Nonstop flight route between Savé, Benin and Abilene, Texas, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Savé Airport (SVF), Savé, Benin and Dyess Air Force Base (DYS), Abilene, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,629 miles (or 10,668 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 Savé 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 Savé 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: | SVF / DBBS |
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Location: | Savé, Benin |
GPS Coordinates: | 8°1'5"N by 2°27'52"E |
Area Served: | Savé |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 656 feet (200 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from SVF |
More Information: | SVF 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 Savé Airport (SVF):
- The closest airport to Savé Airport (SVF) is Parakou Airport (PKO), which is located 93 miles (150 kilometers) N of SVF.
- In addition to being known as "Savé Airport", another name for SVF is "Savé Airport (Savé)".
- Savé Airport (SVF) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Savé Airport's relatively low elevation of 656 feet, planes can take off or land at Savé 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.
- The furthest airport from Savé Airport (SVF) is Funafuti International Airport (FUN), which is nearly antipodal to Savé Airport (meaning Savé Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Funafuti International Airport), and is located 12,211 miles (19,651 kilometers) away in Funafuti, Tuvalu.
Facts about Dyess Air Force Base (DYS):
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Dyess Air Force Base", another name for DYS is "Dyess AFB".
- 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.
- 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 base is located in the southwest corner of Abilene, TX and is about 200 miles west of Dallas.
- On 1 December 1956, the name of the base was changed to "Dyess Air Force Base" in honor of the late Lt Col William E.