Nonstop flight route between Villa Gesell, Buenos Aires, Argentina and Akrotiri, Cyprus:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Villa Gesell Airport (VLG), Villa Gesell, Buenos Aires, Argentina and RAF Akrotiri (AKT), Akrotiri, Cyprus would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,607 miles (or 12,243 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 Villa Gesell 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 Villa Gesell Airport and RAF Akrotiri. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Villa Gesell Airport (VLG):

• The furthest airport from Villa Gesell Airport (VLG) is Weihai Dashuibo Airport (WEH), which is nearly antipodal to Villa Gesell Airport (meaning Villa Gesell Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Weihai Dashuibo Airport), and is located 12,396 miles (19,949 kilometers) away in Weihai, Shandong, China.
• Villa Gesell Airport (VLG) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Villa Gesell Airport's relatively low elevation of 32 feet, planes can take off or land at Villa Gesell 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.
• In addition to being known as "Villa Gesell Airport", another name for VLG is "Aeropuerto de Villa Gesell".
• The closest airport to Villa Gesell Airport (VLG) is Astor Piazzolla International Airport (MDQ), which is located 57 miles (91 kilometers) SSW of VLG.

Facts about RAF Akrotiri (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.
• Akrotiri is also the winter training grounds of the RAF display team, the Red Arrows.
• Up until 1974 RAF Akrotiri had a balanced force of aircraft assigned to it, even including No.
• After the Suez Crisis, the main emphasis of life on the airfield shifted to helping quell the EOKA revolt and training missions.
• In addition to being known as "RAF Akrotiri", another name for AKT is ""Aki"".
• 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.
• The closest airport to RAF Akrotiri (AKT) is Paphos International Airport (PFO), which is located 30 miles (48 kilometers) WNW of AKT.