Nonstop flight route between Akrotiri, Cyprus and Mitzpe Ramon, Israel:
Departure Airport:
(34°35'26"N by 32°59'16"E)
Arrival Airport:
(30°39'7"N by 34°48'24"E)
Distance from AKT to MIP:
291.96 miles (469.86 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between RAF Akrotiri (AKT), Akrotiri, Cyprus and Mitzpe Ramon Airport (MIP), Mitzpe Ramon, Israel would travel a Great Circle distance of 292 miles (or 470 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 Mitzpe Ramon 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: | MIP / LLMR |
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| Location: | Mitzpe Ramon, Israel |
| GPS Coordinates: | 30°39'7"N by 34°48'24"E |
| Area Served: | Mitzpe Ramon, Israel |
| View all routes: | Routes from MIP |
| More Information: | MIP Maps & Info |
Facts about RAF Akrotiri (AKT):
- In addition to being known as "RAF Akrotiri", another name for AKT is ""Aki"".
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
Facts about Mitzpe Ramon Airport (MIP):
- The furthest airport from Mitzpe Ramon Airport (MIP) is Rurutu Airport (RUR), which is located 11,753 miles (18,914 kilometers) away in Rurutu, French Polynesia.
- The closest airport to Mitzpe Ramon Airport (MIP) is Ein Yahav Airfield (EIY), which is located 24 miles (38 kilometers) E of MIP.
- In addition to being known as "Mitzpe Ramon Airport", another name for MIP is "מִנְחָת מִצְפֵּה רָמוֹן".
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 29.91 miles (48.13 km) WNW | Paphos International Airport (PFO) | Paphos, Cyprus |     |
| 2 | 41.57 miles (66.89 km) ENE | Larnaca International Airport (LCA) | Larnaca, Cyprus | |
| 3 | 152.45 miles (245.34 km) ESE | Beirut Air Base (BEY) | Beirut, Lebanon | |
| 4 | 170.58 miles (274.53 km) SE | Haifa Airport (HFA) | Haifa, Israel | |
| 5 | 171.98 miles (276.77 km) E | Rene Mouawad Air Base (KYE) | Kleyate / Tripoli, Lebanon | |
| 6 | 176.68 miles (284.34 km) ENE | Bassel al-Assad International Airport (LTK) | Latakia, Syria | |
| 7 | 177.17 miles (285.13 km) ESE | Kiryat Shmona Airport (KSW) | Kiryat Shmona (Qiryat Shemona), Israel | |
| 8 | 200.11 miles (322.04 km) SSE | Sde Dov Airport (SDV) | Tel Aviv, Israel | |
| 9 | 201.53 miles (324.33 km) NW | Antalya Airport (AYT) | Antalya, Turkey | |
| 10 | 209.23 miles (336.71 km) SSE | Ben Gurion Airport (TLV) | Lod (near Tel Aviv), Israel | |
| 11 | 209.29 miles (336.82 km) NE | Adana Şakirpaşa Airport (ADA) | Adana, Turkey | |
| 12 | 217.86 miles (350.61 km) ESE | Damascus International Airport (DAM) | Damascus, Syria | |
| 13 | 220.05 miles (354.13 km) WNW | Kastellorizo Public Airport (KZS) | Kastelorizo, Greece | |
| 14 | 222.14 miles (357.49 km) NE | Hatay Airport (HTY) | Hatay, Turkey | |
| 15 | 228.24 miles (367.32 km) SE | Atarot Airport (JRS) | Jerusalem, Israel | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,556.40 miles (18,598.17 km) SSE | Rurutu Airport (RUR) | Rurutu, French Polynesia | |
| 2 | 11,356.61 miles (18,276.64 km) SW | Totegegie Airport (GMR) | Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 3 | 11,352.20 miles (18,269.55 km) SSW | Tureira Airport (ZTA) | Tureia, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 4 | 11,338.89 miles (18,248.13 km) SE | Mangaia Island Airport (MGS) | Mangaia Island, Cook Islands | |
| 5 | 11,264.99 miles (18,129.19 km) SSW | Nukutavake Airport (NUK) | Nukutavake, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 6 | 11,255.60 miles (18,114.08 km) SE | Akatoka Manava Airport (Mauke Airport) (MUK) | Mauke Island, Cook Islands | |
| 7 | 11,249.01 miles (18,103.48 km) S | Fa'a'ā International Airport (PPT) | Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia | |
| 8 | 11,243.11 miles (18,093.99 km) S | Moorea Airport (MOZ) | Moorea, Windward Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 9 | 11,241.92 miles (18,092.08 km) S | Anaa Airport (AAA) | Anaa, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 10 | 11,236.14 miles (18,082.77 km) SSW | Hao Airport (HOI) | Hao, Tuamotu Island, French Polynesia | |
| 11 | 11,228.39 miles (18,070.30 km) SE | Rarotonga International Airport (RAR) | Avarua, Cook Islands | |
| 12 | 11,226.31 miles (18,066.95 km) SE | Mitiaro Island Airport (MOI) | Mitiaro Island, Cook Islands | |
| 13 | 11,175.71 miles (17,985.52 km) S | Makemo Airport (MKP) | Makemo, French Polynesia | |
| 14 | 11,175.18 miles (17,984.66 km) SSE | Huahine – Fare Airport (HUH) | Huahine, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 15 | 11,154.12 miles (17,950.78 km) SSW | Pukarua Airport (PUK) | Pukarua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 23.67 miles (38.09 km) E | Ein Yahav Airfield (EIY) | Ein Yahav, Israel | |
| 2 | 44.14 miles (71.03 km) N | Be'er Sheva Airport (BEV) | Beersheba, Israel | |
| 3 | 49.79 miles (80.13 km) S | Ovda Airport (VDA) | Ovda, Israel | |
| 4 | 51.71 miles (83.22 km) NW | Yasser Arafat International Airport (CLOSED) (GZA) | Gaza, Palestine | |
| 5 | 54.18 miles (87.19 km) SSE | Yotvata Airfield (YOT) | Yotvata, Israel | |
| 6 | 57.98 miles (93.31 km) NNW | Gaza Airstrip/Gush Katif Airport (GHK) | Gush Katif, Israel | |
| 7 | 58.05 miles (93.41 km) NE | Bar Yehuda Airfield (MTZ) | Masada, Israel | |
| 8 | 64.51 miles (103.82 km) WNW | El Arish International Airport (AAC) | El Arish, Egypt | |
| 9 | 73.00 miles (117.48 km) S | King Hussein International Airport (AQJ) | Aqaba, Jordan | |
| 10 | 73.57 miles (118.39 km) S | Taba International Airport (TCP) | Taba, Egypt | |
| 11 | 76.13 miles (122.51 km) S | Eilat Airport (ETH) | Eilat, Israel | |
| 12 | 87.25 miles (140.41 km) NNE | Atarot Airport (JRS) | Jerusalem, Israel | |
| 13 | 93.88 miles (151.09 km) N | Ben Gurion Airport (TLV) | Lod (near Tel Aviv), Israel | |
| 14 | 100.79 miles (162.21 km) N | Sde Dov Airport (SDV) | Tel Aviv, Israel | |
| 15 | 101.92 miles (164.03 km) NE | Queen Alia International Airport (AMM) | Amman, Jordan | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,752.91 miles (18,914.43 km) SE | Rurutu Airport (RUR) | Rurutu, French Polynesia | |
| 2 | 11,639.55 miles (18,731.99 km) SSW | Tureira Airport (ZTA) | Tureia, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 3 | 11,614.73 miles (18,692.06 km) SW | Totegegie Airport (GMR) | Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 4 | 11,554.92 miles (18,595.79 km) SSW | Nukutavake Airport (NUK) | Nukutavake, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 5 | 11,527.84 miles (18,552.22 km) SSW | Hao Airport (HOI) | Hao, Tuamotu Island, French Polynesia | |
| 6 | 11,517.41 miles (18,535.43 km) S | Anaa Airport (AAA) | Anaa, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 7 | 11,490.34 miles (18,491.86 km) SSE | Fa'a'ā International Airport (PPT) | Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia | |
| 8 | 11,483.07 miles (18,480.16 km) SSE | Moorea Airport (MOZ) | Moorea, Windward Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 9 | 11,460.22 miles (18,443.40 km) S | Makemo Airport (MKP) | Makemo, French Polynesia | |
| 10 | 11,444.91 miles (18,418.75 km) SE | Mangaia Island Airport (MGS) | Mangaia Island, Cook Islands | |
| 11 | 11,441.04 miles (18,412.52 km) SSW | Pukarua Airport (PUK) | Pukarua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 12 | 11,427.75 miles (18,391.13 km) S | Fakarava Airport (FAV) | Fakarava, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 13 | 11,413.19 miles (18,367.70 km) S | Raroia Airport (RRR) | Raroia, French Polynesia | |
| 14 | 11,404.35 miles (18,353.47 km) SSE | Huahine – Fare Airport (HUH) | Huahine, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 15 | 11,392.04 miles (18,333.66 km) S | Apataki Airport (APK) | Apataki, French Polynesia | |