Nonstop flight route between Maumere, Indonesia and Akrotiri, Cyprus:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Frans Seda Airport (MOF), Maumere, Indonesia and RAF Akrotiri (AKT), Akrotiri, Cyprus would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,514 miles (or 10,483 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 Frans Seda 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 Frans Seda 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: | MOF / WATC |
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Location: | Maumere, Indonesia |
GPS Coordinates: | 8°38'27"S by 122°14'12"E |
Area Served: | Maumere, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 115 feet (35 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from MOF |
More Information: | MOF 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 Frans Seda Airport (MOF):
- The furthest airport from Frans Seda Airport (MOF) is Ogle Airport (OGL), which is nearly antipodal to Frans Seda Airport (meaning Frans Seda Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Ogle Airport), and is located 12,308 miles (19,808 kilometers) away in Georgetown, Guyana.
- In addition to being known as "Frans Seda Airport", another name for MOF is "Bandar Udara Frans Seda".
- Because of Frans Seda Airport's relatively low elevation of 115 feet, planes can take off or land at Frans Seda 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 Frans Seda Airport (MOF) is Wonopito Airport (LWE), which is located only 0 mile (0 kilometer) NNW of MOF.
- Frans Seda Airport (MOF) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about RAF Akrotiri (AKT):
- Akrotiri is also the winter training grounds of the RAF display team, the Red Arrows.
- Up until 1974 RAF Akrotiri had a balanced force of aircraft assigned to it, even including No.
- The closest airport to RAF Akrotiri (AKT) is Paphos International Airport (PFO), which is located 30 miles (48 kilometers) WNW of AKT.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "RAF Akrotiri", another name for AKT is ""Aki"".
- 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 was first constructed in the mid-1950s to relieve pressure on the main RAF station on the island, RAF Nicosia.
- Even this massive influx from Egypt was not the end.
- 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.
- In August 1970 a detachment of "G" of the Central Intelligence Agency arrived at the airfield with U-2 aircraft to monitor the Egypt/Israel Suez Canal fighting and cease fire.