Nonstop flight route between Williamsport, Pennsylvania, United States and Akrotiri, Cyprus:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Williamsport Regional Airport (IPT), Williamsport, Pennsylvania, United States and RAF Akrotiri (AKT), Akrotiri, Cyprus would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,568 miles (or 8,961 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 Williamsport Regional 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 Williamsport Regional 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 Williamsport Regional Airport (IPT):

• Williamsport Regional Airport is a public towered airport five miles east of Williamsport, in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania.
• The furthest airport from Williamsport Regional Airport (IPT) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,608 miles (18,682 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Because of Williamsport Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 528 feet, planes can take off or land at Williamsport Regional 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.
• Federal Aviation Administration records say the airport had 23,901 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 19,834 in 2009 and 22,519 in 2010.
• Williamsport Regional Airport (IPT) has 2 runways.
• The closest airport to Williamsport Regional Airport (IPT) is William T. Piper Memorial Airport (LHV), which is located 27 miles (44 kilometers) WSW of IPT.
• The Williamsport Regional Association of Pilots holds a Fly-In every June.

Facts about RAF Akrotiri (AKT):

• Akrotiri was also the location of the main transmitter of the well known numbers station, the Lincolnshire Poacher, although transmissions ceased in 2008.
• The closest airport to RAF Akrotiri (AKT) is Paphos International Airport (PFO), which is located 30 miles (48 kilometers) WNW of AKT.
• Akrotiri is also the winter training grounds of the RAF display team, the Red Arrows.
• 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 addition to being known as "RAF Akrotiri", another name for AKT is ""Aki"".
• 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.