Nonstop flight route between Corumbá, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil and Akrotiri, Cyprus:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Corumbá International Airport (CMG), Corumbá, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil and RAF Akrotiri (AKT), Akrotiri, Cyprus would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,991 miles (or 11,251 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 Corumbá 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 Corumbá International Airport and RAF Akrotiri. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Corumbá International Airport (CMG):

• The furthest airport from Corumbá International Airport (CMG) is Basco Airport (BSO), which is nearly antipodal to Corumbá International Airport (meaning Corumbá International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Basco Airport), and is located 12,335 miles (19,851 kilometers) away in Basco, Batanes, Philippines.
• The closest airport to Corumbá International Airport (CMG) is Puerto Suárez International Airport (PSZ), which is located only 10 miles (16 kilometers) WNW of CMG.
• The airport is located 3 km from downtown Corumbá.
• Because of Corumbá International Airport's relatively low elevation of 461 feet, planes can take off or land at Corumbá International 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 "Corumbá International Airport", another name for CMG is "Aeroporto Internacional de Corumbá".
• Corumbá International Airport handled 35,334 passengers last year.
• Corumbá International Airport (CMG) currently has only 1 runway.
• Corumbá International Airport the second most important airport of Mato Grosso do Sul, just behind Campo Grande International Airport.

Facts about RAF Akrotiri (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.
• Akrotiri has played a crucial role during Britain's recent operations in the Middle East.
• In addition to being known as "RAF Akrotiri", another name for AKT is ""Aki"".
• 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.
• 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.
• In July 2006 RAF Akrotiri played a major role as a transit point for personnel evacuations out of Lebanon during the 2006 Israel-Lebanon conflict.
• 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.