Nonstop flight route between Udaipur, India and Akrotiri, Cyprus:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Udaipur Airport (UDR), Udaipur, India and RAF Akrotiri (AKT), Akrotiri, Cyprus would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,534 miles (or 4,077 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 Udaipur 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 Udaipur 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 Udaipur Airport (UDR):

• Scenes from the movie The Darjeeling Limited were shot here.
• Udaipur Airport (UDR) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Udaipur Airport", other names for UDR include "Dabok Airport", "महाराणा प्रताप हवाई अड्डा" and "Maharana Pratap Airport".
• The furthest airport from Udaipur Airport (UDR) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is nearly antipodal to Udaipur Airport (meaning Udaipur Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Mataveri International Airport), and is located 12,166 miles (19,579 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
• The closest airport to Udaipur Airport (UDR) is Jodhpur Airport (JDH), which is located 125 miles (201 kilometers) NNW of UDR.

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.
• A constant problem of airfields located outside the territory of the country whose forces are based there is that of overflight rights.
• 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 attack on Egypt was a military success, despite interference in the plan which reduced its effectiveness.
• The station commander is double-hatted and is also the officer commanding the Akrotiri or Western Sovereign Base Area, reporting to the commander of British Forces Cyprus who is also the Administrator.
• 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.
• Akrotiri is also the winter training grounds of the RAF display team, the Red Arrows.
• In addition to being known as "RAF Akrotiri", another name for AKT is ""Aki"".