Nonstop flight route between Lansdowne House, Ontario, Canada and Akrotiri, Cyprus:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Lansdowne House Airport (YLH), Lansdowne House, Ontario, Canada and RAF Akrotiri (AKT), Akrotiri, Cyprus would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,465 miles (or 8,795 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 Lansdowne House 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 Lansdowne House 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: | YLH / CYLH |
Airport Name: | Lansdowne House Airport |
Location: | Lansdowne House, Ontario, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 52°11'44"N by 87°56'3"W |
Operator/Owner: | Government of Ontario |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 834 feet (254 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from YLH |
More Information: | YLH 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 Lansdowne House Airport (YLH):
- The furthest airport from Lansdowne House Airport (YLH) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,735 miles (17,277 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Lansdowne House Airport (YLH) is Fort Hope Airport (YFH), which is located 44 miles (70 kilometers) S of YLH.
- Lansdowne House Airport (YLH) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Lansdowne House Airport's relatively low elevation of 834 feet, planes can take off or land at Lansdowne House 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.
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.
- The station hosted the main hospital for British Forces Cyprus, The Princess Mary's Hospital, located on Cape Zevgari.
- In August 2013, six RAF Typhoon Fighters were deployed to Akrotiri to defend the base, following possible military responses to of an alleged Syrian government chemical weapons attack.
- 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"".
- Akrotiri, along with Nicosia, assumed a very important status, as virtually the sole means for projecting British airpower into the eastern Mediterranean, outside of aircraft carriers.
- Akrotiri has played a crucial role during Britain's recent operations in the Middle East.
- A constant problem of airfields located outside the territory of the country whose forces are based there is that of overflight rights.