Nonstop flight route between Abilene, Texas, United States and Naypyidaw, Myanmar:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Dyess Air Force Base (DYS), Abilene, Texas, United States and Naypyitaw International Airport (NYT), Naypyidaw, Myanmar would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,688 miles (or 13,982 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 Naypyitaw International 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 Naypyitaw International 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):

• In addition to being known as "Dyess Air Force Base", another name for DYS is "Dyess AFB".
• 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.
• Dyess AFB is also home to several tenant units, including Air Force Office of Special Investigations Detachment 222.
• Since 1961, various models of C-130 Hercules aircraft have been stationed at 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.
• 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 25 March 1944, Republic P-47 Thunderbolt training for flight cadets was taken over by the 261st Army Air Force Base Unit.

Facts about Naypyitaw International Airport (NYT):

• Because of Naypyitaw International Airport's relatively low elevation of 109 feet, planes can take off or land at Naypyitaw International 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.
• The airport building is a two-story building with reinforced concrete boree piles.
• Naypyitaw International Airport (NYT) currently has only 1 runway.
• The second phase of the expansion project includes adding an apron measuring 1200 feet × 1200 feet in front of the already-constructed airport building, an apron where VIP aircraft park and building four more boarding bridges at the airport building for passengers, a flight catering building, a government complex and an airport maintenance base.
• In addition to being known as "Naypyitaw International Airport", another name for NYT is "နေပြည်တော် အပြည်ပြည်ဆိုင်ရာ လေဆိပ်".
• The closest airport to Naypyitaw International Airport (NYT) is Loikaw Airport (LIW), which is located 66 miles (107 kilometers) E of NYT.
• The furthest airport from Naypyitaw International Airport (NYT) is Capitán FAP Renán Elías Olivera International Airport (PIO), which is located 11,792 miles (18,977 kilometers) away in Pisco, Peru.