Nonstop flight route between Abilene, Texas, United States and Franca, São Paulo, Brazil:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Dyess Air Force Base (DYS), Abilene, Texas, United States and Ten. Lund Presetto State Airport (FRC), Franca, São Paulo, Brazil would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,042 miles (or 8,114 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 Ten. Lund Presetto State 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 Ten. Lund Presetto State 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: | FRC / SIMK | 
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| Location: | Franca, São Paulo, Brazil | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 20°35'25"S by 47°22'57"W | 
| Area Served: | Franca | 
| Operator/Owner: | DAESP | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 3291 feet (1,003 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from FRC | 
| More Information: | FRC Maps & Info | 
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.
 - Dyess' first active combat unit was the 341st Bombardment Wing, which activated on 1 September 1955.
 - Since 1961, various models of C-130 Hercules aircraft have been stationed at 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 base is located in the southwest corner of Abilene, TX and is about 200 miles west of Dallas.
 - The 77th and 69th groups were units that trained reconnaissance personnel who later served overseas.
 - In addition to being known as "Dyess Air Force Base", another name for DYS is "Dyess AFB".
 
Facts about Ten. Lund Presetto State Airport (FRC):
- Ten. Lund Presetto State Airport (FRC) currently has only 1 runway.
 - In addition to being known as "Ten. Lund Presetto State Airport", another name for FRC is "Aeroporto Estadual Ten. Lund Presetto".
 - The closest airport to Ten. Lund Presetto State Airport (FRC) is Dr. Leite Lopes State Airport (RAO), which is located 46 miles (73 kilometers) SW of FRC.
 - The furthest airport from Ten. Lund Presetto State Airport (FRC) is Minami-Daito Airport (MMD), which is nearly antipodal to Ten. Lund Presetto State Airport (meaning Ten. Lund Presetto State Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Minami-Daito Airport), and is located 12,064 miles (19,414 kilometers) away in Minami Daito, Okinawa, Japan.
 - Ten. Lund Presetto State Airport handled 2,105 passengers last year.
 - Currently no scheduled flights operate at this airport.
 
