Nonstop flight route between Wapakoneta, Ohio, United States and Abilene, Texas, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Neil Armstrong Airport (AXV), Wapakoneta, Ohio, United States and Dyess Air Force Base (DYS), Abilene, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,026 miles (or 1,652 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 Neil Armstrong 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 Neil Armstrong Airport (AXV):

• Because of Neil Armstrong Airport's relatively low elevation of 913 feet, planes can take off or land at Neil Armstrong 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 Neil Armstrong Airport (AXV) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,280 miles (18,154 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Neil Armstrong Airport (AXV) has 2 runways.
• Neil Armstrong Airport covers an area of 140 acres at an elevation of 913 feet above mean sea level.
• The closest airport to Neil Armstrong Airport (AXV) is Lima Allen County Airport (AOH), which is located 21 miles (33 kilometers) NE of AXV.

Facts about Dyess Air Force Base (DYS):

• 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.
• From 1962 to 1965 Dyess Air Force Base had 13 SM-65 Atlas Missile sites Stationed around it.
• 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 addition to being known as "Dyess Air Force Base", another name for DYS is "Dyess AFB".
• 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 1 December 1956, the name of the base was changed to "Dyess Air Force Base" in honor of the late Lt Col William E.
• The host unit at Dyess is the 7th Bomb Wing of the Air Combat Command, which was activated on 1 October 1993.
• Dyess AFB was established in 1942 as Abilene Army Air Base.
• On 25 March 1944, Republic P-47 Thunderbolt training for flight cadets was taken over by the 261st Army Air Force Base Unit.