Nonstop flight route between Corryong, Victoria, Australia and Abilene, Texas, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Corryong Airport (CYG), Corryong, Victoria, Australia and Dyess Air Force Base (DYS), Abilene, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,642 miles (or 13,907 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 Corryong 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 Corryong 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 Corryong Airport (CYG):

• The closest airport to Corryong Airport (CYG) is Albury Airport (ABX), which is located 52 miles (84 kilometers) W of CYG.
• Because of Corryong Airport's relatively low elevation of 963 feet, planes can take off or land at Corryong 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.
• Corryong Airport (CYG) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Corryong Airport (CYG) is Flores Airport (FLW), which is nearly antipodal to Corryong Airport (meaning Corryong Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Flores Airport), and is located 12,204 miles (19,641 kilometers) away in Flores Island, Azores, Portugal.

Facts about Dyess Air Force Base (DYS):

• 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 addition to being known as "Dyess Air Force Base", another name for DYS is "Dyess AFB".
• 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.
• 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.
• Since 1961, various models of C-130 Hercules aircraft have been stationed at Dyess AFB.
• The 77th and 69th groups were units that trained reconnaissance personnel who later served overseas.
• With the end of the war, the base was declared inactive on 31 January 1946.