Ziro Airport", another name for ZER is "जाइरो हवाई अड्डे".
- Because of Ziro Airport's high elevation of 5,403 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at ZER. Combined with a high temperature, this could make ZER a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The closest airport to Ziro Airport (ZER) is Lilabari Airport (IXI), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) SE of ZER.
- Ziro Airport (ZER) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Ziro Airport (ZER) is La Florida Airport (LSC), which is located 11,516 miles (18,534 kilometers) away in La Serena, Chile.
Facts about Dyess Air Force Base (DYS):
- 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 77th and 69th groups were units that trained reconnaissance personnel who later served overseas.
- 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.
- Dyess AFB was established in 1942 as Abilene Army Air Base.
- 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.
- Dyess AFB is a 6,409-acre base with over 13,000 military and civilian people.
- 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.
- Dyess' first active combat unit was the 341st Bombardment Wing, which activated on 1 September 1955.