Nonstop flight route between Abilene, Texas, United States and Shillong, India:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Dyess Air Force Base (DYS), Abilene, Texas, United States and Shillong Airport शिल्लोंग एअरपोर्ट (SHL), Shillong, India would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,346 miles (or 13,431 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 Shillong Airport शिल्लोंग एअरपोर्ट, 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 Shillong Airport शिल्लोंग एअरपोर्ट. 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: | SHL / VEBI |
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| Location: | Shillong, India |
| GPS Coordinates: | 25°42'12"N by 91°58'42"E |
| Area Served: | Shillong, Meghalaya, India |
| Operator/Owner: | Indian Air Force/Airports Authority of India |
| Airport Type: | Military/Public |
| Elevation: | 2910 feet (887 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SHL |
| More Information: | SHL Maps & Info |
Facts about Dyess Air Force Base (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.
- The host unit at Dyess is the 7th Bomb Wing of the Air Combat Command, which was activated on 1 October 1993.
- On 25 March 1944, Republic P-47 Thunderbolt training for flight cadets was taken over by the 261st Army Air Force Base Unit.
- 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.
- 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.
- Units stationed at Dyess Air Force Base while the 5/517th was operational included SAC's 819th Strategic Aerospace Division, the 96th BW, and the 578th Strategic Missile Squadron.
Facts about Shillong Airport शिल्लोंग एअरपोर्ट (SHL):
- The furthest airport from Shillong Airport शिल्लोंग एअरपोर्ट (SHL) is La Florida Airport (LSC), which is located 11,370 miles (18,297 kilometers) away in La Serena, Chile.
- In addition to being known as "Shillong Airport शिल्लोंग एअरपोर्ट", other names for SHL include "Umroi Airport" and "Barapani Air Force Base".
- Shillong Airport शिल्लोंग एअरपोर्ट (SHL) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Shillong Airport शिल्लोंग एअरपोर्ट (SHL) is Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport (GAU), which is located 37 miles (60 kilometers) NW of SHL.
