Nonstop flight route between Nzagi (Andrada), Angola and Abilene, Texas, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Nzagi Airport (NZA), Nzagi (Andrada), Angola and Dyess Air Force Base (DYS), Abilene, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,316 miles (or 13,384 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 Nzagi 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 Nzagi 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: | NZA / FNZG |
| Airport Name: | Nzagi Airport |
| Location: | Nzagi (Andrada), Angola |
| GPS Coordinates: | 7°42'59"S by 21°21'28"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Government |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 2431 feet (741 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from NZA |
| More Information: | NZA 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 Nzagi Airport (NZA):
- Nzagi Airport (NZA) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Nzagi Airport (NZA) is Cassidy International Airport (CXI), which is nearly antipodal to Nzagi Airport (meaning Nzagi Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cassidy International Airport), and is located 12,031 miles (19,362 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Kiribati.
- The closest airport to Nzagi Airport (NZA) is Dundo Airport (DUE), which is located 43 miles (69 kilometers) WNW of NZA.
Facts about Dyess Air Force Base (DYS):
- 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.
- In June 1985, the 96th received its first B-1B Lancer replacing the B-52 Stratofortress and in October 1986, assumed nuclear alert status.
- With the end of the war, the base was declared inactive on 31 January 1946.
- The 317th Airlift Group, an Air Mobility Command tenant unit, performs Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules airlift missions with 28 aircraft assigned.
- 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 96th Bombardment Wing moved to Dyess on 8 September 1957 and for a few years worked alongside the 341st.
