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DYS to ACT: distance & flight time
Abilene (Dyess Air Force Base) → Waco (Waco Regional Airport)
164 mi
263 km · 142 nm
54m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
164 miles nonstop takes roughly 54m gate to gate, flying east. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- DYS — Dyess Air Force Base · Abilene, United States
- ACT — Waco Regional Airport · Waco, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near DYS
- ABI · Abilene Regional Airport10 mi away
- BKD · Stephens County Airport60 mi away
- SJT · San Angelo Regional Mathis Field83 mi away
- BBD · Curtis Field91 mi away
Near ACT
- CNW · TSTC Waco Airport9 mi away
- TPL · Draughon Miller Central Texas Regional Airport33 mi away
- HLR · Hood Army Air Field43 mi away
- DFW · Dallas Fort Worth International Airport90 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DYS from ACT?
The flight distance from Abilene (DYS) to Waco (ACT) is 164 miles (263 km, 142 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DYS to ACT?
A nonstop flight takes about 54m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
What is the cheapest way to fly from DYS to ACT?
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