Nonstop flight route between Akrotiri, Cyprus and The Pas, Manitoba, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between RAF Akrotiri (AKT), Akrotiri, Cyprus and The Pas Airport (YQD), The Pas, Manitoba, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,733 miles (or 9,227 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 The Pas 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 The Pas 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 | 
| Airport Names: | 
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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: | YQD / CYQD | 
| Airport Name: | The Pas Airport | 
| Location: | The Pas, Manitoba, Canada | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 53°58'17"N by 101°5'27"W | 
| Operator/Owner: | Town of The Pas | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 888 feet (271 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from YQD | 
| More Information: | YQD Maps & Info | 
Facts about RAF Akrotiri (AKT):
- In addition to being known as "RAF Akrotiri", another name for AKT is ""Aki"".
- The closest airport to RAF Akrotiri (AKT) is Paphos International Airport (PFO), which is located 30 miles (48 kilometers) WNW of AKT.
- Akrotiri, along with Nicosia, assumed a very important status, as virtually the sole means for projecting British airpower into the eastern Mediterranean, outside of aircraft carriers.
- In March 2011, the station was used as a staging base for support aircraft involved in Operation Ellamy.
- Akrotiri is also the winter training grounds of the RAF display team, the Red Arrows.
- 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.
- Akrotiri has played a crucial role during Britain's recent operations in the Middle East.
Facts about The Pas Airport (YQD):
- Because of The Pas Airport's relatively low elevation of 888 feet, planes can take off or land at The Pas 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 furthest airport from The Pas Airport (YQD) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,205 miles (16,424 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to The Pas Airport (YQD) is Moose Lake Airport (TC: CJB4) (YAD), which is located 37 miles (60 kilometers) ESE of YQD.
- The Pas Airport (YQD) currently has only 1 runway.




