Nonstop flight route between Akrotiri, Cyprus and Cangamba, Angola:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between RAF Akrotiri (AKT), Akrotiri, Cyprus and Cangamba Airport (CNZ), Cangamba, Angola would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,447 miles (or 5,547 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 Cangamba 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 Cangamba 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: | CNZ / |
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Location: | Cangamba, Angola |
GPS Coordinates: | 13°42'33"S by 19°51'37"E |
Area Served: | Cangamba |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 3894 feet (1,187 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from CNZ |
More Information: | CNZ 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 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.
- 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.
- A constant problem of airfields located outside the territory of the country whose forces are based there is that of overflight rights.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "RAF Akrotiri", another name for AKT is ""Aki"".
- 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.
Facts about Cangamba Airport (CNZ):
- Cangamba Airport (CNZ) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Cangamba Airport", another name for CNZ is "Cangamba Airport (Cangamba)".
- The closest airport to Cangamba Airport (CNZ) is Cuito Cuanavale Airport (CTI), which is located 111 miles (178 kilometers) SSW of CNZ.
- The furthest airport from Cangamba Airport (CNZ) is Kona International Airport at Keāhole (KOA), which is located 11,940 miles (19,215 kilometers) away in Kailua / Kona, Hawaii, United States.