Nonstop flight route between Agra, India and Abilene, Texas, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Agra Airport (AGR), Agra, India and Dyess Air Force Base (DYS), Abilene, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,318 miles (or 13,386 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 Agra 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 Agra Airport and Dyess Air Force Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Agra Airport (AGR):

• In addition to being known as "Agra Airport", other names for AGR include "आगरा हवाईअड्डा" and "Kheria Air Force Station".
• Kheria Air Force Station
• The base now has the honor of holding the first inflight refueling aircraft Squadron in IAF service, the 78 ‘Mid Air Refuelling Squadron’ Squadron flying the IL-78MKIs.
• Because of Agra Airport's relatively low elevation of 551 feet, planes can take off or land at Agra 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 furthest airport from Agra Airport (AGR) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,983 miles (19,285 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
• Agra Airport (AGR) has 2 runways.
• The closest airport to Agra Airport (AGR) is Rajmata Vijayaraje Scindia Airport (GWL), which is located 62 miles (100 kilometers) SSE of AGR.

Facts about Dyess Air Force Base (DYS):

• Dyess AFB was established in 1942 as Abilene Army Air Base.
• 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".
• Dyess AFB is a 6,409-acre base with over 13,000 military and civilian people.
• The 77th and 69th groups were units that trained reconnaissance personnel who later served overseas.
• 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.
• In 1942, the United States Army Air Forces built Tye Army Air Field, as it was popularly known, on the site of what is now known as 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.
• With the end of the war, the base was declared inactive on 31 January 1946.
• From 1962 to 1965 Dyess Air Force Base had 13 SM-65 Atlas Missile sites Stationed around it.