Nonstop flight route between Chapecó, Brazil and Abilene, Texas, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Serafin Enoss Bertaso Airport (XAP), Chapecó, Brazil and Dyess Air Force Base (DYS), Abilene, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,153 miles (or 8,292 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 Serafin Enoss Bertaso 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 Serafin Enoss Bertaso 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 Serafin Enoss Bertaso Airport (XAP):

• In addition to being known as "Serafin Enoss Bertaso Airport", another name for XAP is "Aeroporto Serafin Enoss Bertaso".
• The closest airport to Serafin Enoss Bertaso Airport (XAP) is Olavo Cecco Rigon Airport (CCI), which is located 38 miles (61 kilometers) E of XAP.
• The furthest airport from Serafin Enoss Bertaso Airport (XAP) is Aguni Airport (AGJ), which is nearly antipodal to Serafin Enoss Bertaso Airport (meaning Serafin Enoss Bertaso Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Aguni Airport), and is located 12,399 miles (19,954 kilometers) away in Aguni, Japan.
• The terminal was inaugurated on 18 March 1978.
• Serafin Enoss Bertaso Airport (XAP) currently has only 1 runway.

Facts about Dyess Air Force Base (DYS):

• 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.
• In 1942, the United States Army Air Forces built Tye Army Air Field, as it was popularly known, on the site of what is now known as Dyess AFB.
• In addition to being known as "Dyess Air Force Base", another name for DYS is "Dyess AFB".
• The host unit at Dyess is the 7th Bomb Wing of the Air Combat Command, which was activated on 1 October 1993.
• 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 77th and 69th groups were units that trained reconnaissance personnel who later served overseas.
• 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.