Nonstop flight route between Cruzeiro do Sul, Acre, Brazil and Abilene, Texas, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Cruzeiro do Sul International Airport (CZS), Cruzeiro do Sul, Acre, Brazil and Dyess Air Force Base (DYS), Abilene, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,290 miles (or 5,295 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 Cruzeiro do Sul International 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 Cruzeiro do Sul International 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: | CZS / SBCZ |
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Location: | Cruzeiro do Sul, Acre, Brazil |
GPS Coordinates: | 7°35'57"S by 72°46'9"W |
Area Served: | Cruzeiro do Sul |
Operator/Owner: | Infraero |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 637 feet (194 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from CZS |
More Information: | CZS 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 Cruzeiro do Sul International Airport (CZS):
- Cruzeiro do Sul International Airport (CZS) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Cruzeiro do Sul International Airport (CZS) is Cỏ Ống Airport (VCS), which is nearly antipodal to Cruzeiro do Sul International Airport (meaning Cruzeiro do Sul International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cỏ Ống Airport), and is located 12,348 miles (19,873 kilometers) away in Con Son, Con Dao, Ba Ria - Vung Tau, Vietnam.
- The airport is located 14 km from downtown Cruzeiro do Sul.
- The closest airport to Cruzeiro do Sul International Airport (CZS) is FAP Captain David Abenzur Rengifo International Airport (PCL), which is located 135 miles (217 kilometers) WSW of CZS.
- Cruzeiro do Sul International Airport handled 73,970 passengers last year.
- Because of Cruzeiro do Sul International Airport's relatively low elevation of 637 feet, planes can take off or land at Cruzeiro do Sul International 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 "Cruzeiro do Sul International Airport", another name for CZS is "Aeroporto Internacional de Cruzeiro do Sul".
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.
- 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 base is located in the southwest corner of Abilene, TX and is about 200 miles west of Dallas.
- 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.
- Shortly after the Korean War broke out, the city of Abilene called for the need of a military installation.
- The base is named after Lt Col William Edwin Dyess, a native of Albany, Texas, who was captured by the Japanese on Bataan in April 1942.
- In addition to being known as "Dyess Air Force Base", another name for DYS is "Dyess AFB".