Nonstop flight route between Kanab, Utah, United States and Akrotiri, Cyprus:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kanab Municipal Airport (KNB), Kanab, Utah, United States and RAF Akrotiri (AKT), Akrotiri, Cyprus would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,016 miles (or 11,291 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 Kanab Municipal 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 Kanab Municipal 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: | KNB / KKNB |
Airport Name: | Kanab Municipal Airport |
Location: | Kanab, Utah, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 37°0'39"N by 112°31'51"W |
Area Served: | Kanab, Utah |
Operator/Owner: | City of Kanab |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 4868 feet (1,484 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from KNB |
More Information: | KNB 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 Kanab Municipal Airport (KNB):
- The furthest airport from Kanab Municipal Airport (KNB) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,219 miles (18,055 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- The closest airport to Kanab Municipal Airport (KNB) is Bryce Canyon Airport (BCE), which is located 53 miles (85 kilometers) NNE of KNB.
- Kanab Municipal Airport (KNB) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Kanab Municipal Airport's high elevation of 4,868 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at KNB. Combined with a high temperature, this could make KNB a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
Facts about RAF Akrotiri (AKT):
- In the mid-1980s, the US launched retaliatory attacks against Libya after the country's leader, Muammar al-Gaddafi, was implicated in terrorist attacks against US military bases.
- 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.
- In August 1970 a detachment of "G" of the Central Intelligence Agency arrived at the airfield with U-2 aircraft to monitor the Egypt/Israel Suez Canal fighting and cease fire.
- The closest airport to RAF Akrotiri (AKT) is Paphos International Airport (PFO), which is located 30 miles (48 kilometers) WNW of AKT.
- Akrotiri has played a crucial role during Britain's recent operations in the Middle East.
- In addition to being known as "RAF Akrotiri", another name for AKT is ""Aki"".
- 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 furthest airport from RAF Akrotiri (AKT) is Rurutu Airport (RUR), which is located 11,556 miles (18,598 kilometers) away in Rurutu, French Polynesia.