Nonstop flight route between Milan, Italy and Akrotiri, Cyprus:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Milan Linate Airport (LIN), Milan, Italy and RAF Akrotiri (AKT), Akrotiri, Cyprus would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,454 miles (or 2,339 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 Milan Linate 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: | LIN / LIML |
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Location: | Milan, Italy |
GPS Coordinates: | 45°26'57"N by 9°16'41"E |
Area Served: | Milan, Italy |
Operator/Owner: | SEA – Aeroporti di Milano |
Airport Type: | Public |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from LIN |
More Information: | LIN 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 Milan Linate Airport (LIN):
- Linate was completely rebuilt in the 1950s and again in the 1980s.
- In addition to being known as "Milan Linate Airport", another name for LIN is "Aeroporto di Milano-Linate".
- The closest airport to Milan Linate Airport (LIN) is Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY), which is located 25 miles (41 kilometers) NE of LIN.
- Milan Linate Airport (LIN) has 2 runways.
- Milan Linate Airport handled 9,229,890 passengers last year.
- The furthest airport from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Milan Linate Airport (meaning Milan Linate Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,133 miles (19,526 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Its name comes from the small village where it is located in the town of Peschiera Borromeo.
Facts about RAF Akrotiri (AKT):
- Even this massive influx from Egypt was not the end.
- Akrotiri has played a crucial role during Britain's recent operations in the Middle East.
- 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.
- A constant problem of airfields located outside the territory of the country whose forces are based there is that of overflight rights.
- The closest airport to RAF Akrotiri (AKT) is Paphos International Airport (PFO), which is located 30 miles (48 kilometers) WNW of AKT.
- The U-2s of the 9th Reconnaissance Wing were used in Operation Cedar Sweep to fly surveillance over Lebanon, relaying information about Hezbollah militants to Lebanese authorities, and in Operation Highland Warrior to fly surveillance over Turkey and northern Iraq to relay information to Turkish authorities.
- In August 1970 a detachment of "G" of the Central Intelligence Agency arrived at the airfield with U-2 aircraft to monitor the Egypt/Israel Suez Canal fighting and cease fire.
- The attack on Egypt was a military success, despite interference in the plan which reduced its effectiveness.
- In addition to being known as "RAF Akrotiri", another name for AKT is ""Aki"".
- 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.