Nonstop flight route between Abilene, Texas, United States and Pukatawagan, Manitoba, Canada:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Dyess Air Force Base (DYS), Abilene, Texas, United States and Pukatawagan Airport (XPK), Pukatawagan, Manitoba, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,613 miles (or 2,596 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 Pukatawagan Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Dyess Air Force Base (DYS):

• On 1 October 1993, the 96 BW and 463 AW were both inactivated and replaced by the 7th Wing, a former B-52 and KC-135 wing that had been located at the former Carswell AFB which was being realigned as NAS Fort Worth JRB/Carswell ARS as a result of Base Realignment and Closure action.
• In addition to being known as "Dyess Air Force Base", another name for DYS is "Dyess AFB".
• 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 77th and 69th groups were units that trained reconnaissance personnel who later served overseas.
• The 96th Bombardment Wing moved to Dyess on 8 September 1957 and for a few years worked alongside the 341st.
• The 317th Airlift Group, an Air Mobility Command tenant unit, performs Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules airlift missions with 28 aircraft assigned.
• 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.

Facts about Pukatawagan Airport (XPK):

• Because of Pukatawagan Airport's relatively low elevation of 960 feet, planes can take off or land at Pukatawagan 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 furthest airport from Pukatawagan Airport (XPK) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,148 miles (16,331 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Pukatawagan Airport (XPK) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Pukatawagan Airport (XPK) is Laurie River Airport (LRQ), which is located 35 miles (56 kilometers) N of XPK.