Nonstop flight route between Fallon, Nevada, United States and Akrotiri, Cyprus:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Fallon Municipal Airport (FLX), Fallon, Nevada, United States and RAF Akrotiri (AKT), Akrotiri, Cyprus would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,009 miles (or 11,280 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 Fallon Municipal 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 Fallon Municipal 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: | FLX / KFLX |
Airport Name: | Fallon Municipal Airport |
Location: | Fallon, Nevada, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 39°29'57"N by 118°44'56"W |
Area Served: | Fallon, Nevada |
Operator/Owner: | City of Fallon |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 3963 feet (1,208 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from FLX |
More Information: | FLX 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 Fallon Municipal Airport (FLX):
- Fallon Municipal Airport (FLX) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Fallon Municipal Airport (FLX) is Naval Air Station Fallon (NFL), which is located only 6 miles (9 kilometers) SSE of FLX.
- The furthest airport from Fallon Municipal Airport (FLX) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,138 miles (17,925 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
Facts about RAF Akrotiri (AKT):
- 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.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "RAF Akrotiri", another name for AKT is ""Aki"".
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.