Nonstop flight route between Ziro, India and Akrotiri, Cyprus:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Ziro Airport (ZER), Ziro, India and RAF Akrotiri (AKT), Akrotiri, Cyprus would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,579 miles (or 5,760 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 Ziro 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 Ziro 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: | ZER / VEZO |
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Location: | Ziro, India |
GPS Coordinates: | 27°35'17"N by 93°49'41"E |
Operator/Owner: | Airports Authority of India |
Airport Type: | Public / Military |
Elevation: | 5403 feet (1,647 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from ZER |
More Information: | ZER 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 Ziro Airport (ZER):
- The furthest airport from Ziro Airport (ZER) is La Florida Airport (LSC), which is located 11,516 miles (18,534 kilometers) away in La Serena, Chile.
- Ziro Airport (ZER) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Ziro Airport", another name for ZER is "जाइरो हवाई अड्डे".
- Because of Ziro Airport's high elevation of 5,403 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at ZER. Combined with a high temperature, this could make ZER a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The closest airport to Ziro Airport (ZER) is Lilabari Airport (IXI), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) SE of ZER.
Facts about RAF Akrotiri (AKT):
- 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.
- 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 closest airport to RAF Akrotiri (AKT) is Paphos International Airport (PFO), which is located 30 miles (48 kilometers) WNW of AKT.
- In addition to being known as "RAF Akrotiri", another name for AKT is ""Aki"".
- After the Suez Crisis, the main emphasis of life on the airfield shifted to helping quell the EOKA revolt and training missions.