Nonstop flight route between Abilene, Texas, United States and Jimma, Ethiopia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Dyess Air Force Base (DYS), Abilene, Texas, United States and Aba Segud Airport (JIM), Jimma, Ethiopia would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,463 miles (or 13,619 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 Aba Segud 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 Aba Segud 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: | JIM / HAJM |
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Location: | Jimma, Ethiopia |
GPS Coordinates: | 7°39'56"N by 36°48'59"E |
Area Served: | Jimma, Ethiopia |
Operator/Owner: | Ethiopian Airports Enterprise |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 5587 feet (1,703 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from JIM |
More Information: | JIM Maps & Info |
Facts about Dyess Air Force Base (DYS):
- 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.
- The 317th Airlift Group, an Air Mobility Command tenant unit, performs Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules airlift missions with 28 aircraft assigned.
- 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.
- In June 1985, the 96th received its first B-1B Lancer replacing the B-52 Stratofortress and in October 1986, assumed nuclear alert status.
- The 77th and 69th groups were units that trained reconnaissance personnel who later served overseas.
Facts about Aba Segud Airport (JIM):
- Aba Segud Airport (JIM) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Aba Segud Airport", another name for JIM is "Jimma Airport".
- Because of Aba Segud Airport's high elevation of 5,587 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at JIM. Combined with a high temperature, this could make JIM a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The closest airport to Aba Segud Airport (JIM) is Gore Airport (GOR), which is located 93 miles (150 kilometers) WNW of JIM.
- The furthest airport from Aba Segud Airport (JIM) is Atuona Airport (AUQ), which is nearly antipodal to Aba Segud Airport (meaning Aba Segud Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Atuona Airport), and is located 12,117 miles (19,500 kilometers) away in Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia.