Nonstop flight route between Abilene, Texas, United States and Kasabonika First Nation, Ontario, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Dyess Air Force Base (DYS), Abilene, Texas, United States and Kasabonika Airport (XKS), Kasabonika First Nation, Ontario, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,560 miles (or 2,511 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 Kasabonika 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: | XKS / CYAQ | 
| Airport Name: | Kasabonika Airport | 
| Location: | Kasabonika First Nation, Ontario, Canada | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 53°31'28"N by 88°38'35"W | 
| Operator/Owner: | Government of Ontario | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 672 feet (205 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from XKS | 
| More Information: | XKS Maps & Info | 
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.
 - On 25 March 1944, Republic P-47 Thunderbolt training for flight cadets was taken over by the 261st Army Air Force Base Unit.
 - In addition to being known as "Dyess Air Force Base", another name for DYS is "Dyess AFB".
 - 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.
 - 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.
 - With the end of the war, the base was declared inactive on 31 January 1946.
 
Facts about Kasabonika Airport (XKS):
- Because of Kasabonika Airport's relatively low elevation of 672 feet, planes can take off or land at Kasabonika 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 closest airport to Kasabonika Airport (XKS) is Big Trout Lake Airport (YTL), which is located 55 miles (89 kilometers) WNW of XKS.
 - Kasabonika Airport (XKS) currently has only 1 runway.
 - The furthest airport from Kasabonika Airport (XKS) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,654 miles (17,147 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
 
