Nonstop flight route between Bujumbura, Burundi and Akrotiri, Cyprus:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Bujumbura International Airport (BJM), Bujumbura, Burundi and RAF Akrotiri (AKT), Akrotiri, Cyprus would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,630 miles (or 4,233 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 Bujumbura International 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 Bujumbura International 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: | BJM / HBBA |
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Location: | Bujumbura, Burundi |
GPS Coordinates: | 3°19'26"S by 29°19'6"E |
Area Served: | Bujumbura, Burundi |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 2582 feet (787 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BJM |
More Information: | BJM 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 Bujumbura International Airport (BJM):
- Bujumbura International Airport handled 177,642 passengers last year.
- In addition to being known as "Bujumbura International Airport", another name for BJM is "Aéroport international de Bujumbura".
- The furthest airport from Bujumbura International Airport (BJM) is Cassidy International Airport (CXI), which is located 11,967 miles (19,260 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Kiribati.
- The closest airport to Bujumbura International Airport (BJM) is Gitega Airport (GID), which is located 42 miles (68 kilometers) E of BJM.
- Bujumbura International Airport (BJM) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about RAF Akrotiri (AKT):
- The station hosted the main hospital for British Forces Cyprus, The Princess Mary's Hospital, located on Cape Zevgari.
- The closest airport to RAF Akrotiri (AKT) is Paphos International Airport (PFO), which is located 30 miles (48 kilometers) WNW of AKT.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "RAF Akrotiri", another name for AKT is ""Aki"".
- A constant problem of airfields located outside the territory of the country whose forces are based there is that of overflight rights.
- In March 2011, the station was used as a staging base for support aircraft involved in Operation Ellamy.
- Royal Air Force Akrotiri or more simply RAF Akrotiri is a large Royal Air Force station, on the Mediterranean island of Cyprus.
- 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.