Nonstop flight route between Buckeye, Arizona, United States and Abilene, Texas, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Buckeye Municipal Airport (BXK), Buckeye, Arizona, United States and Dyess Air Force Base (DYS), Abilene, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 747 miles (or 1,202 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 Buckeye 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: | BXK / KBXK |
Airport Name: | Buckeye Municipal Airport |
Location: | Buckeye, Arizona, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 33°25'14"N by 112°41'9"W |
Area Served: | Buckeye, Arizona |
Operator/Owner: | Town of Buckeye |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1033 feet (315 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BXK |
More Information: | BXK 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 |
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More Information: | DYS Maps & Info |
Facts about Buckeye Municipal Airport (BXK):
- The closest airport to Buckeye Municipal Airport (BXK) is Phoenix Goodyear Airport (GYR), which is located only 18 miles (29 kilometers) E of BXK.
- Buckeye Municipal Airport (BXK) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Buckeye Municipal Airport (BXK) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,462 miles (18,446 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
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".
- Dyess' first active combat unit was the 341st Bombardment Wing, which activated on 1 September 1955.
- The 317th Airlift Group, an Air Mobility Command tenant unit, performs Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules airlift missions with 28 aircraft assigned.
- 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 77th and 69th groups were units that trained reconnaissance personnel who later served overseas.
- From 1962 to 1965 Dyess Air Force Base had 13 SM-65 Atlas Missile sites Stationed around it.