Nonstop flight route between Khorramabad, Iran and Akrotiri, Cyprus:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Khorramabad Airport (KHD), Khorramabad, Iran and RAF Akrotiri (AKT), Akrotiri, Cyprus would travel a Great Circle distance of 879 miles (or 1,414 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 relatively short distance between Khorramabad Airport and RAF Akrotiri, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KHD / OICK |
Airport Name: | Khorramabad Airport |
Location: | Khorramabad, Iran |
GPS Coordinates: | 33°26'7"N by 48°16'58"E |
Elevation: | 3782 feet (1,153 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from KHD |
More Information: | KHD 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 Khorramabad Airport (KHD):
- The furthest airport from Khorramabad Airport (KHD) is Totegegie Airport (GMR), which is located 11,696 miles (18,823 kilometers) away in Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia.
- The closest airport to Khorramabad Airport (KHD) is Dezful Airport (DEF), which is located 69 miles (112 kilometers) S of KHD.
- Khorramabad Airport (KHD) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about RAF Akrotiri (AKT):
- In addition to being known as "RAF Akrotiri", another name for AKT is ""Aki"".
- Up until 1974 RAF Akrotiri had a balanced force of aircraft assigned to it, even including No.
- Akrotiri was first constructed in the mid-1950s to relieve pressure on the main RAF station on the island, RAF Nicosia.
- The closest airport to RAF Akrotiri (AKT) is Paphos International Airport (PFO), which is located 30 miles (48 kilometers) WNW of AKT.
- Due to the station's relative proximity to the Middle East, it is often used by British allies when needed, such as for casualty reception for Americans after the 1983 Beirut barracks bombing and as a staging post before heading into theatres of combat in the Middle East/Persian Gulf theaters.
- 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 August 2013, six RAF Typhoon Fighters were deployed to Akrotiri to defend the base, following possible military responses to of an alleged Syrian government chemical weapons attack.