Nonstop flight route between Natashquan, Quebec, Canada and Akrotiri, Cyprus:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Natashquan Airport (YNA), Natashquan, Quebec, Canada and RAF Akrotiri (AKT), Akrotiri, Cyprus would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,623 miles (or 7,440 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 Natashquan 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 Natashquan 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: | YNA / CYNA |
Airport Name: | Natashquan Airport |
Location: | Natashquan, Quebec, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 50°11'23"N by 61°47'20"W |
Operator/Owner: | Municipalité du Canton de Natashquan |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 39 feet (12 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from YNA |
More Information: | YNA 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 Natashquan Airport (YNA):
- The closest airport to Natashquan Airport (YNA) is Kégashka Airport (ZKG), which is located 23 miles (37 kilometers) E of YNA.
- Natashquan Airport (YNA) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Natashquan Airport's relatively low elevation of 39 feet, planes can take off or land at Natashquan 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 furthest airport from Natashquan Airport (YNA) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 11,383 miles (18,319 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.
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.
- The station commander is double-hatted and is also the officer commanding the Akrotiri or Western Sovereign Base Area, reporting to the commander of British Forces Cyprus who is also the Administrator.
- In March 2011, the station was used as a staging base for support aircraft involved in Operation Ellamy.
- Even this massive influx from Egypt was not the end.
- In the mid-1980s, the US launched retaliatory attacks against Libya after the country's leader, Muammar al-Gaddafi, was implicated in terrorist attacks against US military bases.
- 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 July 2006 RAF Akrotiri played a major role as a transit point for personnel evacuations out of Lebanon during the 2006 Israel-Lebanon conflict.
- In addition to being known as "RAF Akrotiri", another name for AKT is ""Aki"".