Nonstop flight route between Angola, Indiana, United States and Abilene, Texas, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Tri-State Steuben County Airport (ANQ), Angola, Indiana, United States and Dyess Air Force Base (DYS), Abilene, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,032 miles (or 1,660 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 relatively short distance between Tri-State Steuben County Airport and Dyess Air Force Base, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Tri-State Steuben County Airport (ANQ):

• Because of Tri-State Steuben County Airport's relatively low elevation of 995 feet, planes can take off or land at Tri-State Steuben County 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 Tri-State Steuben County Airport (ANQ) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,217 miles (18,052 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Tri-State Steuben County Airport (ANQ) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Tri-State Steuben County Airport (ANQ) is Smith Field (SMD), which is located 34 miles (55 kilometers) S of ANQ.

Facts about Dyess Air Force Base (DYS):

• 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.
• 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".
• In June 1985, the 96th received its first B-1B Lancer replacing the B-52 Stratofortress and in October 1986, assumed nuclear alert status.
• The base is located in the southwest corner of Abilene, TX and is about 200 miles west of Dallas.
• 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 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 317th Airlift Group, an Air Mobility Command tenant unit, performs Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules airlift missions with 28 aircraft assigned.