Nonstop flight route between Akrotiri, Cyprus and Corrientes, Corrientes, Argentina:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between RAF Akrotiri (AKT), Akrotiri, Cyprus and Doctor Fernando Piragine Niveyro International Airport (CNQ), Corrientes, Corrientes, Argentina would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,358 miles (or 11,842 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 Doctor Fernando Piragine Niveyro 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 Doctor Fernando Piragine Niveyro 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: | CNQ / SARC |
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Location: | Corrientes, Corrientes, Argentina |
GPS Coordinates: | 27°26'57"S by 58°45'30"W |
Area Served: | Corrientes, Corrientes Province, Argentina |
Operator/Owner: | Government |
Airport Type: | Public and Military |
Elevation: | 203 feet (62 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from CNQ |
More Information: | CNQ Maps & Info |
Facts about RAF Akrotiri (AKT):
- In September 1976 the US U-2 operations were turned over to the 9th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing, but the U-2 operation at RAF Akrotiri continued to be called Operating Location OH until September 1980.
- In addition to being known as "RAF Akrotiri", another name for AKT is ""Aki"".
- 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.
- The station hosted the main hospital for British Forces Cyprus, The Princess Mary's Hospital, located on Cape Zevgari.
- 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.
- The U-2s of the 9th Reconnaissance Wing were used in Operation Cedar Sweep to fly surveillance over Lebanon, relaying information about Hezbollah militants to Lebanese authorities, and in Operation Highland Warrior to fly surveillance over Turkey and northern Iraq to relay information to Turkish authorities.
- 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.
- The closest airport to RAF Akrotiri (AKT) is Paphos International Airport (PFO), which is located 30 miles (48 kilometers) WNW of AKT.
Facts about Doctor Fernando Piragine Niveyro International Airport (CNQ):
- Between April and July 2014, Corrientes Airport will be closed because of works at Runway 02/20.
- Because of Doctor Fernando Piragine Niveyro International Airport's relatively low elevation of 203 feet, planes can take off or land at Doctor Fernando Piragine Niveyro 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.
- Doctor Fernando Piragine Niveyro International Airport (CNQ) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Doctor Fernando Piragine Niveyro International Airport (CNQ) is Wenzhou Longwan International Airport (WNZ), which is nearly antipodal to Doctor Fernando Piragine Niveyro International Airport (meaning Doctor Fernando Piragine Niveyro International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Wenzhou Longwan International Airport), and is located 12,397 miles (19,951 kilometers) away in Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China.
- In addition to being known as "Doctor Fernando Piragine Niveyro International Airport", another name for CNQ is "Aeropuerto Internacional de Corrientes – Doctor Fernando Piragine Niveyro".
- The closest airport to Doctor Fernando Piragine Niveyro International Airport (CNQ) is Resistencia International Airport (RES), which is located only 18 miles (29 kilometers) W of CNQ.