Nonstop flight route between Akrotiri, Cyprus and Yaren, Nauru:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between RAF Akrotiri (AKT), Akrotiri, Cyprus and Nauru International Airport (INU), Yaren, Nauru would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,651 miles (or 13,922 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 Nauru International 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 Nauru International 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: | INU / ANYN |
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Location: | Yaren, Nauru |
GPS Coordinates: | 0°32'50"S by 166°55'8"E |
Area Served: | Nauru |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 22 feet (7 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from INU |
More Information: | INU Maps & Info |
Facts about RAF Akrotiri (AKT):
- Royal Air Force Akrotiri or more simply RAF Akrotiri is a large Royal Air Force station, on the Mediterranean island of Cyprus.
- In March 2011, the station was used as a staging base for support aircraft involved in Operation Ellamy.
- 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 furthest airport from RAF Akrotiri (AKT) is Rurutu Airport (RUR), which is located 11,556 miles (18,598 kilometers) away in Rurutu, French Polynesia.
- Even this massive influx from Egypt was not the end.
- 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 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"".
- Up until 1974 RAF Akrotiri had a balanced force of aircraft assigned to it, even including No.
Facts about Nauru International Airport (INU):
- The furthest airport from Nauru International Airport (INU) is Greenville/Sinoe Airport (SNI), which is nearly antipodal to Nauru International Airport (meaning Nauru International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Greenville/Sinoe Airport), and is located 12,021 miles (19,346 kilometers) away in Greenville, Liberia.
- Because of Nauru International Airport's relatively low elevation of 22 feet, planes can take off or land at Nauru International 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.
- The closest airport to Nauru International Airport (INU) is Ebon Airport (EBO), which is located 377 miles (607 kilometers) NNE of INU.
- The airport has the head office of Our Airline.
- Since September 2006, Air Nauru has resumed operations under the new name, Our Airline, with a Boeing 737-300 consuming nearly 30% of the nation's GDP.
- The airport is located in the Yaren district, just north of many of the government buildings, including the Parliament House, police station, and the secondary school.
- In addition to being known as "Nauru International Airport", another name for INU is "Reikoariata Republik Naoero".
- Nauru International Airport (INU) currently has only 1 runway.