Nonstop flight route between Xingtai, Hebei, China and Akrotiri, Cyprus:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Xingtai Dalian Airport (XNT), Xingtai, Hebei, China and RAF Akrotiri (AKT), Akrotiri, Cyprus would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,420 miles (or 7,114 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 Xingtai Dalian 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 Xingtai Dalian 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 Xingtai Dalian Airport (XNT):

• The closest airport to Xingtai Dalian Airport (XNT) is Handan Airport (HDG), which is located 25 miles (40 kilometers) S of XNT.
• In addition to being known as "Xingtai Dalian Airport", other names for XNT include "邢台褡裢机场" and "Xíngtái Dālián Jīchǎng".
• The furthest airport from Xingtai Dalian Airport (XNT) is Santa Rosa Airport (RSA), which is nearly antipodal to Xingtai Dalian Airport (meaning Xingtai Dalian Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Santa Rosa Airport), and is located 12,363 miles (19,896 kilometers) away in Santa Rosa, Argentina.

Facts about RAF Akrotiri (AKT):

• In March 2011, the station was used as a staging base for support aircraft involved in Operation Ellamy.
• In addition to being known as "RAF Akrotiri", another name for AKT is ""Aki"".
• 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.
• Royal Air Force Akrotiri or more simply RAF Akrotiri is a large Royal Air Force station, on the Mediterranean island of Cyprus.
• The closest airport to RAF Akrotiri (AKT) is Paphos International Airport (PFO), which is located 30 miles (48 kilometers) WNW of AKT.
• 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.
• 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.
• Up until 1974 RAF Akrotiri had a balanced force of aircraft assigned to it, even including No.
• Akrotiri has played a crucial role during Britain's recent operations in the Middle East.