Nonstop flight route between Akrotiri, Cyprus and In Amenas, Algeria:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between RAF Akrotiri (AKT), Akrotiri, Cyprus and In Amenas Airport (IAM), In Amenas, Algeria would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,446 miles (or 2,327 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 In Amenas 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: | IAM / DAUZ |
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Location: | In Amenas, Algeria |
GPS Coordinates: | 28°3'5"N by 9°38'34"E |
Area Served: | In Amenas, Algeria |
Operator/Owner: | EGSA Alger |
Airport Type: | Public / Military |
Elevation: | 1847 feet (563 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from IAM |
More Information: | IAM Maps & Info |
Facts about RAF Akrotiri (AKT):
- In March 2011, the station was used as a staging base for support aircraft involved in Operation Ellamy.
- The closest airport to RAF Akrotiri (AKT) is Paphos International Airport (PFO), which is located 30 miles (48 kilometers) WNW of AKT.
- Akrotiri was first constructed in the mid-1950s to relieve pressure on the main RAF station on the island, RAF Nicosia.
- Up until 1974 RAF Akrotiri had a balanced force of aircraft assigned to it, even including No.
- The station hosted the main hospital for British Forces Cyprus, The Princess Mary's Hospital, located on Cape Zevgari.
- 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 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.
- In addition to being known as "RAF Akrotiri", another name for AKT is ""Aki"".
Facts about In Amenas Airport (IAM):
- In Amenas Airport handled 145,070 passengers last year.
- The furthest airport from In Amenas Airport (IAM) is Fuaʻamotu International Airport (TBU), which is located 11,878 miles (19,116 kilometers) away in Nukuʻalofa, Tongatapu, Tonga.
- The closest airport to In Amenas Airport (IAM) is Ghadames Airport (LTD), which is located 145 miles (233 kilometers) N of IAM.
- In addition to being known as "In Amenas Airport", other names for IAM include "In Amenas Airport (Zarzaitine)" and "Aéroport de in Amenas / Zarzaitine".
- In Amenas Airport (IAM) has 2 runways.