Nonstop flight route between Abilene, Texas, United States and Jinjiang City, Quanzhou, Fujian, China:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Dyess Air Force Base (DYS), Abilene, Texas, United States and Quanzhou Jinjiang Airport (JJN), Jinjiang City, Quanzhou, Fujian, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,741 miles (or 12,459 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 Quanzhou Jinjiang 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 Quanzhou Jinjiang Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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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.
• 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.
• The 77th and 69th groups were units that trained reconnaissance personnel who later served overseas.
• From 1962 to 1965 Dyess Air Force Base had 13 SM-65 Atlas Missile sites Stationed around it.
• Shortly after the Korean War broke out, the city of Abilene called for the need of a military installation.
• The 96th Bombardment Wing moved to Dyess on 8 September 1957 and for a few years worked alongside the 341st.
• The base is located in the southwest corner of Abilene, TX and is about 200 miles west of Dallas.
• In addition to being known as "Dyess Air Force Base", another name for DYS is "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.

Facts about Quanzhou Jinjiang Airport (JJN):

• In addition to being known as "Quanzhou Jinjiang Airport", other names for JJN include "泉州晋江机场" and "Quánzhōu Jìnjiāng Jīchǎng".
• Quanzhou Jinjiang Airport (JJN) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Quanzhou Jinjiang Airport (JJN) is Dr. Luis María Argaña International Airport (ESG), which is nearly antipodal to Quanzhou Jinjiang Airport (meaning Quanzhou Jinjiang Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Dr. Luis María Argaña International Airport), and is located 12,240 miles (19,698 kilometers) away in Mariscal Estigarribia, Paraguay.
• The closest airport to Quanzhou Jinjiang Airport (JJN) is Kinmen Airport (Kinmen Shang Yi Airport) (KNH), which is located 29 miles (47 kilometers) SSW of JJN.