Nonstop flight route between Cazombo, Angola and Abilene, Texas, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Cazombo Airport (CAV), Cazombo, Angola and Dyess Air Force Base (DYS), Abilene, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,560 miles (or 13,776 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 Cazombo 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 Cazombo 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: | CAV / FNCZ |
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Location: | Cazombo, Angola |
GPS Coordinates: | 11°53'34"S by 22°54'57"E |
Area Served: | Cazombo |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 3694 feet (1,126 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from CAV |
More Information: | CAV 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 Cazombo Airport (CAV):
- In addition to being known as "Cazombo Airport", another name for CAV is "Cazombo Airport (Cazombo)".
- The closest airport to Cazombo Airport (CAV) is Villa Teixeira de Sousa Airport (UAL), which is located 94 miles (151 kilometers) NNW of CAV.
- Cazombo Airport (CAV) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Cazombo Airport (CAV) is Kona International Airport at Keāhole (KOA), which is located 11,890 miles (19,136 kilometers) away in Kailua / Kona, Hawaii, United States.
Facts about Dyess Air Force Base (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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Dyess AFB was established in 1942 as Abilene Army Air Base.
- The 77th and 69th groups were units that trained reconnaissance personnel who later served overseas.
- On 19 November 1959, the United States Army conducted groundbreaking ceremonies at Dyess AFB for the battalion headquarters of the 5th Missile Battalion, 517th Artillery of the U.S.