KDYS · Dyess Air Force Base

ABILENE, TEXAS · MEDIUM AIRPORT

1,789

Elevation ft

Runways

13,500

Longest ft · 16/34

32.42N

99.85W

Dyess Air Force Base serves Abilene, Texas at 1,789 ft elevation with its longest runway, 16/34, at 13,500 by 300 ft. The figures below are computed from FAA NASR runway data (via OurAirports) and the same rules of thumb JetDesk uses on the airport page in the app; the POH and current NOTAMs are the authority.

Military airfield. This is a military airfield in the FAA file. It is listed here for reference and for emergency planning. Civil use needs prior permission, there is no FBO, and no Jet A you can buy. Do not plan it as a fuel stop or a routine alternate.

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01Runways

Runway	Length × width	Surface	Lighting
16/34	13,500 × 300 ft	asphalt (PEM)	lit
161/341	3,500 × 60 ft	graded earth	unlit
162/342	3,500 × 60 ft	asphalt	unlit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 1,789 ft is about 11°C. Every 1,000 ft of density altitude adds roughly 8 percent to a turboprop's takeoff distance and 5 percent to its landing distance. The table uses Piper Meridian book numbers (2,438 ft takeoff and 2,110 ft landing over a 50 ft obstacle at sea level, ISA, max weight) as a reference airplane; heavier turboprops and light jets scale the same way from their own POH figures.

Conditions	Density altitude	Takeoff est.	Landing est.	Landing × 1.5
Standard day (ISA, 11°C)	1,789 ft	2,787 ft	2,299 ft	3,448 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	2,989 ft	3,021 ft	2,425 ft	3,638 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	4,189 ft	3,255 ft	2,552 ft	3,828 ft
35°C afternoon	4,618 ft	3,339 ft	2,597 ft	3,896 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (16/34, 13,500 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,896 ft needed). The percentages are a generic rule of thumb applied to one reference airplane, not certified performance data for any specific aircraft, and the runway size categories describe the runway, not your airplane's suitability. Verify with the approved flight manual before every flight.

03Nearby fields with 5,000 ft or more

Listed for reference only: KDYS is not a field to divert to or buy fuel at.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KABI Abilene Regional Airport	9 nm E	7,208 ft
KSWW Avenger Field	31 nm W	5,840 ft
T23 Albany Municipal Airport	35 nm NE	5,000 ft
KBKD Stephens County Airport	52 nm E	5,002 ft
KETN Eastland Municipal Airport	53 nm E	5,000 ft

04Fuel and services at KDYS

There is no public FBO fuel to log at KDYS. JetDesk collects Jet A prices that pilots actually paid, at civil fields, and its route finder leaves military and private-use fields out of every ranking. Read what a fuel stop actually saves.

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