Nonstop flight route between Cúcuta, Colombia and Akrotiri, Cyprus:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Camilo Daza International Airport (CUC), Cúcuta, Colombia and RAF Akrotiri (AKT), Akrotiri, Cyprus would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,773 miles (or 10,900 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 Camilo Daza 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 Camilo Daza 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 Camilo Daza International Airport (CUC):

• On August 6, 2010 in the framework of the macro national business conference, the Deputy Minister of Tourism, Oscar Rueda, said that Colombia will conduct studies of a direct international flight to counteract the effects of the crisis in neighboring Venezuela.
• The furthest airport from Camilo Daza International Airport (CUC) is Cibeureum Airfield (TSY), which is nearly antipodal to Camilo Daza International Airport (meaning Camilo Daza International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cibeureum Airfield), and is located 12,371 miles (19,909 kilometers) away in Tasikmalaya, West Java, Indonesia.
• The closest airport to Camilo Daza International Airport (CUC) is Juan Vicente Gómez International Airport (SVZ), which is located only 8 miles (12 kilometers) SE of CUC.
• In addition to being known as "Camilo Daza International Airport", another name for CUC is "Aeropuerto Internacional Camilo Daza".
• Camilo Daza International Airport (CUC) has 2 runways.
• Camilo Daza International Airport was inaugurated on October 10, 1971 by the then President of the Republic, Misael Pastrana Borrero, and his Minister of Public Works, Argerino Duran Quintero.
• In 2005, the Civil Aeronautics of Colombia announced a renovation of the airport, seeking to transform it into one of the most modern in the nation.

Facts about RAF Akrotiri (AKT):

• In addition to being known as "RAF Akrotiri", another name for AKT is ""Aki"".
• Akrotiri is also the winter training grounds of the RAF display team, the Red Arrows.
• Akrotiri has played a crucial role during Britain's recent operations in the Middle East.
• 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.
• A sizeable over-the-horizon radar antenna was erected within the base raising concern for the effect on local wildlife and on the health of people living in nearby Limassol.
• 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.
• Up until 1974 RAF Akrotiri had a balanced force of aircraft assigned to it, even including No.
• Akrotiri was first constructed in the mid-1950s to relieve pressure on the main RAF station on the island, RAF Nicosia.
• The closest airport to RAF Akrotiri (AKT) is Paphos International Airport (PFO), which is located 30 miles (48 kilometers) WNW of AKT.