Nonstop flight route between Surabaya, Indonesia and Akrotiri, Cyprus:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Juanda International Airport (SUB), Surabaya, Indonesia and RAF Akrotiri (AKT), Akrotiri, Cyprus would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,934 miles (or 9,551 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 Juanda International 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 Juanda International Airport and RAF Akrotiri. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

Departure Airport Information:

Arrival Airport Information:

Facts about Juanda International Airport (SUB):

• Juanda International Airport (SUB) currently has only 1 runway.
• Primkopal Juanda taxis operate on a flat-fee rate to various destinations in Surabaya.
• The furthest airport from Juanda International Airport (SUB) is Las Flecheras Airport (SFD), which is nearly antipodal to Juanda International Airport (meaning Juanda International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Las Flecheras Airport), and is located 12,399 miles (19,954 kilometers) away in San Fernando de Apure, Venezuela.
• Because of Juanda International Airport's relatively low elevation of 9 feet, planes can take off or land at Juanda International 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 Juanda International Airport (SUB) is Abdul Rachman Saleh Airport (MLG), which is located 38 miles (61 kilometers) S of SUB.
• Valuair arriving from Singapore
• Juanda International Airport handled 16,447,912 passengers last year.
• The new apron with an area of 148,000 m² can handle 18 aircraft simultaneously, including two wide body, 11 medium and five small aircraft.
• In addition to being known as "Juanda International Airport", another name for SUB is "Bandar Udara Internasional Juanda".

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.
• After the Suez Crisis, the main emphasis of life on the airfield shifted to helping quell the EOKA revolt and training missions.
• Due to the station's relative proximity to the Middle East, it is often used by British allies when needed, such as for casualty reception for Americans after the 1983 Beirut barracks bombing and as a staging post before heading into theatres of combat in the Middle East/Persian Gulf theaters.
• Akrotiri has played a crucial role during Britain's recent operations in the Middle East.
• 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 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.
• In addition to being known as "RAF Akrotiri", another name for AKT is ""Aki"".
• Up until 1974 RAF Akrotiri had a balanced force of aircraft assigned to it, even including No.