Nonstop flight route between Kotlas, Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia and Akrotiri, Cyprus:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Kotlas Airport (KSZ), Kotlas, Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia and RAF Akrotiri (AKT), Akrotiri, Cyprus would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,938 miles (or 3,119 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 relatively short distance between Kotlas Airport and RAF Akrotiri, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Kotlas Airport (KSZ):

• Because of Kotlas Airport's relatively low elevation of 184 feet, planes can take off or land at Kotlas 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.
• The closest airport to Kotlas Airport (KSZ) is Velikiy Ustyug (VUS), which is located 34 miles (55 kilometers) SSW of KSZ.
• The furthest airport from Kotlas Airport (KSZ) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,318 miles (16,605 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Kotlas Airport (KSZ) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Kotlas Airport", another name for KSZ is "Аэропорт Котлас".

Facts about RAF Akrotiri (AKT):

• In addition to being known as "RAF Akrotiri", another name for AKT is ""Aki"".
• 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.
• The U-2s of the 9th Reconnaissance Wing were used in Operation Cedar Sweep to fly surveillance over Lebanon, relaying information about Hezbollah militants to Lebanese authorities, and in Operation Highland Warrior to fly surveillance over Turkey and northern Iraq to relay information to Turkish authorities.
• The closest airport to RAF Akrotiri (AKT) is Paphos International Airport (PFO), which is located 30 miles (48 kilometers) WNW of AKT.
• Up until 1974 RAF Akrotiri had a balanced force of aircraft assigned to it, even including No.
• 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.
• 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.