Lakatamia Air Force Base

Summary

Operating Country 🇨🇾 Cyprus
Location 🇨🇾 Cyprus
Status Active
UsageMilitary only
Year built1941
Operating OrganizationCyprus Air Command
Units
  • 420 MPA
  • National Guard detachments

Location & Details

Map of Lakatamia Air Force Base
Coordinates35.0950°N, 33.3160°E
ICAO codeLCRO
Runways
  • 17/35 [Asphalt]
  • 11/29 [Asphalt]

Description

Lakatamia Air Force Base is a military airfield in Lakatamia, Nicosia, Cyprus, serving as the headquarters and reserve airbase of Cyprus Air Command. The site began as RAF Lakatamia in 1941 and later passed under Cypriot control. It remains active in reserve status, rarely hosts fixed-wing aircraft, and is primarily used as a staging point for helicopter operations in the Nicosia area.

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