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):

• As the airport has a small apron and a short runway, only Bombardier Dash 8 sized aircraft or smaller ones are able to use the airport.
• The closest airport to Milos Island National Airport (MLO) is Paros National Airport (PAS), which is located 42 miles (68 kilometers) ENE of MLO.
• Milos Island National Airport is an airport in Milos, Greece.
• In addition to being known as "Milos Island National Airport", another name for MLO is "Κρατικός Αεροδρόμιο Μήλου".
• Milos Island National Airport (MLO) currently has only 1 runway.
• 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.
• 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.

Facts about Dyess Air Force Base (DYS):

• Dyess AFB was established in 1942 as Abilene Army Air Base.
• The host unit at Dyess is the 7th Bomb Wing of the Air Combat Command, which was activated on 1 October 1993.
• 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.
• 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 96th Bombardment Wing moved to Dyess on 8 September 1957 and for a few years worked alongside the 341st.
• Units stationed at Dyess Air Force Base while the 5/517th was operational included SAC's 819th Strategic Aerospace Division, the 96th BW, and the 578th Strategic Missile Squadron.