Nonstop flight route between Akrotiri, Cyprus and Kirovsk / Apatity, Murmansk Oblast, Russia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between RAF Akrotiri (AKT), Akrotiri, Cyprus and Kirovsk-Apatity Airport Аэропорт Кировск/Апатиты (KVK), Kirovsk / Apatity, Murmansk Oblast, Russia would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,271 miles (or 3,655 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 Kirovsk-Apatity Airport Аэропорт Кировск/Апатиты, 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: | KVK / ULMK |
Airport Name: | Kirovsk-Apatity Airport Аэропорт Кировск/Апатиты |
Location: | Kirovsk / Apatity, Murmansk Oblast, Russia |
GPS Coordinates: | 67°27'47"N by 33°35'17"E |
Operator/Owner: | JSC "Aeroport" |
Airport Type: | Military |
Elevation: | 515 feet (157 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from KVK |
More Information: | KVK Maps & Info |
Facts about RAF Akrotiri (AKT):
- 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.
- After the Suez Crisis, the main emphasis of life on the airfield shifted to helping quell the EOKA revolt and training missions.
- A sizeable over-the-horizon radar antenna was erected within the base raising concern for the effect on local wildlife and on the health of people living in nearby Limassol.
- 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.
- Akrotiri was first constructed in the mid-1950s to relieve pressure on the main RAF station on the island, RAF Nicosia.
- The closest airport to RAF Akrotiri (AKT) is Paphos International Airport (PFO), which is located 30 miles (48 kilometers) WNW of 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.
- In addition to being known as "RAF Akrotiri", another name for AKT is ""Aki"".
Facts about Kirovsk-Apatity Airport Аэропорт Кировск/Апатиты (KVK):
- The closest airport to Kirovsk-Apatity Airport Аэропорт Кировск/Апатиты (KVK) is Murmansk Airport (MMK), which is located 94 miles (151 kilometers) NNW of KVK.
- Kirovsk-Apatity Airport Аэропорт Кировск/Апатиты (KVK) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Kirovsk-Apatity Airport Аэропорт Кировск/Апатиты (KVK) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,468 miles (16,846 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Because of Kirovsk-Apatity Airport Аэропорт Кировск/Апатиты's relatively low elevation of 515 feet, planes can take off or land at Kirovsk-Apatity Airport Аэропорт Кировск/Апатиты 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.