Nonstop flight route between Caransebeş, Romania and Akrotiri, Cyprus:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Caransebeș Airport (CSB), Caransebeş, Romania and RAF Akrotiri (AKT), Akrotiri, Cyprus would travel a Great Circle distance of 938 miles (or 1,509 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 relatively short distance between Caransebeș Airport and RAF Akrotiri, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CSB / LRCS |
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Location: | Caransebeş, Romania |
GPS Coordinates: | 45°25'13"N by 22°15'7"E |
Airport Type: | Private |
Elevation: | 864 feet (263 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from CSB |
More Information: | CSB 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 Caransebeș Airport (CSB):
- In addition to being known as "Caransebeș Airport", another name for CSB is "Aeroportul Caransebeș".
- The closest airport to Caransebeș Airport (CSB) is Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport (TSR), which is located 52 miles (83 kilometers) WNW of CSB.
- Caransebeș Airport (CSB) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Caransebeș Airport's relatively low elevation of 864 feet, planes can take off or land at Caransebeș 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 Caransebeș Airport (CSB) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,512 miles (18,527 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
Facts about RAF Akrotiri (AKT):
- In addition to being known as "RAF Akrotiri", another name for AKT is ""Aki"".
- 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.
- Due to the station's relative proximity to the Middle East, it is often used by British allies when needed, such as for casualty reception for Americans after the 1983 Beirut barracks bombing and as a staging post before heading into theatres of combat in the Middle East/Persian Gulf theaters.
- The attack on Egypt was a military success, despite interference in the plan which reduced its effectiveness.
- 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 also the location of the main transmitter of the well known numbers station, the Lincolnshire Poacher, although transmissions ceased in 2008.
- Akrotiri is also the winter training grounds of the RAF display team, the Red Arrows.
- Even this massive influx from Egypt was not the end.
- The closest airport to RAF Akrotiri (AKT) is Paphos International Airport (PFO), which is located 30 miles (48 kilometers) WNW of AKT.