Nonstop flight route between Abilene, Texas, United States and Burgos, Spain:
Departure Airport:
(32°25'14"N by 99°51'16"W)
Arrival Airport:
(42°21'27"N by 3°36'48"W)
Distance from DYS to RGS:
5,039.51 miles (8,110.29 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Dyess Air Force Base (DYS), Abilene, Texas, United States and Burgos Airport (RGS), Burgos, Spain would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,040 miles (or 8,110 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 Burgos 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 Burgos 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: | RGS / LEBG |
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| Location: | Burgos, Spain |
| GPS Coordinates: | 42°21'27"N by 3°36'48"W |
| Area Served: | Burgos, Spain |
| Operator/Owner: | Aena |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 2963 feet (903 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from RGS |
| More Information: | RGS Maps & Info |
Facts about Dyess Air Force Base (DYS):
- Since 1961, various models of C-130 Hercules aircraft have been stationed at Dyess AFB.
- The 317th Airlift Group, an Air Mobility Command tenant unit, performs Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules airlift missions with 28 aircraft assigned.
- With the end of the war, the base was declared inactive on 31 January 1946.
- Shortly after the Korean War broke out, the city of Abilene called for the need of a military installation.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Dyess Air Force Base", another name for DYS is "Dyess AFB".
Facts about Burgos Airport (RGS):
- The closest airport to Burgos Airport (RGS) is Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport (VIT), which is located 58 miles (93 kilometers) NE of RGS.
- In fact, the Air Ministry was founded in Burgos after the civil war, when the Military Aeronautical Service forces created by King Alfonso XIII in 1910 were modernised.
- There is an urban bus that provides airport service to and from the center of Burgos.
- In addition to being known as "Burgos Airport", another name for RGS is "Aeropuerto de Burgos".
- The furthest airport from Burgos Airport (RGS) is Hood Aerodrome (MRO), which is nearly antipodal to Burgos Airport (meaning Burgos Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Hood Aerodrome), and is located 12,334 miles (19,849 kilometers) away in Masterton, New Zealand.
- Burgos Airport (RGS) currently has only 1 runway.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10.02 miles (16.13 km) E | Abilene Regional Airport (ABI) | Abilene, Texas, United States |     |
| 2 | 35.81 miles (57.63 km) W | Avenger Field (SWW) | Sweetwater, Texas, United States | |
| 3 | 47.98 miles (77.21 km) SSE | Coleman Municipal Airport (COM) | Coleman, Texas, United States | |
| 4 | 68.13 miles (109.65 km) SE | Brownwood Regional Airport (BWD) | Brownwood, Texas, United States | |
| 5 | 75.56 miles (121.60 km) SSW | Goodfellow Air Force Base (GOF) | San Angelo, Texas, United States | |
| 6 | 82.70 miles (133.10 km) SSW | San Angelo Regional Airport (SJT) | San Angelo, Texas, United States | |
| 7 | 91.27 miles (146.89 km) NE | Olney Municipal Airport (ONY) | Olney, Texas, United States | |
| 8 | 91.28 miles (146.90 km) SSE | Curtis Field (BBD) | Brady, Texas, United States | |
| 9 | 98.32 miles (158.23 km) W | Webb Air Force Base Big Spring Army Airfield (BGS) | Big Spring, Texas, United States | |
| 10 | 107.38 miles (172.81 km) ENE | Mineral Wells Airport (MWL) | Mineral Wells, Texas, United States | |
| 11 | 126.99 miles (204.37 km) NE | Kickapoo Downtown Airport (KIP) | Wichita Falls, Texas, United States | |
| 12 | 133.95 miles (215.57 km) W | Midland Airpark (MDD) | Midland, Texas, United States | |
| 13 | 133.96 miles (215.58 km) NE | Sheppard Air Force Base (SPS) | Wichita Falls, Texas, United States | |
| 14 | 141.18 miles (227.21 km) WSW | Midland International AirportMidland Army Airfield (MAF) | Midland, Texas, United States | |
| 15 | 141.32 miles (227.42 km) N | Childress Municipal Airport (CDS) | Childress, Texas, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,079.89 miles (17,831.31 km) SE | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 2 | 10,824.12 miles (17,419.69 km) ESE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 3 | 10,737.11 miles (17,279.67 km) ESE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 4 | 10,726.06 miles (17,261.87 km) ESE | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 5 | 10,683.89 miles (17,194.01 km) SW | Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK) | Cocos Islands, Australia | |
| 6 | 10,422.39 miles (16,773.16 km) WSW | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 10,403.19 miles (16,742.26 km) WSW | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 10,384.51 miles (16,712.20 km) WSW | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 10,381.07 miles (16,706.68 km) W | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 10,379.46 miles (16,704.09 km) W | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 10,378.68 miles (16,702.82 km) W | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 10,377.14 miles (16,700.34 km) W | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 10,375.24 miles (16,697.29 km) W | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 10,371.28 miles (16,690.91 km) E | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 15 | 10,366.04 miles (16,682.48 km) WSW | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 57.97 miles (93.30 km) NE | Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport (VIT) | Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain | |
| 2 | 66.36 miles (106.80 km) E | Logroño–Agoncillo Airport (RJL) | Logroño, Spain | |
| 3 | 74.29 miles (119.57 km) NNE | Bilbao Airport (BIO) | Bilbao, Spain | |
| 4 | 74.63 miles (120.10 km) N | Santander Airport (SDR) | Santander, Cantabria, Spain | |
| 5 | 77.87 miles (125.32 km) SW | Valladolid International Airport (VLL) | Valladolid, Spain | |
| 6 | 104.06 miles (167.46 km) ENE | Pamplona Airport (PNA) | Pamplona, Spain | |
| 7 | 105.28 miles (169.43 km) W | León Airport (LEN) | León, Spain | |
| 8 | 115.27 miles (185.52 km) NE | San Sebastián Airport (EAS) | San Sebastián, Spain | |
| 9 | 128.86 miles (207.39 km) S | Madrid–Torrejón Airport (TOJ) | Torrejón de Ardoz, Spain | |
| 10 | 130.29 miles (209.68 km) S | Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport[1] (MAD) | Madrid, Spain | |
| 11 | 130.68 miles (210.31 km) NE | Biarritz – Anglet – Bayonne Airport (BIQ) | Biarritz, France | |
| 12 | 137.59 miles (221.44 km) SW | Salamanca-Matacán Airport (SLM) | Salamanca, Spain | |
| 13 | 140.40 miles (225.96 km) ESE | Zaragoza Airport (ZAZ) | Zaragoza, Spain | |
| 14 | 148.08 miles (238.32 km) NW | Asturias Airport (OVD) | Oviedo, Asturias, Spain | |
| 15 | 162.31 miles (261.22 km) WSW | Bragança Airport (BGC) | Bragança, Portugal | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,333.67 miles (19,849.07 km) SSE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 12,328.68 miles (19,841.03 km) SE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 12,313.18 miles (19,816.10 km) SE | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 12,295.08 miles (19,786.97 km) ESE | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 12,294.65 miles (19,786.28 km) E | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 12,290.51 miles (19,779.61 km) SSE | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 12,258.17 miles (19,727.57 km) ESE | Nelson AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Whakatū (NSN) | Nelson, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 12,256.80 miles (19,725.36 km) SSE | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 12,242.24 miles (19,701.92 km) ESE | Motueka Aerodrome (MZP) | Motueka, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 12,235.58 miles (19,691.20 km) S | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 12,226.73 miles (19,676.96 km) ESE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 12,226.37 miles (19,676.38 km) ESE | Takaka Aerodrome (KTF) | Takaka, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 12,186.58 miles (19,612.36 km) E | Westport Airport (WSZ) | Westport, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 12,186.33 miles (19,611.95 km) S | Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō (TUO) | Taupo, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 12,181.96 miles (19,604.91 km) ESE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |