Nonstop flight route between Akrotiri, Cyprus and Bakouma, Central African Republic:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between RAF Akrotiri (AKT), Akrotiri, Cyprus and Bakouma Airport (BMF), Bakouma, Central African Republic would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,100 miles (or 3,380 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 relatively short distance between RAF Akrotiri and Bakouma Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | AKT / LCRA | 
| Airport Names: | 
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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: | BMF / FEGM | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Bakouma, Central African Republic | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 5°41'38"N by 22°48'1"E | 
| Area Served: | Bakouma | 
| Operator/Owner: | Government | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 1640 feet (500 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from BMF | 
| More Information: | BMF Maps & Info | 
Facts about RAF Akrotiri (AKT):
- 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 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 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.
- 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 August 1970 a detachment of "G" of the Central Intelligence Agency arrived at the airfield with U-2 aircraft to monitor the Egypt/Israel Suez Canal fighting and cease fire.
- In March 2011, the station was used as a staging base for support aircraft involved in Operation Ellamy.
Facts about Bakouma Airport (BMF):
- The furthest airport from Bakouma Airport (BMF) is Manihiki Island Airport (MHX), which is nearly antipodal to Bakouma Airport (meaning Bakouma Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Manihiki Island Airport), and is located 12,022 miles (19,347 kilometers) away in Manihiki Island, Cook Islands.
- In addition to being known as "Bakouma Airport", another name for BMF is "Bakouma Airport (Bakouma)".
- The closest airport to Bakouma Airport (BMF) is Bangassou Airport (BGU), which is located 63 miles (101 kilometers) S of BMF.
- Bakouma Airport (BMF) currently has only 1 runway.




