Facility Details
Summary
| Operating Country | 🇨🇾 Cyprus |
| Location | 🇨🇾 Cyprus |
| Status | Active |
| Usage | Military only |
| Year built | 1941 |
| Operating Organization | Cyprus Air Command |
| Units & aircraft |
420 MPANational Guard detachments
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Location & Technical Details
| Coordinates | 35.0950°N, 33.3160°E |
| ICAO code | LCRO |
| Runways |
17/35 · 1,430 m (4,692 ft) · Asphalt11/29 · 1,200 m (3,937 ft) · AsphaltHelipad · 541 m (1,775 ft)
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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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Last updated on 13 August 2026.
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- AUG 132026 Updated Runway designations, surfaces and lengths recorded
- APR 102026 Created Page created: Lakatamia Air Force Base