Nonstop flight route between Junín, Buenos Aires, Argentina and Akrotiri, Cyprus:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Junín Airport (JNI), Junín, Buenos Aires, Argentina and RAF Akrotiri (AKT), Akrotiri, Cyprus would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,711 miles (or 12,410 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 Junín 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 Junín 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: | JNI / SAAJ |
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| Location: | Junín, Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| GPS Coordinates: | 34°32'44"S by 60°55'50"W |
| Area Served: | Junín |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 262 feet (80 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from JNI |
| More Information: | JNI 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 Junín Airport (JNI):
- In addition to being known as "Junín Airport", another name for JNI is "Aeropuerto de Junín".
- Junín Airport (JNI) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Junín Airport (JNI) is Lianyungang Baitabu Airport (LYG), which is nearly antipodal to Junín Airport (meaning Junín Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Lianyungang Baitabu Airport), and is located 12,426 miles (19,997 kilometers) away in Lianyungang, Jiangsu, China.
- The closest airport to Junín Airport (JNI) is Comodoro Pedro Zanni Airport (PEH), which is located 104 miles (167 kilometers) SSW of JNI.
- Because of Junín Airport's relatively low elevation of 262 feet, planes can take off or land at Junín 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.
Facts about RAF Akrotiri (AKT):
- 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.
- The closest airport to RAF Akrotiri (AKT) is Paphos International Airport (PFO), which is located 30 miles (48 kilometers) WNW of AKT.
- In addition to being known as "RAF Akrotiri", another name for AKT is ""Aki"".
- 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.
- In August 1970 a detachment of "G" of the Central Intelligence Agency arrived at the airfield with U-2 aircraft to monitor the Egypt/Israel Suez Canal fighting and cease fire.
- Akrotiri is also the winter training grounds of the RAF display team, the Red Arrows.
