Nonstop flight route between Akrotiri, Cyprus and Lianyungang, Jiangsu, China:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between RAF Akrotiri (AKT), Akrotiri, Cyprus and Lianyungang Baitabu Airport (LYG), Lianyungang, Jiangsu, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,715 miles (or 7,588 kilometers).
A Great Circle is the shortest distance between 2 points on a sphere. Because most world maps are flat (but the Earth is round), the route of the shortest distance between 2 points on the Earth will often appear curved when viewed on a flat map, especially for long distances. If you were to simply draw a straight line on a flat map and measure a very long distance, it would likely be much further than if you were to lay a string between those two points on a globe. Because of the large distance between RAF Akrotiri and Lianyungang Baitabu Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
Try it at home! Get a globe and tightly lay a string between RAF Akrotiri and Lianyungang Baitabu Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | AKT / LCRA |
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Location: | Akrotiri, Cyprus |
GPS Coordinates: | 34°35'26"N by 32°59'16"E |
Operator/Owner: | Ministry of Defence |
View all routes: | Routes from AKT |
More Information: | AKT Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LYG / ZSLG |
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Location: | Lianyungang, Jiangsu, China |
GPS Coordinates: | 34°34'18"N by 118°52'24"E |
Airport Type: | Public |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from LYG |
More Information: | LYG Maps & Info |
Facts about RAF Akrotiri (AKT):
- The furthest airport from RAF Akrotiri (AKT) is Rurutu Airport (RUR), which is located 11,556 miles (18,598 kilometers) away in Rurutu, French Polynesia.
- In addition to being known as "RAF Akrotiri", another name for AKT is ""Aki"".
- The closest airport to RAF Akrotiri (AKT) is Paphos International Airport (PFO), which is located 30 miles (48 kilometers) WNW of AKT.
- The attack on Egypt was a military success, despite interference in the plan which reduced its effectiveness.
- Akrotiri was first constructed in the mid-1950s to relieve pressure on the main RAF station on the island, RAF Nicosia.
- A constant problem of airfields located outside the territory of the country whose forces are based there is that of overflight rights.
- Akrotiri is also the winter training grounds of the RAF display team, the Red Arrows.
Facts about Lianyungang Baitabu Airport (LYG):
- Lianyungang Baitabu Airport (LYG) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Lianyungang Baitabu Airport", other names for LYG include "连云港白塔埠机场" and "Liányúngǎng Báitǎbù Jīchǎng".
- The furthest airport from Lianyungang Baitabu Airport (LYG) is Junín Airport (JNI), which is nearly antipodal to Lianyungang Baitabu Airport (meaning Lianyungang Baitabu Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Junín Airport), and is located 12,426 miles (19,997 kilometers) away in Junín, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
- The closest airport to Lianyungang Baitabu Airport (LYG) is Linyi Shubuling Airport (LYI), which is located 42 miles (68 kilometers) NW of LYG.