Nonstop flight route between Bhavnagar, India and Abilene, Texas, United States:
Departure Airport:
(21°45'7"N by 72°11'7"E)
Arrival Airport:
(32°25'14"N by 99°51'16"W)
Distance from BHU to DYS:
8,657.04 miles (13,932.12 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Bhavnagar Airport (BHU), Bhavnagar, India and Dyess Air Force Base (DYS), Abilene, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,657 miles (or 13,932 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 Bhavnagar 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 Bhavnagar 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: | BHU / VABV |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Bhavnagar, India |
| GPS Coordinates: | 21°45'7"N by 72°11'7"E |
| Area Served: | Bhavnagar |
| Operator/Owner: | Airports Authority of India |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 20 feet (6 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BHU |
| More Information: | BHU Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | DYS / KDYS |
| Airport Names: |
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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 Bhavnagar Airport (BHU):
- The closest airport to Bhavnagar Airport (BHU) is Surat Airport (STV), which is located 57 miles (91 kilometers) SE of BHU.
- Bhavnagar Airport (BHU) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Bhavnagar Airport", another name for BHU is "ભાવનગર વિમાનમથક".
- Because of Bhavnagar Airport's relatively low elevation of 20 feet, planes can take off or land at Bhavnagar 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 Bhavnagar Airport (BHU) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is nearly antipodal to Bhavnagar Airport (meaning Bhavnagar Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Mataveri International Airport), and is located 12,049 miles (19,392 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
Facts about Dyess Air Force Base (DYS):
- 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.
- 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.
- Dyess AFB is also home to several tenant units, including Air Force Office of Special Investigations Detachment 222.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 56.74 miles (91.31 km) SE | Surat Airport (STV) | Surat, Gujarat, India |     |
| 2 | 77.31 miles (124.42 km) ENE | Civil Airport Harni (BDQ) | Vadodara, India | |
| 3 | 95.94 miles (154.41 km) NNE | Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport (AMD) | Ahmedabad, India | |
| 4 | 97.92 miles (157.59 km) WNW | Rajkot Airport (RAJ) | Rajkot, India | |
| 5 | 100.45 miles (161.65 km) SSE | Daman Airport (NMB) | Daman, India | |
| 6 | 108.55 miles (174.70 km) SW | Diu Airport (DIU) | Diu, India | |
| 7 | 126.70 miles (203.90 km) WSW | Keshod Airport (IXK) | Keshod, India | |
| 8 | 147.56 miles (237.47 km) WNW | Jamnagar Airport (JGA) | Jamnagar, Gujurat, India | |
| 9 | 158.64 miles (255.30 km) SE | Ozar Airport (ISK) | Nashik, India | |
| 10 | 162.99 miles (262.31 km) NW | Kandla Airport (IXY) | Gandhidham / Kandla, India | |
| 11 | 189.27 miles (304.60 km) SSE | Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport (BOM) | Mumbai, India | |
| 12 | 192.41 miles (309.65 km) NW | Civil Enclave Bhuj (BHJ) | Bhuj, Kutch, Gujarat, India | |
| 13 | 225.84 miles (363.45 km) NNE | Udaipur Airport (UDR) | Udaipur, India | |
| 14 | 240.73 miles (387.41 km) ENE | Devi Ahilyabai Holkar Airport (IDR) | Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India | |
| 15 | 245.14 miles (394.51 km) ESE | Aurangabad Airport (IXU) | Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,049.43 miles (19,391.63 km) SSE | Mataveri International Airport (IPC) | Easter Island, Chile | |
| 2 | 10,707.75 miles (17,232.41 km) E | Totegegie Airport (GMR) | Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 3 | 10,549.34 miles (16,977.48 km) SW | Seymour Airport (GPS) | Baltra Island, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador | |
| 4 | 10,546.26 miles (16,972.52 km) SW | San Cristóbal Airport (SCY) | San Cristóbal Island, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador | |
| 5 | 10,528.95 miles (16,944.66 km) E | Pukarua Airport (PUK) | Pukarua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 6 | 10,458.86 miles (16,831.87 km) E | Tureira Airport (ZTA) | Tureia, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 7 | 10,429.60 miles (16,784.77 km) E | Nukutavake Airport (NUK) | Nukutavake, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 8 | 10,306.48 miles (16,586.63 km) WSW | Teniente FAP Jaime Montreuil Morales Airport (CHM) | Chimbote, Ancash Region, Peru | |
| 9 | 10,306.33 miles (16,586.38 km) WSW | Capitán FAP Carlos Martínez de Pinillos International Airport (TRU) | Trujillo, Peru | |
| 10 | 10,303.61 miles (16,582.02 km) WSW | Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM) | Callao (near Lima), Peru | |
| 11 | 10,303.08 miles (16,581.16 km) WSW | Cap. FAP José A. Quiñones González International Airport (CIX) | Chiclayo, Peru | |
| 12 | 10,298.93 miles (16,574.48 km) WSW | Cap. FAP Victor Montes Arias Airport (TYL) | Talara, Peru | |
| 13 | 10,289.97 miles (16,560.06 km) W | Capitán FAP Renán Elías Olivera International Airport (PIO) | Pisco, Peru | |
| 14 | 10,288.16 miles (16,557.14 km) WSW | Cap. FAP Guillermo Concha Iberico International Airport (PIU) | Piura, Peru | |
| 15 | 10,273.66 miles (16,533.81 km) E | Hao Airport (HOI) | Hao, Tuamotu Island, French Polynesia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10.02 miles (16.13 km) E | Abilene Regional Airport (ABI) | Abilene, Texas, United States | |
| 2 | 35.81 miles (57.63 km) W | Avenger Field (SWW) | Sweetwater, Texas, United States | |
| 3 | 47.98 miles (77.21 km) SSE | Coleman Municipal Airport (COM) | Coleman, Texas, United States | |
| 4 | 68.13 miles (109.65 km) SE | Brownwood Regional Airport (BWD) | Brownwood, Texas, United States | |
| 5 | 75.56 miles (121.60 km) SSW | Goodfellow Air Force Base (GOF) | San Angelo, Texas, United States | |
| 6 | 82.70 miles (133.10 km) SSW | San Angelo Regional Airport (SJT) | San Angelo, Texas, United States | |
| 7 | 91.27 miles (146.89 km) NE | Olney Municipal Airport (ONY) | Olney, Texas, United States | |
| 8 | 91.28 miles (146.90 km) SSE | Curtis Field (BBD) | Brady, Texas, United States | |
| 9 | 98.32 miles (158.23 km) W | Webb Air Force Base Big Spring Army Airfield (BGS) | Big Spring, Texas, United States | |
| 10 | 107.38 miles (172.81 km) ENE | Mineral Wells Airport (MWL) | Mineral Wells, Texas, United States | |
| 11 | 126.99 miles (204.37 km) NE | Kickapoo Downtown Airport (KIP) | Wichita Falls, Texas, United States | |
| 12 | 133.95 miles (215.57 km) W | Midland Airpark (MDD) | Midland, Texas, United States | |
| 13 | 133.96 miles (215.58 km) NE | Sheppard Air Force Base (SPS) | Wichita Falls, Texas, United States | |
| 14 | 141.18 miles (227.21 km) WSW | Midland International AirportMidland Army Airfield (MAF) | Midland, Texas, United States | |
| 15 | 141.32 miles (227.42 km) N | Childress Municipal Airport (CDS) | Childress, Texas, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,079.89 miles (17,831.31 km) SE | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 2 | 10,824.12 miles (17,419.69 km) ESE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 3 | 10,737.11 miles (17,279.67 km) ESE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 4 | 10,726.06 miles (17,261.87 km) ESE | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 5 | 10,683.89 miles (17,194.01 km) SW | Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK) | Cocos Islands, Australia | |
| 6 | 10,422.39 miles (16,773.16 km) WSW | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 10,403.19 miles (16,742.26 km) WSW | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 10,384.51 miles (16,712.20 km) WSW | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 10,381.07 miles (16,706.68 km) W | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 10,379.46 miles (16,704.09 km) W | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 10,378.68 miles (16,702.82 km) W | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 10,377.14 miles (16,700.34 km) W | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 10,375.24 miles (16,697.29 km) W | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 10,371.28 miles (16,690.91 km) E | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 15 | 10,366.04 miles (16,682.48 km) WSW | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |