Nonstop flight route between Boulder City, Nevada, United States and Abilene, Texas, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Boulder City Municipal Airport (BLD), Boulder City, Nevada, United States and Dyess Air Force Base (DYS), Abilene, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 891 miles (or 1,433 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 Boulder City Municipal Airport and Dyess Air Force Base, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BLD / |
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| Location: | Boulder City, Nevada, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 35°56'49"N by 114°51'37"W |
| Area Served: | Boulder City, Nevada |
| Operator/Owner: | Boulder City Municipality |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 2203 feet (671 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BLD |
| More Information: | BLD 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 Boulder City Municipal Airport (BLD):
- Boulder City Municipal Airport covers an area of 530 acres at an elevation of 2,203 feet above mean sea level.
- The furthest airport from Boulder City Municipal Airport (BLD) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,313 miles (18,206 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- As per the Federal Aviation Administration, this airport had 300,553 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 194,838 in 2009, and 169,923 in 2010.
- The closest airport to Boulder City Municipal Airport (BLD) is Henderson Executive Airport (HSH), which is located only 15 miles (25 kilometers) W of BLD.
- Boulder City Municipal Airport (BLD) has 3 runways.
- In addition to being known as "Boulder City Municipal Airport", other names for BLD include "KBVU" and "BVU".
Facts about Dyess Air Force Base (DYS):
- From 1962 to 1965 Dyess Air Force Base had 13 SM-65 Atlas Missile sites Stationed around it.
- The host unit at Dyess is the 7th Bomb Wing assigned to the Air Combat Command Twelfth Air Force.
- In addition to being known as "Dyess Air Force Base", another name for DYS is "Dyess AFB".
- The host unit at Dyess is the 7th Bomb Wing of the Air Combat Command, which was activated on 1 October 1993.
- With the end of the war, the base was declared inactive on 31 January 1946.
- 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.
- 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.
