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

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Milos Island National Airport (MLO), Milos, Greece and Dyess Air Force Base (DYS), Abilene, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,461 miles (or 10,399 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 Milos Island National 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 Milos Island National Airport 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 Milos Island National Airport (MLO):

• The furthest airport from Milos Island National Airport (MLO) is Rurutu Airport (RUR), which is located 11,420 miles (18,379 kilometers) away in Rurutu, French Polynesia.
• Milos Island National Airport (MLO) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Milos Island National Airport's relatively low elevation of 10 feet, planes can take off or land at Milos Island National 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.
• In addition to being known as "Milos Island National Airport", another name for MLO is "Κρατικός Αεροδρόμιο Μήλου".
• The closest airport to Milos Island National Airport (MLO) is Paros National Airport (PAS), which is located 42 miles (68 kilometers) ENE of MLO.
• Other than by car, the airport is linked to the rest of the island by taxi.

Facts about Dyess Air Force Base (DYS):

• Dyess AFB was established in 1942 as Abilene Army Air Base.
• 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 base is named after Lt Col William Edwin Dyess, a native of Albany, Texas, who was captured by the Japanese on Bataan in April 1942.
• From 1962 to 1965 Dyess Air Force Base had 13 SM-65 Atlas Missile sites Stationed around it.
• In addition to being known as "Dyess Air Force Base", another name for DYS is "Dyess AFB".
• 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.