Nonstop flight route between Larnaca, Cyprus and Tripoli, Libya:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Larnaca International Airport (LCA), Larnaca, Cyprus and Mitiga International Airport (MJI), Tripoli, Libya would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,173 miles (or 1,888 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 Larnaca International Airport and Mitiga International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

Departure Airport Information:

Arrival Airport Information:

Facts about Larnaca International Airport (LCA):

• Larnaca International Airport (LCA) currently has only 1 runway.
• A€650m upgrade of the Larnaca and Paphos airports has been completed.
• Larnaca Airport is well equipped for people with special needs or with reduced mobility.
• The furthest airport from Larnaca International Airport (LCA) is Rurutu Airport (RUR), which is located 11,525 miles (18,548 kilometers) away in Rurutu, French Polynesia.
• The closest airport to Larnaca International Airport (LCA) is RAF Akrotiri (AKT), which is located 42 miles (67 kilometers) WSW of LCA.
• In addition to being known as "Larnaca International Airport", another name for LCA is "Διεθνής Aερολιμένας ΛάρνακαςLarnaka Uluslararası Havaalanı".
• A new terminal building opened on 7 November 2009.
• Larnaca Airport was hastily developed towards the end of 1974 after the invasion of Cyprus by Turkey on 20 July of the same year, which forced the closure of Nicosia International Airport.
• The airport can be reached by car, taxi and public transport system.

Facts about Mitiga International Airport (MJI):

• The fourteen-hour 9,300-kilometre round trip to Libya required numerous in-air refuelings, because countries closer to Libya – Spain, Italy, France, and Greece – had refused American planes permission to fly over or from bases in their countries.
• The furthest airport from Mitiga International Airport (MJI) is Rarotonga International Airport (RAR), which is located 11,524 miles (18,546 kilometers) away in Avarua, Cook Islands.
• The closest airport to Mitiga International Airport (MJI) is Tripoli International Airport (TIP), which is located only 18 miles (28 kilometers) SSW of MJI.
• After 1970, the facility was known as Okba Ben Nafi Air Base, a Libyan People's Air Force installation.
• Mitiga International Airport (MJI) has 2 runways.
• Because of Mitiga International Airport's relatively low elevation of 36 feet, planes can take off or land at Mitiga International 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.
• On 21 August 2011, rebels launched an assault on Mitiga as part of a bid to battle loyalist forces in Tripoli, sustaining a number of casualties in the process
• In addition to being known as "Mitiga International Airport", another name for MJI is "مطار امعيتيقة الدولي".