Nonstop flight route between Akrotiri, Cyprus and Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between RAF Akrotiri (AKT), Akrotiri, Cyprus and Indiana County-Jimmy Stewart Airport (IDI), Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,683 miles (or 9,147 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 Indiana County-Jimmy Stewart 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 Indiana County-Jimmy Stewart 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):

• 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 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.
• In addition to being known as "RAF Akrotiri", another name for AKT is ""Aki"".
• Royal Air Force Akrotiri or more simply RAF Akrotiri is a large Royal Air Force station, on the Mediterranean island of Cyprus.
• The attack on Egypt was a military success, despite interference in the plan which reduced its effectiveness.
• Even this massive influx from Egypt was not the end.
• In March 2011, the station was used as a staging base for support aircraft involved in Operation Ellamy.
• 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.
• In August 1970 a detachment of "G" of the Central Intelligence Agency arrived at the airfield with U-2 aircraft to monitor the Egypt/Israel Suez Canal fighting and cease fire.
• 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.
• Akrotiri is also the winter training grounds of the RAF display team, the Red Arrows.

Facts about Indiana County-Jimmy Stewart Airport (IDI):

• The Indiana County Airport Authority has received approval and funding for a new runway 5500 X 100 feet and will allow the installation of an Instrument Landing System.
• The airport covers 276 acres and has one asphalt runway, 10/28, 4,001 x 75 ft.
• The furthest airport from Indiana County-Jimmy Stewart Airport (IDI) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,531 miles (18,557 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• In addition to being known as "Indiana County-Jimmy Stewart Airport", another name for IDI is "Indiana County Airport (Jimmy Stewart Field)".
• The closest airport to Indiana County-Jimmy Stewart Airport (IDI) is John Murtha Johnstown–Cambria County Airport (JST), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) SSE of IDI.
• Indiana County-Jimmy Stewart Airport (IDI) currently has only 1 runway.