Nonstop flight route between Akrotiri, Cyprus and The Valley, Anguilla:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between RAF Akrotiri (AKT), Akrotiri, Cyprus and Clayton J. Lloyd International Airport (AXA), The Valley, Anguilla would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,842 miles (or 9,401 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 RAF Akrotiri and Clayton J. Lloyd International Airport, 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 RAF Akrotiri and Clayton J. Lloyd International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure 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 |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | AXA / TQPF |
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| Location: | The Valley, Anguilla |
| GPS Coordinates: | 18°12'16"N by 63°3'17"W |
| Area Served: | The Valley (capital) |
| Operator/Owner: | Government |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 127 feet (39 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from AXA |
| More Information: | AXA Maps & Info |
Facts about RAF Akrotiri (AKT):
- 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"".
- The closest airport to RAF Akrotiri (AKT) is Paphos International Airport (PFO), which is located 30 miles (48 kilometers) WNW of AKT.
- A sizeable over-the-horizon radar antenna was erected within the base raising concern for the effect on local wildlife and on the health of people living in nearby Limassol.
- 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.
- 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.
Facts about Clayton J. Lloyd International Airport (AXA):
- In addition to being known as "Clayton J. Lloyd International Airport", another name for AXA is "Wallblake Airport".
- Because of Clayton J. Lloyd International Airport's relatively low elevation of 127 feet, planes can take off or land at Clayton J. Lloyd International 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 Clayton J. Lloyd International Airport (AXA) is Karratha Airport (KTA), which is nearly antipodal to Clayton J. Lloyd International Airport (meaning Clayton J. Lloyd International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Karratha Airport), and is located 12,263 miles (19,736 kilometers) away in Karratha / Dampier, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Clayton J. Lloyd International Airport (AXA) is L'Espérance Airport Grand Case Airport (CCE), which is located only 7 miles (12 kilometers) S of AXA.
- Clayton J. Lloyd International Airport (AXA) currently has only 1 runway.
