Nonstop flight route between Akrotiri, Cyprus and Constanza, Dominican Republic:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between RAF Akrotiri (AKT), Akrotiri, Cyprus and Constanza Airport (COZ), Constanza, Dominican Republic would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,221 miles (or 10,011 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 Constanza 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 Constanza 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: | COZ / MDCZ |
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Location: | Constanza, Dominican Republic |
GPS Coordinates: | 18°54'26"N by 70°43'10"W |
Operator/Owner: | Government |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 3931 feet (1,198 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from COZ |
More Information: | COZ Maps & Info |
Facts about RAF Akrotiri (AKT):
- A constant problem of airfields located outside the territory of the country whose forces are based there is that of overflight rights.
- In the mid-1980s, the US launched retaliatory attacks against Libya after the country's leader, Muammar al-Gaddafi, was implicated in terrorist attacks against US military bases.
- 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.
- In August 2013, six RAF Typhoon Fighters were deployed to Akrotiri to defend the base, following possible military responses to of an alleged Syrian government chemical weapons attack.
- The closest airport to RAF Akrotiri (AKT) is Paphos International Airport (PFO), which is located 30 miles (48 kilometers) WNW of AKT.
- In addition to being known as "RAF Akrotiri", another name for AKT is ""Aki"".
- 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.
- 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 Constanza Airport (COZ):
- The closest airport to Constanza Airport (COZ) is Cibao International Airport (STI), which is located 35 miles (57 kilometers) NNE of COZ.
- The furthest airport from Constanza Airport (COZ) is RAAF Learmonth (LEA), which is nearly antipodal to Constanza Airport (meaning Constanza Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from RAAF Learmonth), and is located 12,050 miles (19,393 kilometers) away in Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia.
- In addition to being known as "Constanza Airport", another name for COZ is "Expedición 14 de Junio Airport".
- Constanza Airport (COZ) currently has only 1 runway.