Nonstop flight route between Abilene, Texas, United States and Crotone, Italy:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Dyess Air Force Base (DYS), Abilene, Texas, United States and Crotone Airport (CRV), Crotone, Italy would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,059 miles (or 9,751 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 Dyess Air Force Base and Crotone Airport, 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 Dyess Air Force Base and Crotone Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure 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 |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CRV / LIBC |
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Location: | Crotone, Italy |
GPS Coordinates: | 38°59'49"N by 17°4'49"E |
Area Served: | Crotone |
Operator/Owner: | Aeroporto S. Anna S.p.a. |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 521 feet (159 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from CRV |
More Information: | CRV Maps & Info |
Facts about Dyess Air Force Base (DYS):
- 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".
- 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.
- Dyess AFB is a 6,409-acre base with over 13,000 military and civilian people.
- 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 1 December 1956, the name of the base was changed to "Dyess Air Force Base" in honor of the late Lt Col William E.
- On 1 October 1993, the 96 BW and 463 AW were both inactivated and replaced by the 7th Wing, a former B-52 and KC-135 wing that had been located at the former Carswell AFB which was being realigned as NAS Fort Worth JRB/Carswell ARS as a result of Base Realignment and Closure action.
Facts about Crotone Airport (CRV):
- Because of Crotone Airport's relatively low elevation of 521 feet, planes can take off or land at Crotone 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 "Crotone Airport", other names for CRV include "Sant'Anna Airport" and "Aeroporto di Santa Anna-Crotone".
- The closest airport to Crotone Airport (CRV) is Lamezia Terme International Airport (SUF), which is located 45 miles (73 kilometers) W of CRV.
- Crotone Airport handled 154 passengers last year.
- The furthest airport from Crotone Airport (CRV) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,662 miles (18,768 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Crotone Airport (CRV) currently has only 1 runway.