Nonstop flight route between Ullensaker (near Oslo), Norway and Akrotiri, Cyprus:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Oslo Airport, Gardermoen (OSL), Ullensaker (near Oslo), Norway and RAF Akrotiri (AKT), Akrotiri, Cyprus would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,023 miles (or 3,256 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 Oslo Airport, Gardermoen and RAF Akrotiri, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | OSL / ENGM |
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Location: | Ullensaker (near Oslo), Norway |
GPS Coordinates: | 60°12'10"N by 11°5'2"E |
Area Served: | Oslo, Norway |
Operator/Owner: | Oslo Lufthavn AS (part of Avinor) |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 681 feet (208 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from OSL |
More Information: | OSL 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 Oslo Airport, Gardermoen (OSL):
- Oslo Airport, Gardermoen handled 22,956,540 passengers last year.
- The furthest airport from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen (OSL) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,261 miles (18,123 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The Royal Norwegian Air Force has an air base at Gardermoen, located at the north side of the passenger terminal at Oslo Airport.
- Because of Oslo Airport, Gardermoen's relatively low elevation of 681 feet, planes can take off or land at Oslo Airport, Gardermoen 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.
- Because of the airport's customs procedures for connecting passengers, some transit passengers, are now avoiding Oslo Airport and finding other routing options when possible.
- In addition to being known as "Oslo Airport, Gardermoen", another name for OSL is "Oslo lufthavn".
- The airport covers an area of 13 square kilometres and is based on the Atlanta model, with two parallel runways and a single terminal with two piers on a single line.
- During the occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany, the Luftwaffe took over Gardermoen, and built the first proper airport facilities with hangars and two crossing runways, both 2,000 metres long.
- Construction of the new main airport started on 13 August 1994.
- The closest airport to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen (OSL) is Oslo Airport, Fornebu ( Closed ) (FBU), which is located 27 miles (44 kilometers) SW of OSL.
- Oslo Airport, Gardermoen (OSL) has 2 runways.
- The airport location was first used by the Norwegian Army from 1740, with the first military airport facilities being built during the 1940s.
Facts about RAF Akrotiri (AKT):
- The closest airport to RAF Akrotiri (AKT) is Paphos International Airport (PFO), which is located 30 miles (48 kilometers) WNW of AKT.
- In the mid-1980s, the US launched retaliatory attacks against Libya after the country's leader, Muammar al-Gaddafi, was implicated in terrorist attacks against US military bases.
- In July 2006 RAF Akrotiri played a major role as a transit point for personnel evacuations out of Lebanon during the 2006 Israel-Lebanon conflict.
- Royal Air Force Akrotiri or more simply RAF Akrotiri is a large Royal Air Force station, on the Mediterranean island of Cyprus.
- Even this massive influx from Egypt was not the end.
- In addition to being known as "RAF Akrotiri", another name for AKT is ""Aki"".
- Akrotiri was also the location of the main transmitter of the well known numbers station, the Lincolnshire Poacher, although transmissions ceased in 2008.
- 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.