Nonstop flight route between Vernon, British Columbia, Canada and Abilene, Texas, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Vernon Regional Airport (YVE), Vernon, British Columbia, Canada and Dyess Air Force Base (DYS), Abilene, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,583 miles (or 2,548 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 relatively short distance between Vernon Regional Airport and Dyess Air Force Base, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | YVE / CYVK | 
| Airport Name: | Vernon Regional Airport | 
| Location: | Vernon, British Columbia, Canada | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 50°14'45"N by 119°19'50"W | 
| Operator/Owner: | City of Vernon | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 1141 feet (348 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from YVE | 
| More Information: | YVE 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 Vernon Regional Airport (YVE):
- The closest airport to Vernon Regional Airport (YVE) is Kelowna International Airport (YLW), which is located 20 miles (32 kilometers) S of YVE.
 - Vernon Regional Airport (YVE) currently has only 1 runway.
 - The furthest airport from Vernon Regional Airport (YVE) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,547 miles (16,974 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
 
Facts about Dyess Air Force Base (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".
 - 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 named after Lt Col William Edwin Dyess, a native of Albany, Texas, who was captured by the Japanese on Bataan in April 1942.
 - With the end of the war, the base was declared inactive on 31 January 1946.
 - 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.
 - Since 1961, various models of C-130 Hercules aircraft have been stationed at Dyess AFB.
 
