Nonstop flight route between Mahendranagar, Mahakali, Nepal and Akrotiri, Cyprus:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Mahendranagar Airport (XMG), Mahendranagar, Mahakali, Nepal and RAF Akrotiri (AKT), Akrotiri, Cyprus would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,772 miles (or 4,462 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 Mahendranagar 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 Mahendranagar 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: | XMG / VNMN |
Airport Name: | Mahendranagar Airport |
Location: | Mahendranagar, Mahakali, Nepal |
GPS Coordinates: | 28°57'47"N by 80°8'53"E |
Area Served: | Mahendranagar, Mahakali, Nepal |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 650 feet (198 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from XMG |
More Information: | XMG 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 Mahendranagar Airport (XMG):
- The furthest airport from Mahendranagar Airport (XMG) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,840 miles (19,055 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- The closest airport to Mahendranagar Airport (XMG) is Sanphebagar Airport (FEB), which is located 67 miles (108 kilometers) ENE of XMG.
- Because of Mahendranagar Airport's relatively low elevation of 650 feet, planes can take off or land at Mahendranagar 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.
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.
- 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 station hosted the main hospital for British Forces Cyprus, The Princess Mary's Hospital, located on Cape Zevgari.
- 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.
- Akrotiri, along with Nicosia, assumed a very important status, as virtually the sole means for projecting British airpower into the eastern Mediterranean, outside of aircraft carriers.
- Even this massive influx from Egypt was not the end.