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DYS to CNW: distance & flight time
Abilene (Dyess Air Force Base) → Waco (TSTC Waco Airport)
172 mi
276 km · 149 nm
55m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
172 miles nonstop takes roughly 55m 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
- CNW — TSTC Waco 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 CNW
- ACT · Waco Regional Airport9 mi away
- TPL · Draughon Miller Central Texas Regional Airport39 mi away
- DFW · Dallas Fort Worth International Airport87 mi away
- HLR · Hood Army Air Field51 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DYS from CNW?
The flight distance from Abilene (DYS) to Waco (CNW) is 172 miles (276 km, 149 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DYS to CNW?
A nonstop flight takes about 55m 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 CNW?
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