Nonstop flight route between Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia and Akrotiri, Cyprus:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Bundaberg Airport (BDB), Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia and RAF Akrotiri (AKT), Akrotiri, Cyprus would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,790 miles (or 14,146 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 Bundaberg Airport and RAF Akrotiri, 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 Bundaberg Airport and RAF Akrotiri. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BDB / YBUD |
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Location: | Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 24°54'14"S by 152°19'6"E |
Area Served: | Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 107 feet (33 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from BDB |
More Information: | BDB Maps & Info |
Arrival 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 |
Facts about Bundaberg Airport (BDB):
- Known as RAAF Station Bundaberg it was initially used in 1941 by No.
- The Bundaberg Regional Council conducted major works on the runway, terminal, carpark and navigation aids in 2009-10 in an attempt to attract services using A320/737 type aircraft.
- Bundaberg Airport (BDB) has 2 runways.
- Bundaberg Airport was ranked 41st in Australia for the number of revenue passengers served in financial year 2010-2011.
- Because of Bundaberg Airport's relatively low elevation of 107 feet, planes can take off or land at Bundaberg 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.
- In addition to being known as "Bundaberg Airport", another name for BDB is "Bundaberg Regional Airport".
- The closest airport to Bundaberg Airport (BDB) is Hervey Bay Airport (HVB), which is located 45 miles (73 kilometers) SE of BDB.
- The furthest airport from Bundaberg Airport (BDB) is Agostinho Neto Airport (NTO), which is located 11,879 miles (19,118 kilometers) away in Ponta do Sol, Santo Antão, Cape Verde.
Facts about RAF Akrotiri (AKT):
- The station hosted the main hospital for British Forces Cyprus, The Princess Mary's Hospital, located on Cape Zevgari.
- After the Suez Crisis, the main emphasis of life on the airfield shifted to helping quell the EOKA revolt and training missions.
- In March 2011, the station was used as a staging base for support aircraft involved in Operation Ellamy.
- 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 was first constructed in the mid-1950s to relieve pressure on the main RAF station on the island, RAF Nicosia.
- 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 the mid-1980s, the US launched retaliatory attacks against Libya after the country's leader, Muammar al-Gaddafi, was implicated in terrorist attacks against US military bases.
- 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.