Nonstop flight route between Olyokminsk, Sakha Republic, Russia and Akrotiri, Cyprus:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Olyokminsk Airport (OLZ), Olyokminsk, Sakha Republic, Russia and RAF Akrotiri (AKT), Akrotiri, Cyprus would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,093 miles (or 6,587 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 Olyokminsk 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 Olyokminsk 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 Olyokminsk Airport (OLZ):

• The closest airport to Olyokminsk Airport (OLZ) is Verkhnevilyuysk Airport (VHV), which is located 212 miles (340 kilometers) N of OLZ.
• Olyokminsk Airport (OLZ) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Olyokminsk Airport", other names for OLZ include "Аэропорт Олёкминск" and "UEMO".
• The furthest airport from Olyokminsk Airport (OLZ) is Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM), which is nearly antipodal to Olyokminsk Airport (meaning Olyokminsk Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport), and is located 12,312 miles (19,814 kilometers) away in Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica.

Facts about RAF Akrotiri (AKT):

• Up until 1974 RAF Akrotiri had a balanced force of aircraft assigned to it, even including No.
• 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 addition to being known as "RAF Akrotiri", another name for AKT is ""Aki"".
• In September 1976 the US U-2 operations were turned over to the 9th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing, but the U-2 operation at RAF Akrotiri continued to be called Operating Location OH until September 1980.
• In March 2011, the station was used as a staging base for support aircraft involved in Operation Ellamy.
• 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.
• 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.
• After the Suez Crisis, the main emphasis of life on the airfield shifted to helping quell the EOKA revolt and training missions.
• Even this massive influx from Egypt was not the end.