Nonstop flight route between Negage, Angola and Abilene, Texas, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Negage Airport (GXG), Negage, Angola and Dyess Air Force Base (DYS), Abilene, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,968 miles (or 12,823 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 Negage Airport and Dyess Air Force Base, 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 Negage Airport and Dyess Air Force Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | GXG / FNNG |
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| Location: | Negage, Angola |
| GPS Coordinates: | 7°45'15"S by 15°17'15"E |
| Area Served: | Negage, Angola |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 4105 feet (1,251 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from GXG |
| More Information: | GXG 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 Negage Airport (GXG):
- In addition to being known as "Negage Airport", another name for GXG is "Negage Airport (Negage)".
- The furthest airport from Negage Airport (GXG) is Cassidy International Airport (CXI), which is located 11,792 miles (18,978 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Kiribati.
- Because of Negage Airport's high elevation of 4,105 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at GXG. Combined with a high temperature, this could make GXG a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The closest airport to Negage Airport (GXG) is Malanje Airport (MEG), which is located 141 miles (227 kilometers) SSE of GXG.
- Negage Airport (GXG) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Dyess Air Force Base (DYS):
- Since 1961, various models of C-130 Hercules aircraft have been stationed at Dyess AFB.
- Shortly after the Korean War broke out, the city of Abilene called for the need of a military installation.
- Dyess AFB is also home to several tenant units, including Air Force Office of Special Investigations Detachment 222.
- Dyess Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base located approximately 7 miles southwest of Abilene, Texas.
- 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.
- 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.
