Nonstop flight route between Akrotiri, Cyprus and Jamestown, North Dakota, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between RAF Akrotiri (AKT), Akrotiri, Cyprus and Jamestown Regional Airport (JMS), Jamestown, North Dakota, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,056 miles (or 9,746 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 Jamestown Regional 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 Jamestown Regional 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: | JMS / KJMS |
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| Location: | Jamestown, North Dakota, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 46°55'46"N by 98°40'41"W |
| Area Served: | Jamestown, North Dakota |
| Operator/Owner: | Jamestown Regional Airport Authority |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1500 feet (457 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from JMS |
| More Information: | JMS Maps & Info |
Facts about RAF Akrotiri (AKT):
- 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.
- 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.
- The closest airport to RAF Akrotiri (AKT) is Paphos International Airport (PFO), which is located 30 miles (48 kilometers) WNW of AKT.
- 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.
- Royal Air Force Akrotiri or more simply RAF Akrotiri is a large Royal Air Force station, on the Mediterranean island of Cyprus.
- Akrotiri was also the location of the main transmitter of the well known numbers station, the Lincolnshire Poacher, although transmissions ceased in 2008.
Facts about Jamestown Regional Airport (JMS):
- As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 2,769 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 3,471 enplanements in 2009, and 4,434 in 2010.
- The furthest airport from Jamestown Regional Airport (JMS) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,467 miles (16,845 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Jamestown Regional Airport (JMS) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Jamestown Regional Airport (JMS) is Ashley Municipal Airport (ASY), which is located 70 miles (113 kilometers) SSW of JMS.
- In addition to being known as "Jamestown Regional Airport", another name for JMS is "Admiral Don Weiss Field".
