Dyess Air Force Base

Dyess Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base located about 7 miles southwest of downtown , and 150 miles west of .
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  • Type: Airbase
  • Description: US Air Force base near Abilene, Texas, United States
  • Also known as: Dyess AFB

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tye and Wylie.

Village
is a city in , , United States. Its population was 1,176 at the 2020 census. It is part of the metropolitan statistical area. is situated 2½ miles north of Dyess Air Force Base.

Hamlet
is an unincorporated community in , , United States. The once predominantly rural area has developed into a thriving suburban bedroom community as the city of expanded in the latter half of the 20th century. is situated 6 miles southeast of Dyess Air Force Base.

Dyess Air Force Base

Latitude
32.42013° or 32° 25′ 13″ north
Longitude
-99.85731° or 99° 51′ 26″ west
Elevation
1,781 feet (543 metres)
IATA airport code
DYS
ICAO airport code
KDYS
Open location code
8642C4CV+33
Geo­Names ID
4687483
Wiki­data ID
Q1268666
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Ukrainian—“Dyess Air Force Base” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: Dyess Air Force Base
  • Chinese: Dyess空军基地
  • Chinese: Dyess空軍基地
  • Czech: Dyess Air Force Base
  • Czech: Dyessova letecká základna
  • Czech: Letecká základna Dyess
  • Dutch: Dyess Air Force Base
  • French: base aérienne de Dyess
  • French: Dyess Air Force Base
  • French: DYS
  • German: Dyess AFB
  • German: Dyess Air Force Base
  • German: KDYS
  • Italian: Dyess Air Force Base
  • Japanese: ダイエス・リニア航空公園
  • Japanese: ダイエス空軍基地
  • Korean: 다이스 공군기지
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Dyess Air Force Base
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Dyess flystasjon
  • Norwegian: Dyess Air Force Base
  • Persian: پایگاه نیروی هوایی دیس
  • Russian: Дайс
  • Tajik: Пойгоҳи Нерӯе ҳаво дис
  • Tajik: Пойгоҳи Нерӯи Ҳавоии Дайс
  • Ukrainian: Дайс (авіабаза)
  • Ukrainian: Дайс

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