Nonstop flight route between Cirebon, Java, Indonesia and Abilene, Texas, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Penggung Airport/Chakrabhuwana Airport (CBN), Cirebon, Java, Indonesia and Dyess Air Force Base (DYS), Abilene, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,893 miles (or 15,921 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 Penggung Airport/Chakrabhuwana 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 Penggung Airport/Chakrabhuwana 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: | CBN / WICD |
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| Location: | Cirebon, Java, Indonesia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 6°45'22"S by 108°32'22"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Cirebon Regency Government |
| Airport Type: | Civil/Military |
| Elevation: | 89 feet (27 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CBN |
| More Information: | CBN 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 Penggung Airport/Chakrabhuwana Airport (CBN):
- The closest airport to Penggung Airport/Chakrabhuwana Airport (CBN) is Cibeureum Airfield (TSY), which is located 45 miles (73 kilometers) SSW of CBN.
- Penggung Airport/Chakrabhuwana Airport (CBN) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Penggung Airport/Chakrabhuwana Airport", another name for CBN is "Bandar Udara Penggung".
- Because of Penggung Airport/Chakrabhuwana Airport's relatively low elevation of 89 feet, planes can take off or land at Penggung Airport/Chakrabhuwana 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 Penggung Airport/Chakrabhuwana Airport (CBN) is Gabriel Vargas Santos Airport (TME), which is nearly antipodal to Penggung Airport/Chakrabhuwana Airport (meaning Penggung Airport/Chakrabhuwana Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Gabriel Vargas Santos Airport), and is located 12,407 miles (19,968 kilometers) away in Tame, Arauca, Colombia.
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".
- With the end of the war, the base was declared inactive on 31 January 1946.
- The 317th Airlift Group, an Air Mobility Command tenant unit, performs Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules airlift missions with 28 aircraft assigned.
- Dyess Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base located approximately 7 miles southwest of Abilene, Texas.
- Dyess AFB is a 6,409-acre base with over 13,000 military and civilian people.
- Units stationed at Dyess Air Force Base while the 5/517th was operational included SAC's 819th Strategic Aerospace Division, the 96th BW, and the 578th Strategic Missile Squadron.
- 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.
