Nonstop flight route between Tagbilaran City, Bohol, Philippines and Abilene, Texas, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Tagbilaran Airport (TAG), Tagbilaran City, Bohol, Philippines and Dyess Air Force Base (DYS), Abilene, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,344 miles (or 13,429 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 Tagbilaran 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 Tagbilaran 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: | TAG / RPVT |
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| Location: | Tagbilaran City, Bohol, Philippines |
| GPS Coordinates: | 9°39'50"N by 123°51'11"E |
| Area Served: | Tagbilaran City |
| Operator/Owner: | Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 38 feet (12 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from TAG |
| More Information: | TAG 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 Tagbilaran Airport (TAG):
- The furthest airport from Tagbilaran Airport (TAG) is Piloto Osvaldo Marques Dias Airport (AFL), which is nearly antipodal to Tagbilaran Airport (meaning Tagbilaran Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Piloto Osvaldo Marques Dias Airport), and is located 12,423 miles (19,992 kilometers) away in Alta Floresta, Brazil.
- Tagbilaran Airport (TAG) currently has only 1 runway.
- Tagbilaran Airport handled 573,299 passengers last year.
- Because of Tagbilaran Airport's relatively low elevation of 38 feet, planes can take off or land at Tagbilaran 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 "Tagbilaran Airport", another name for TAG is "Paliparan ng Tagbilaran Tugpahanan sa Tagbilaran".
- The closest airport to Tagbilaran Airport (TAG) is Sibulan Airport (DGT), which is located 44 miles (71 kilometers) WSW of TAG.
Facts about Dyess Air Force Base (DYS):
- The 317th Airlift Group, an Air Mobility Command tenant unit, performs Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules airlift missions with 28 aircraft assigned.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Shortly after the Korean War broke out, the city of Abilene called for the need of a military installation.
- 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".
