Dyess Air Force Base

IATA DYSICAO KDYSMedium airport

Dyess Air Force Base is a medium airport near Abilene in Texas, United States. It is listed as IATA DYS and ICAO KDYS. The airport is located at 32.4208° / -99.8546° at an elevation of 545 m (1,789 ft). There are 3 runways, the longest measuring 4,115 m. The nearest airport is Flying B Ranch Airstrip, 7.5 km (5 mi) away. No scheduled service is recorded for this airfield.

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Data

Data
IATA code	`DYS`
ICAO code	`KDYS`
Local code	`DYS`
Identifier	`KDYS`
Type	Medium airport
City	Abilene
Region	Texas
Country	United States
Coordinates	32.42080, -99.85460
Coordinates (deg/min/sec)	32° 25′ 14.88″ N 99° 51′ 16.56″ W
Elevation	545 m (1,789 ft)
Scheduled service	no

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