Nonstop flight route between Larnaca, Cyprus and Sand Point, Alaska, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Larnaca International Airport (LCA), Larnaca, Cyprus and Sand Point Airport (SDP), Sand Point, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,149 miles (or 9,896 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 Larnaca International Airport and Sand Point Airport, 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 Larnaca International Airport and Sand Point Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Larnaca International Airport (LCA):

• The closest airport to Larnaca International Airport (LCA) is RAF Akrotiri (AKT), which is located 42 miles (67 kilometers) WSW of LCA.
• Larnaca Airport is well equipped for people with special needs or with reduced mobility.
• The concept architectural design of the passenger terminal was developed by French architects at Aéroports de Paris with Sofréavia in France.
• The second phase, to be completed in 2013, provides for the expansion of the new terminal to handle 9 million passengers a year, and for a 500 m runway extension.
• Larnaca International Airport (LCA) currently has only 1 runway.
• 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.
• A new terminal building opened on 7 November 2009.
• In addition to being known as "Larnaca International Airport", another name for LCA is "Διεθνής Aερολιμένας ΛάρνακαςLarnaka Uluslararası Havaalanı".

Facts about Sand Point Airport (SDP):

• Sand Point Airport (SDP) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Sand Point Airport (SDP) is Port Moller Airport (PML), which is located 48 miles (77 kilometers) N of SDP.
• The furthest airport from Sand Point Airport (SDP) is Cape Town International Airport (CPT), which is located 10,961 miles (17,641 kilometers) away in Cape Town, South Africa.
• Because of Sand Point Airport's relatively low elevation of 21 feet, planes can take off or land at Sand Point 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.
• As per the Federal Aviation Administration, this airport had 4,296 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 3,957 in 2009, and 4,281 in 2010.