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KYE to AKT: distance & flight time
Kleiat (Rene Mouawad Air Base) → Akrotiri (RAF Akrotiri)
172 mi
277 km · 149 nm
55m
estimated nonstop flight time
-2h
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
172 miles nonstop takes roughly 55m gate to gate, flying west. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 2-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- KYE — Rene Mouawad Air Base · Kleiat, Lebanon
- AKT — RAF Akrotiri · Akrotiri, Cyprus
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near KYE
- LTK · Bassel Al-Assad International Airport56 mi away
- BEY · Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport61 mi away
- DAM · Damascus International Airport86 mi away
- RPN · Ben Ya'akov Airport114 mi away
Near AKT
- PFO · Paphos International Airport30 mi away
- LCA · Larnaca International Airport41 mi away
- ECN · Ercan International Airport48 mi away
- GEC · Lefkoniko Airport61 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is KYE from AKT?
The flight distance from Kleiat (KYE) to Akrotiri (AKT) is 172 miles (277 km, 149 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from KYE to AKT?
A nonstop flight takes about 55m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from KYE to AKT?
Nonstop service on KYE–AKT depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 55m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Kleiat and Akrotiri?
Akrotiri is 2 hours behind Kleiat.
What is the cheapest way to fly from KYE to AKT?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on KYE–AKT that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some KYE to AKT fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain KYE–AKT tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.