Nonstop flight route between Kavala, Greece and Abilene, Texas, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Kavala International Airport "Alexander The Great" (KVA), Kavala, Greece and Dyess Air Force Base (DYS), Abilene, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,258 miles (or 10,071 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 Kavala International Airport "Alexander The Great" 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 Kavala International Airport "Alexander The Great" and Dyess Air Force Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Kavala International Airport "Alexander The Great" (KVA):

• The furthest airport from Kavala International Airport "Alexander The Great" (KVA) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,345 miles (18,259 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Because of Kavala International Airport "Alexander The Great"'s relatively low elevation of 18 feet, planes can take off or land at Kavala International Airport "Alexander The Great" 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.
• Kavala International Airport "Alexander The Great" (KVA) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Kavala International Airport "Alexander The Great"", other names for KVA include "Kavala International Airport, "Megas Alexandros"" and "Κρατικός Αερολιμένας Καβάλας, "Μέγας Αλέξανδρος"".
• The airport was originally located closer to Kavala, in the installations of the Greek Air Force, near the village of Amygdaleonas, where it began its operations in 1952 as Kavala National Airport.
• The airport's interior
• The closest airport to Kavala International Airport "Alexander The Great" (KVA) is Alexandroupolis International Airport (AXD), which is located 70 miles (113 kilometers) E of KVA.

Facts about Dyess Air Force Base (DYS):

• In addition to being known as "Dyess Air Force Base", another name for DYS is "Dyess AFB".
• On 19 November 1959, the United States Army conducted groundbreaking ceremonies at Dyess AFB for the battalion headquarters of the 5th Missile Battalion, 517th Artillery of the U.S.
• 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.
• 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.
• Dyess AFB is a 6,409-acre base with over 13,000 military and civilian people.
• The 317th Airlift Group, an Air Mobility Command tenant unit, performs Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules airlift missions with 28 aircraft assigned.