Nonstop flight route between Fremont, Nebraska, United States and Abilene, Texas, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Fremont Municipal Airport (FET), Fremont, Nebraska, United States and Dyess Air Force Base (DYS), Abilene, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 650 miles (or 1,046 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 Fremont Municipal Airport and Dyess Air Force Base, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | FET / KFET |
| Airport Name: | Fremont Municipal Airport |
| Location: | Fremont, Nebraska, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 41°26'57"N by 96°31'13"W |
| Area Served: | Fremont, Nebraska |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Fremont |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1204 feet (367 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from FET |
| More Information: | FET Maps & Info |
Arrival 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 |
Facts about Fremont Municipal Airport (FET):
- The closest airport to Fremont Municipal Airport (FET) is Scribner State AirportScribner Army Airfield (SCB), which is located only 12 miles (20 kilometers) NNW of FET.
- Fremont Municipal Airport (FET) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Fremont Municipal Airport (FET) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,643 miles (17,128 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
Facts about Dyess Air Force Base (DYS):
- The 96th Bombardment Wing moved to Dyess on 8 September 1957 and for a few years worked alongside the 341st.
- Dyess AFB is a 6,409-acre base with over 13,000 military and civilian people.
- 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 1942, the United States Army Air Forces built Tye Army Air Field, as it was popularly known, on the site of what is now known as 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.
- In addition to being known as "Dyess Air Force Base", another name for DYS is "Dyess AFB".
- On 25 March 1944, Republic P-47 Thunderbolt training for flight cadets was taken over by the 261st Army Air Force Base Unit.
- The base is located in the southwest corner of Abilene, TX and is about 200 miles west of Dallas.
- In June 1985, the 96th received its first B-1B Lancer replacing the B-52 Stratofortress and in October 1986, assumed nuclear alert status.
- Dyess' first active combat unit was the 341st Bombardment Wing, which activated on 1 September 1955.
