KDYS · DYS
Dyess Air Force Base
Dyess Air Force Base (KDYS / DYS) is a general-aviation airfield serving Abilene, Texas. The field lies at 1,789 ft (545 m) above sea level and has three parallel runways, the longest 13,500 ft (4,115 m), asphalt and lit. Its nearest neighbour is Flying B Ranch Airstrip (35TX), 4 nm NNE.
Alārium shows aircraft arriving at and departing from DYS in real time and in three dimensions, with current weather from the field’s own METAR, the runway the wind favours, and the movements observed there.
Location
- Elevation
- 1,789 ft (545 m)
- Coordinates
- 32.4208, -99.8546
- Serving
- Abilene
- Region
- Texas
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
Runways3 · longest 13,500 ft
Orientation and relative length from the designator: runway 16 points 160° magnetic. No published thresholds here, so strips sit about the field centre. Not a chart to navigate by.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lighting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16/34 | 13,500 ft4,115 m | 300 ft | Asphalt | Lit |
| 161/341 | 3,500 ft1,067 m | 60 ft | Grass | — |
| 162/342 | 3,500 ft1,067 m | 60 ft | Asphalt | — |
Nearby airfields
- Nearest paved 3,000 ft
- ABIAbilene Regional Airport · 9 nm E
- Airfields within 25 nm
- 9
Field data: OurAirports, public domain. Positions: ADS-B, which does not carry every aircraft.