Nonstop flight route between Willoughby, Ohio, United States and Akrotiri, Cyprus:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Willoughby Lost Nation Municipal Airport (LNN), Willoughby, Ohio, United States and RAF Akrotiri (AKT), Akrotiri, Cyprus would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,727 miles (or 9,217 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 Willoughby Lost Nation Municipal 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 Willoughby Lost Nation Municipal Airport and RAF Akrotiri. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Willoughby Lost Nation Municipal Airport (LNN):

• Because of Willoughby Lost Nation Municipal Airport's relatively low elevation of 626 feet, planes can take off or land at Willoughby Lost Nation Municipal 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.
• This airport is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a general aviation reliever airport for Cleveland Hopkins International Airport.
• Willoughby Lost Nation Municipal Airport is a public use airport in Lake County, Ohio, United States.
• The furthest airport from Willoughby Lost Nation Municipal Airport (LNN) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,392 miles (18,334 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Willoughby Lost Nation Municipal Airport (LNN) has 2 runways.
• Willoughby Lost Nation Municipal Airport covers an area of 400 acres at an elevation of 626 feet above mean sea level.
• The closest airport to Willoughby Lost Nation Municipal Airport (LNN) is Cuyahoga County Airport (CGF), which is located only 10 miles (15 kilometers) SSW of LNN.

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.
• In August 2013, six RAF Typhoon Fighters were deployed to Akrotiri to defend the base, following possible military responses to of an alleged Syrian government chemical weapons attack.
• 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.
• In addition to being known as "RAF Akrotiri", another name for AKT is ""Aki"".
• The station commander is double-hatted and is also the officer commanding the Akrotiri or Western Sovereign Base Area, reporting to the commander of British Forces Cyprus who is also the Administrator.
• After the Suez Crisis, the main emphasis of life on the airfield shifted to helping quell the EOKA revolt and training missions.
• 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.