Nonstop flight route between Banyuwangi Regency, East Java, Java Island, Indonesia and Akrotiri, Cyprus:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Blimbingsari Airport (BWX), Banyuwangi Regency, East Java, Java Island, Indonesia and RAF Akrotiri (AKT), Akrotiri, Cyprus would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,058 miles (or 9,750 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 Blimbingsari 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 Blimbingsari 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: | BWX / WARB |
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Location: | Banyuwangi Regency, East Java, Java Island, Indonesia |
GPS Coordinates: | 8°18'36"S by 114°20'25"E |
Area Served: | Banyuwangi Regency, East Java, Java Island, Indonesia |
Operator/Owner: | Agung Podomoro Group |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 110 feet (34 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BWX |
More Information: | BWX 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 Blimbingsari Airport (BWX):
- Because of Blimbingsari Airport's relatively low elevation of 110 feet, planes can take off or land at Blimbingsari 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 "Blimbingsari Airport", another name for BWX is "Bandara Blimbingsari".
- The furthest airport from Blimbingsari Airport (BWX) is Valle de la Pascua Airport (VDP), which is nearly antipodal to Blimbingsari Airport (meaning Blimbingsari Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Valle de la Pascua Airport), and is located 12,370 miles (19,907 kilometers) away in Valle de la Pascua, Guárico, Venezuela.
- The closest airport to Blimbingsari Airport (BWX) is Ngurah Rai International Airport (NRIA) (DPS), which is located 64 miles (103 kilometers) ESE of BWX.
- Blimbingsari Airport (BWX) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about RAF Akrotiri (AKT):
- Up until 1974 RAF Akrotiri had a balanced force of aircraft assigned to it, even including No.
- Royal Air Force Akrotiri or more simply RAF Akrotiri is a large Royal Air Force station, on the Mediterranean island of Cyprus.
- 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.
- The U-2s of the 9th Reconnaissance Wing were used in Operation Cedar Sweep to fly surveillance over Lebanon, relaying information about Hezbollah militants to Lebanese authorities, and in Operation Highland Warrior to fly surveillance over Turkey and northern Iraq to relay information to Turkish authorities.
- In August 2013, six RAF Typhoon Fighters were deployed to Akrotiri to defend the base, following possible military responses to of an alleged Syrian government chemical weapons attack.
- In addition to being known as "RAF Akrotiri", another name for AKT is ""Aki"".