Nonstop flight route between Cuddapah, India and Abilene, Texas, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Cuddapah Airport (CDP), Cuddapah, India and Dyess Air Force Base (DYS), Abilene, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,193 miles (or 14,795 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 Cuddapah 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 Cuddapah Airport and Dyess Air Force Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Cuddapah Airport (CDP):

• Cuddapah Airport (CDP) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Cuddapah Airport (CDP) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,416 miles (18,372 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
• The State Government and the Airports Authority of India entered into a memorandum of understanding in March 2007 for developing the existing airports at Kadapa and Warangal to handle ATR-42 and ATR-72 type of aircraft The airport is being developed on a build, operate and transfer basis.
• The Airport was constructed in 1953, is spread over 229.5 acres of land and had a 3,600 ft × 150 ft runway.
• The closest airport to Cuddapah Airport (CDP) is Tirupati Airport (TIR), which is located 80 miles (128 kilometers) SE of CDP.
• In addition to being known as "Cuddapah Airport", another name for CDP is "కడప విమానాశ్రయం".
• No scheduled commercial air service.
• Because of Cuddapah Airport's relatively low elevation of 430 feet, planes can take off or land at Cuddapah 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.

Facts about Dyess Air Force Base (DYS):

• 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 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.
• On 19 November 1959, the United States Army conducted groundbreaking ceremonies at Dyess AFB for the battalion headquarters of the 5th Missile Battalion, 517th Artillery of the U.S.
• In addition to being known as "Dyess Air Force Base", another name for DYS is "Dyess AFB".
• Shortly after the Korean War broke out, the city of Abilene called for the need of a military installation.
• The base is located in the southwest corner of Abilene, TX and is about 200 miles west of Dallas.