Nonstop flight route between Earlton, Ontario, Canada and Akrotiri, Cyprus:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Earlton - Timiskaming Regional Airport (YXR), Earlton, Ontario, Canada and RAF Akrotiri (AKT), Akrotiri, Cyprus would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,402 miles (or 8,693 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 Earlton - Timiskaming Regional 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 Earlton - Timiskaming Regional 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: | YXR / CYXR |
Airport Name: | Earlton - Timiskaming Regional Airport |
Location: | Earlton, Ontario, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 47°41'42"N by 79°50'56"W |
Operator/Owner: | Township of Armstrong |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 800 feet (244 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from YXR |
More Information: | YXR 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 Earlton - Timiskaming Regional Airport (YXR):
- Because of Earlton - Timiskaming Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 800 feet, planes can take off or land at Earlton - Timiskaming Regional 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.
- The closest airport to Earlton - Timiskaming Regional Airport (YXR) is Kirkland Lake Airport (YKX), which is located 36 miles (58 kilometers) N of YXR.
- The furthest airport from Earlton - Timiskaming Regional Airport (YXR) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,210 miles (18,041 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Earlton - Timiskaming Regional Airport (YXR) has 2 runways.
Facts about RAF Akrotiri (AKT):
- The station hosted the main hospital for British Forces Cyprus, The Princess Mary's Hospital, located on Cape Zevgari.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "RAF Akrotiri", another name for AKT is ""Aki"".
- Even this massive influx from Egypt was not the end.
- The closest airport to RAF Akrotiri (AKT) is Paphos International Airport (PFO), which is located 30 miles (48 kilometers) WNW of 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.
- After the Suez Crisis, the main emphasis of life on the airfield shifted to helping quell the EOKA revolt and training missions.
- 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.