Nonstop flight route between Lawton, Oklahoma, United States and Akrotiri, Cyprus:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Lawton–Fort Sill Regional Airport (LAW), Lawton, Oklahoma, United States and RAF Akrotiri (AKT), Akrotiri, Cyprus would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,719 miles (or 10,814 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 Lawton–Fort Sill 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 Lawton–Fort Sill Regional 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: | LAW / KLAW |
| Airport Name: | Lawton–Fort Sill Regional Airport |
| Location: | Lawton, Oklahoma, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 34°34'4"N by 98°24'59"W |
| Area Served: | Lawton, Oklahoma |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Lawton |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1110 feet (338 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LAW |
| More Information: | LAW 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 Lawton–Fort Sill Regional Airport (LAW):
- The airport covers 1,300 acres at an elevation of 1,110 feet.
- The closest airport to Lawton–Fort Sill Regional Airport (LAW) is Henry Post Army Airfield (FSI), which is located only 6 miles (9 kilometers) N of LAW.
- Continental stopped at Lawton from 1948 until 1975.
- Lawton–Fort Sill Regional Airport is a city owned airport two miles south of Lawton, in Comanche County, Oklahoma.
- Embraer ERJ-135, Embraer ERJ-145
- The furthest airport from Lawton–Fort Sill Regional Airport (LAW) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,924 miles (17,581 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Lawton–Fort Sill Regional Airport (LAW) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about RAF Akrotiri (AKT):
- In March 2011, the station was used as a staging base for support aircraft involved in Operation Ellamy.
- The closest airport to RAF Akrotiri (AKT) is Paphos International Airport (PFO), which is located 30 miles (48 kilometers) WNW of AKT.
- Akrotiri was first constructed in the mid-1950s to relieve pressure on the main RAF station on the island, RAF Nicosia.
- The attack on Egypt was a military success, despite interference in the plan which reduced its effectiveness.
- 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 furthest airport from RAF Akrotiri (AKT) is Rurutu Airport (RUR), which is located 11,556 miles (18,598 kilometers) away in Rurutu, French Polynesia.
- Akrotiri has played a crucial role during Britain's recent operations in the Middle East.
- In addition to being known as "RAF Akrotiri", another name for AKT is ""Aki"".
