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

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Dimapur Airport (DMU), Dimapur, India and Dyess Air Force Base (DYS), Abilene, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,310 miles (or 13,373 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 Dimapur 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 Dimapur 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 Dimapur Airport (DMU):

• In addition to being known as "Dimapur Airport", other names for DMU include "Dimapur Air Force Base", "दीमापुर हवाई अड्डे" and "दीमापुर एयर फोर्स बेस".
• Because of Dimapur Airport's relatively low elevation of 487 feet, planes can take off or land at Dimapur 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 closest airport to Dimapur Airport (DMU) is Jorhat Airport (JRH), which is located 64 miles (103 kilometers) NNE of DMU.
• The furthest airport from Dimapur Airport (DMU) is La Florida Airport (LSC), which is located 11,479 miles (18,473 kilometers) away in La Serena, Chile.
• Dimapur Airport (DMU) 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.
• In addition to being known as "Dyess Air Force Base", another name for DYS is "Dyess AFB".
• 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 317th Airlift Group, an Air Mobility Command tenant unit, performs Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules airlift missions with 28 aircraft assigned.
• 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.
• On 25 March 1944, Republic P-47 Thunderbolt training for flight cadets was taken over by the 261st Army Air Force Base Unit.
• 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.