Nonstop flight route between Bendigo, Victoria, Australia and Akrotiri, Cyprus:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Bendigo Airport (BXG), Bendigo, Victoria, Australia and RAF Akrotiri (AKT), Akrotiri, Cyprus would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,666 miles (or 13,947 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 Bendigo Airport and RAF Akrotiri, 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 Bendigo Airport and RAF Akrotiri. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BXG / YBDG |
Airport Name: | Bendigo Airport |
Location: | Bendigo, Victoria, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 36°44'21"S by 144°19'46"E |
Operator/Owner: | City of Greater Bendigo |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 705 feet (215 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from BXG |
More Information: | BXG Maps & Info |
Arrival 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 |
Facts about Bendigo Airport (BXG):
- Bendigo Airport (BXG) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Bendigo Airport (BXG) is Flores Airport (FLW), which is nearly antipodal to Bendigo Airport (meaning Bendigo Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Flores Airport), and is located 12,127 miles (19,516 kilometers) away in Flores Island, Azores, Portugal.
- Because of Bendigo Airport's relatively low elevation of 705 feet, planes can take off or land at Bendigo Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
- The closest airport to Bendigo Airport (BXG) is Echuca Airport (ECH), which is located 47 miles (75 kilometers) NNE of BXG.
Facts about RAF Akrotiri (AKT):
- The closest airport to RAF Akrotiri (AKT) is Paphos International Airport (PFO), which is located 30 miles (48 kilometers) WNW of AKT.
- In addition to being known as "RAF Akrotiri", another name for AKT is ""Aki"".
- In September 1976 the US U-2 operations were turned over to the 9th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing, but the U-2 operation at RAF Akrotiri continued to be called Operating Location OH until September 1980.
- 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.
- Akrotiri is also the winter training grounds of the RAF display team, the Red Arrows.
- Akrotiri was first constructed in the mid-1950s to relieve pressure on the main RAF station on the island, RAF Nicosia.
- In July 2006 RAF Akrotiri played a major role as a transit point for personnel evacuations out of Lebanon during the 2006 Israel-Lebanon conflict.
- Up until 1974 RAF Akrotiri had a balanced force of aircraft assigned to it, even including No.