Nonstop flight route between Akrotiri, Cyprus and Brockville, Ontario, Canada:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between RAF Akrotiri (AKT), Akrotiri, Cyprus and Brockville Regional Tackaberry Airport (XBR), Brockville, Ontario, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,378 miles (or 8,655 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 large distance between RAF Akrotiri and Brockville Regional Tackaberry 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 Brockville Regional Tackaberry 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 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.
• 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.
• Akrotiri was first constructed in the mid-1950s to relieve pressure on the main RAF station on the island, RAF Nicosia.
• In addition to being known as "RAF Akrotiri", another name for AKT is ""Aki"".
• 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.
• Akrotiri is also the winter training grounds of the RAF display team, the Red Arrows.

Facts about Brockville Regional Tackaberry Airport (XBR):

• Brockville Regional Tackaberry Airport (XBR) has 2 runways.
• In addition to being known as "Brockville Regional Tackaberry Airport", another name for XBR is "CNL3".
• The furthest airport from Brockville Regional Tackaberry Airport (XBR) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,498 miles (18,505 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• The closest airport to Brockville Regional Tackaberry Airport (XBR) is Ogdensburg International Airport (OGS), which is located only 14 miles (23 kilometers) ENE of XBR.
• Because of Brockville Regional Tackaberry Airport's relatively low elevation of 404 feet, planes can take off or land at Brockville Regional Tackaberry 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.