Nonstop flight route between Jalapa, Veracruz, Mexico and Akrotiri, Cyprus:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between El Lencero Airport (JAL), Jalapa, Veracruz, Mexico and RAF Akrotiri (AKT), Akrotiri, Cyprus would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,455 miles (or 11,998 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 El Lencero 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 El Lencero 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 El Lencero Airport (JAL):

• The furthest airport from El Lencero Airport (JAL) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,401 miles (18,348 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
• In addition to being known as "El Lencero Airport", another name for JAL is "Aeropuerto Nacional El Lencero".
• In 2013 the airport began a renovation and expansion that includes the construction of a new runway.
• Four miles south of the airport is the hill Chavarrillo, which has 4,000 feet of elevation.
• El Lencero Airport (JAL) currently has only 1 runway.
• The only airport runway is 08–26 with 3,127 feet of elevation, paved, 1,780 meters long and 30 meters wide.
• In 2011, Xalapa received 5,432 passengers, while in 2012 were 5,230 passengers, according to data released by the Direction General of Civil Aeronautics.
• The closest airport to El Lencero Airport (JAL) is General Heriberto Jara Corona International Airport (VER), which is located 46 miles (74 kilometers) ESE of JAL.

Facts about RAF Akrotiri (AKT):

• In addition to being known as "RAF Akrotiri", another name for AKT is ""Aki"".
• The closest airport to RAF Akrotiri (AKT) is Paphos International Airport (PFO), which is located 30 miles (48 kilometers) WNW of AKT.
• In August 2013, six RAF Typhoon Fighters were deployed to Akrotiri to defend the base, following possible military responses to of an alleged Syrian government chemical weapons attack.
• The station hosted the main hospital for British Forces Cyprus, The Princess Mary's Hospital, located on Cape Zevgari.
• The attack on Egypt was a military success, despite interference in the plan which reduced its effectiveness.
• A constant problem of airfields located outside the territory of the country whose forces are based there is that of overflight rights.
• 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.