Nonstop flight route between Tom Price, Western Australia, Australia and Abilene, Texas, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Tom Price Airport (TPR), Tom Price, Western Australia, Australia and Dyess Air Force Base (DYS), Abilene, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,046 miles (or 16,167 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 Tom Price 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 Tom Price 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: | TPR / |
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Location: | Tom Price, Western Australia, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 22°44'45"S by 117°52'8"E |
Operator/Owner: | Pilbara Iron |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 2300 feet (701 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from TPR |
More Information: | TPR 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 Tom Price Airport (TPR):
- In addition to being known as "Tom Price Airport", another name for TPR is "YTMP".
- Tom Price Airport (TPR) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Tom Price Airport (TPR) is Clayton J. Lloyd International Airport (AXA), which is nearly antipodal to Tom Price Airport (meaning Tom Price Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Clayton J. Lloyd International Airport), and is located 12,117 miles (19,501 kilometers) away in The Valley, Anguilla.
- However, on 16 January 2009, suffering the effects of lower demand and ore prices as a result of the global financial crisis, these plans were scrapped as Rio's capital expenditure program was cut.
- The closest airport to Tom Price Airport (TPR) is Paraburdoo Airport (PBO), which is located 30 miles (49 kilometers) SSW of TPR.
Facts about Dyess Air Force Base (DYS):
- The 77th and 69th groups were units that trained reconnaissance personnel who later served overseas.
- In addition to being known as "Dyess Air Force Base", another name for DYS is "Dyess AFB".
- Dyess AFB is also home to several tenant units, including Air Force Office of Special Investigations Detachment 222.
- On 25 March 1944, Republic P-47 Thunderbolt training for flight cadets was taken over by the 261st Army Air Force Base Unit.
- The 317th Airlift Group, an Air Mobility Command tenant unit, performs Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules airlift missions with 28 aircraft assigned.
- 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.
- Since 1961, various models of C-130 Hercules aircraft have been stationed at 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 96th Bombardment Wing moved to Dyess on 8 September 1957 and for a few years worked alongside the 341st.