Nonstop flight route between Akrotiri, Cyprus and Carcassonne, France:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between RAF Akrotiri (AKT), Akrotiri, Cyprus and Carcassonne Airport (CCF), Carcassonne, France would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,742 miles (or 2,804 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 Carcassonne Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
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: | CCF / LFMK |
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Location: | Carcassonne, France |
GPS Coordinates: | 43°12'56"N by 2°18'30"E |
Area Served: | Carcassonne, France |
Operator/Owner: | CCI Carcassonne Limoux Castelnaudary |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 434 feet (132 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from CCF |
More Information: | CCF Maps & Info |
Facts about RAF Akrotiri (AKT):
- In addition to being known as "RAF Akrotiri", another name for AKT is ""Aki"".
- 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.
- Up until 1974 RAF Akrotiri had a balanced force of aircraft assigned to it, even including No.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
Facts about Carcassonne Airport (CCF):
- In 2011, the airport served 368,000 passengers.
- The closest airport to Carcassonne Airport (CCF) is Castres - Mazamet Airport (DCM), which is located 23 miles (38 kilometers) N of CCF.
- The furthest airport from Carcassonne Airport (CCF) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Carcassonne Airport (meaning Carcassonne Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,363 miles (19,896 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Because of Carcassonne Airport's relatively low elevation of 434 feet, planes can take off or land at Carcassonne 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.
- In addition to being known as "Carcassonne Airport", another name for CCF is "Aéroport de Carcassonne".
- Carcassonne Airport (CCF) has 2 runways.