Nonstop flight route between Uberaba, Minas Gerais, Brazil and Akrotiri, Cyprus:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Uberaba–Mário de Almeida Franco Airport (UBA), Uberaba, Minas Gerais, Brazil and RAF Akrotiri (AKT), Akrotiri, Cyprus would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,496 miles (or 10,455 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 Uberaba–Mário de Almeida Franco 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 Uberaba–Mário de Almeida Franco 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: | UBA / SBUR |
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Location: | Uberaba, Minas Gerais, Brazil |
GPS Coordinates: | 19°45'52"S by 47°57'57"W |
Area Served: | Uberaba |
Operator/Owner: | Infraero |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 2655 feet (809 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from UBA |
More Information: | UBA 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 Uberaba–Mário de Almeida Franco Airport (UBA):
- In addition to being known as "Uberaba–Mário de Almeida Franco Airport", another name for UBA is "Aeroporto Uberaba–Mário de Almeida Franco".
- Uberaba–Mário de Almeida Franco Airport (UBA) currently has only 1 runway.
- Uberaba–Mário de Almeida Franco Airport handled 177,985 passengers last year.
- The furthest airport from Uberaba–Mário de Almeida Franco Airport (UBA) is Minami-Daito Airport (MMD), which is nearly antipodal to Uberaba–Mário de Almeida Franco Airport (meaning Uberaba–Mário de Almeida Franco Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Minami-Daito Airport), and is located 12,014 miles (19,334 kilometers) away in Minami Daito, Okinawa, Japan.
- It is operated by Infraero.
- The closest airport to Uberaba–Mário de Almeida Franco Airport (UBA) is Uberlândia–Ten. Cel. Av. César Bombonato Airport (UDI), which is located 63 miles (102 kilometers) NNW of UBA.
Facts about RAF Akrotiri (AKT):
- 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 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.
- Akrotiri was also the location of the main transmitter of the well known numbers station, the Lincolnshire Poacher, although transmissions ceased in 2008.
- In addition to being known as "RAF Akrotiri", another name for AKT is ""Aki"".
- 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.
- 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.
- The closest airport to RAF Akrotiri (AKT) is Paphos International Airport (PFO), which is located 30 miles (48 kilometers) WNW of AKT.