Nonstop flight route between Pokhara, Nepal and Akrotiri, Cyprus:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Pokhara Airport (PKR), Pokhara, Nepal and RAF Akrotiri (AKT), Akrotiri, Cyprus would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,008 miles (or 4,841 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 Pokhara 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 Pokhara 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: | PKR / VNPK |
Airport Name: | Pokhara Airport |
Location: | Pokhara, Nepal |
GPS Coordinates: | 28°12'2"N by 83°58'54"E |
Area Served: | Pokhara, Nepal |
Operator/Owner: | Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN) |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 2712 feet (827 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from PKR |
More Information: | PKR 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 Pokhara Airport (PKR):
- List of airports in Nepal
- The closest airport to Pokhara Airport (PKR) is Chaurjhari Airport (HRJ), which is located only 17 miles (27 kilometers) SSW of PKR.
- The apron of the airport is tiny and can only handle 8 small propeller planes at a time.
- The furthest airport from Pokhara Airport (PKR) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,614 miles (18,691 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- Pokhara Airport (PKR) currently has only 1 runway.
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 addition to being known as "RAF Akrotiri", another name for AKT is ""Aki"".
- In March 2011, the station was used as a staging base for support aircraft involved in Operation Ellamy.
- 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 July 2006 RAF Akrotiri played a major role as a transit point for personnel evacuations out of Lebanon during the 2006 Israel-Lebanon conflict.
- 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.
- 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 station hosted the main hospital for British Forces Cyprus, The Princess Mary's Hospital, located on Cape Zevgari.