Nonstop flight route between Akrotiri, Cyprus and Daporijo, Arunachal Pradesh, India:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between RAF Akrotiri (AKT), Akrotiri, Cyprus and Daporijo Airport (DEP), Daporijo, Arunachal Pradesh, India would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,590 miles (or 5,777 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 Daporijo 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 Daporijo Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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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.
• The closest airport to RAF Akrotiri (AKT) is Paphos International Airport (PFO), which is located 30 miles (48 kilometers) WNW of AKT.
• Akrotiri is also the winter training grounds of the RAF display team, the Red Arrows.
• 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"".
• Even this massive influx from Egypt was not the end.
• Up until 1974 RAF Akrotiri had a balanced force of aircraft assigned to it, even including No.
• 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.

Facts about Daporijo Airport (DEP):

• Because of Daporijo Airport's relatively low elevation of 750 feet, planes can take off or land at Daporijo 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.
• Daporijo Airport (DEP) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Daporijo Airport (DEP) is Ziro Airport (ZER), which is located 36 miles (58 kilometers) SW of DEP.
• The furthest airport from Daporijo Airport (DEP) is La Florida Airport (LSC), which is located 11,546 miles (18,581 kilometers) away in La Serena, Chile.
• In addition to being known as "Daporijo Airport", another name for DEP is "डपॉरिजी हवाई अड्डे".