Nonstop flight route between Uranium City, Saskatchewan, Canada and Akrotiri, Cyprus:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Uranium City Airport (YBE), Uranium City, Saskatchewan, Canada and RAF Akrotiri (AKT), Akrotiri, Cyprus would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,569 miles (or 8,963 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 Uranium City 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 Uranium City 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: | YBE / CYBE |
Airport Name: | Uranium City Airport |
Location: | Uranium City, Saskatchewan, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 59°33'41"N by 108°28'53"W |
Operator/Owner: | Ministry of Highways & Infrastructure |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1025 feet (312 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from YBE |
More Information: | YBE 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 Uranium City Airport (YBE):
- The furthest airport from Uranium City Airport (YBE) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 9,797 miles (15,766 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Uranium City Airport (YBE) currently has only 1 runway.
- The airport was originally constructed by Eldorado Mining and Refining Limited in the 1950s to support the growing mining operations around Uranium City.
- Horseshoe pit located on south side of runway.
- The closest airport to Uranium City Airport (YBE) is Fond-du-Lac Airport (ZFD), which is located 48 miles (78 kilometers) ESE of YBE.
Facts about RAF Akrotiri (AKT):
- 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.
- Even this massive influx from Egypt was not the end.
- After the Suez Crisis, the main emphasis of life on the airfield shifted to helping quell the EOKA revolt and training missions.
- 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"".
- A constant problem of airfields located outside the territory of the country whose forces are based there is that of overflight rights.
- In March 2011, the station was used as a staging base for support aircraft involved in Operation Ellamy.