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Larnaka International Airport

Larnaca International Airport
Διεθνής Aερολιμένας Λάρνακας
Larnaka Uluslararası Havaalanı
Exterior of Larnaca Airport during afternoon Cyprus.JPG
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator Hermes Airports Ltd
Serves Larnaca, Limassol & southeast Nicosia
Location Larnaca, Cyprus
Hub for
Elevation AMSL 3 m / 7 ft
Coordinates 34°52′44″N 033°37′49″E / 34.87889°N 33.63028°E / 34.87889; 33.63028Coordinates: 34°52′44″N 033°37′49″E / 34.87889°N 33.63028°E / 34.87889; 33.63028
Website www.hermesairports.com
Map
LCA is located in Cyprus
LCA
LCA
Location within Cyprus
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
04/22 2,994 9,823 Asphalt
Statistics
Passengers (2016) Increase 6,637,692
Aircraft movements (2011) Increase 50,329
Cargo tonnage (2008) Increase 37,529
Sources: Hermes Airports, Cypriot AIP at EUROCONTROL
Passengers (2016) Increase 6,637,692
Aircraft movements (2011) Increase 50,329
Cargo tonnage (2008) Increase 37,529

Larnaca International Airport (Greek: Διεθνής Aερολιμένας Λάρνακας Diethnís Aeroliménas Lárnakas Turkish: Larnaka Uluslararası Havaalanı) (IATA: LCAICAO: LCLK) is an international airport located 4 km (2.5 mi) southwest of Larnaca, Cyprus. Larnaca International Airport is Cyprus' main international gateway and the larger of the country's two commercial airports, the other being Paphos International Airport on the island's southwestern coast. In July 2016 Larnaca airport was renamed "Larnaca International Airport - Glafcos Clerides” in honour of former President of the Republic Glafcos Clerides.

Larnaca Airport was hastily developed towards the end of 1974 after the invasion of Cyprus by Turkey on 20 July of the same year, which forced the closure of Nicosia International Airport. The site on which it was built (near the Larnaca Salt Lake), had been previously used as an airfield in the 1930s and, subsequently, as a military installation by the British forces. Larnaca International opened on 8 February 1975, with only limited infrastructure facilities and a prefabricated set of buildings comprising separate halls for departures and arrivals. The first airlines to use the new airport were Cyprus Airways using Viscount 800s leased from British Midland and Olympic Airways using NAMC YS-11s. Initially, the runway at Larnaca International was too short for jet aircraft.


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