Nonstop flight route between Abilene, Texas, United States and Medford, Wisconsin, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Dyess Air Force Base (DYS), Abilene, Texas, United States and Taylor County Airport (MDF), Medford, Wisconsin, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,014 miles (or 1,633 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 relatively short distance between Dyess Air Force Base and Taylor County Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
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: | MDF / KMDZ |
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Location: | Medford, Wisconsin, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 45°6'5"N by 90°18'2"W |
Operator/Owner: | Taylor County |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1478 feet (450 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from MDF |
More Information: | MDF Maps & Info |
Facts about Dyess Air Force Base (DYS):
- 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.
- Dyess AFB is a 6,409-acre base with over 13,000 military and civilian people.
- With the end of the war, the base was declared inactive on 31 January 1946.
- 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.
- From 1962 to 1965 Dyess Air Force Base had 13 SM-65 Atlas Missile sites Stationed around it.
- The host unit at Dyess is the 7th Bomb Wing assigned to the Air Combat Command Twelfth Air Force.
- On 25 March 1944, Republic P-47 Thunderbolt training for flight cadets was taken over by the 261st Army Air Force Base Unit.
- 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.
Facts about Taylor County Airport (MDF):
- Taylor County Airport covers an area of 380 acres at an elevation of 1,478 feet above mean sea level.
- The closest airport to Taylor County Airport (MDF) is Merrill Municipal Airport (RRL), which is located 29 miles (47 kilometers) ENE of MDF.
- The furthest airport from Taylor County Airport (MDF) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,888 miles (17,522 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- In addition to being known as "Taylor County Airport", another name for MDF is "MDZ".
- Taylor County Airport (MDF) has 2 runways.