Nonstop flight route between Chaoyang, Liaoning, China and Abilene, Texas, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Chaoyang Airport (CHG), Chaoyang, Liaoning, China and Dyess Air Force Base (DYS), Abilene, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,720 miles (or 10,815 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 Chaoyang 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 Chaoyang 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: | CHG / ZYCY | 
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| Location: | Chaoyang, Liaoning, China | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 41°32'17"N by 120°26'6"E | 
| Operator/Owner: | Liaoning Airport Management Group Co. | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 568 feet (173 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from CHG | 
| More Information: | CHG 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 Chaoyang Airport (CHG):
- The closest airport to Chaoyang Airport (CHG) is Jinzhou Xiaolingzi Airport (JNZ), which is located 44 miles (71 kilometers) SE of CHG.
 - Because of Chaoyang Airport's relatively low elevation of 568 feet, planes can take off or land at Chaoyang 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.
 - In addition to being known as "Chaoyang Airport", other names for CHG include "朝阳机场" and "Chāoyáng Jīchǎng".
 - The furthest airport from Chaoyang Airport (CHG) is Gobernador Edgardo Castello Airport (VDM), which is nearly antipodal to Chaoyang Airport (meaning Chaoyang Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Gobernador Edgardo Castello Airport), and is located 12,252 miles (19,718 kilometers) away in Viedma, Argentina.
 - Chaoyang Airport (CHG) currently has only 1 runway.
 
Facts about Dyess Air Force Base (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.
 - Dyess AFB is a 6,409-acre base with over 13,000 military and civilian people.
 - In addition to being known as "Dyess Air Force Base", another name for DYS is "Dyess AFB".
 - 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.
 - 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.
 - On 1 December 1956, the name of the base was changed to "Dyess Air Force Base" in honor of the late Lt Col William E.
 - From 1962 to 1965 Dyess Air Force Base had 13 SM-65 Atlas Missile sites Stationed around it.
 
