Lakatameia Airfield
Nicosia International Airport is a largely disused airport located 8.2 km west of the Cypriot capital city of Nicosia in the Lakatamia suburb. It was originally the main airport for the island, but nearly all commercial activity ceased following the Turkish invasion of Cyprus in 1974.
- Type: Aerodrome
- Description: closed airport in Nicosia, Cyprus
- Also known as: “Aeroport de Nicòsia”, “Aeroportul Nicosia”, “Aeropuerto de nicosia”, “Aeropuerto Internacional de Nicosia”, “Flughafen Lefkosia”, “LCCC”, “LCNC”, “Lefkosia International Airport”, “NIC”, “Nicosia Airport”, “Nicosia flygplats”, “Nicosia International Airport”, “Nikosian lentoasema”, “Διεθνές Αεροδρόμιο Λευκωσίας - Lefkoşa Uluslararası Havalimanı”, “فرودگاه بین المللی نیکوزیا”, and “尼科西亞國際機場”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Makario Stadium and Eleftheria Athletic Center.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gerolakkos and Lakatamia.
Lakatameia Airfield
- Categories: international airport and transport
- Location: Gerólakkos, Nicosia, Cyprus, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
35.15225° or 35° 9′ 8″ north
Longitude
33.27681° or 33° 16′ 37″ east
Elevation
220 metres (722 feet)
IATA airport code
NIC
ICAO airport code
LCNC
Open location code
8G7M572G+VP
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
aeroway=aerodrome
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Welsh—“Lakatameia Airfield” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “مطار نيقوسيا الدولي”
- Asturian: “Aeropuertu de Nicosia”
- Azerbaijani: “Nikosiya Beynəlxalq Hava Limanı”
- Catalan: “Aeroport Internacional de Nicòsia”
- Cebuano: “Nicosia International Airport”
- Chinese: “尼科西亚国际机场”
- Czech: “Mezinárodní letiště Nikósie”
- Danish: “Nicosia Internationale Lufthavn”
- Dutch: “Luchthaven Nicosia”
- Esperanto: “Internacia Flughaveno de Nikozio”
- Esperanto: “Internacia Flughaveno Nikozio”
- Finnish: “Nikosian kansainvälinen lentoasema”
- French: “aéroport international de Nicosie”
- French: “Aéroport international de Nicosie”
- German: “Flughafen Nikosia”
- Greek: “Diethnís Aeroliménas Lefkosías”
- Greek: “Diethnís Aerolimín Lefkosías”
- Greek: “Διεθνές Αεροδρόμιο Λευκωσίας”
- Greek: “Διεθνής Αερολιμένας Λευκωσίας”
- Hebrew: “נמל התעופה הבין-לאומי בניקוסיה”
- Hebrew: “נמל התעופה הבינלאומי בניקוסיה”
- Indonesian: “Bandar Udara Internasional Nikosia”
- Italian: “Aeroporto Internazionale di Nicosia”
- Japanese: “ニコシア国際空港”
- Korean: “니코시아 국제공항”
- Low German: “Flooghaven Nikosia”
- Persian: “فرودگاه بینالمللی نیکوزیا”
- Polish: “Port lotniczy Nikozja”
- Portuguese: “Aeroporto Internacional de Nicósia”
- Romanian: “Aeroportul Internațional Nicosia”
- Russian: “Никосия”
- Serbian: “Аеродром Никозија”
- Serbian: “Међународни аеродром Никозија”
- Spanish: “Aeropuerto de Nicosia”
- Swedish: “Nicosia International Airport”
- Swedish: “Nicosias internationella flygplats”
- Thai: “ท่าอากาศยานนานาชาตินิโคเซีย”
- Turkish: “Lefkoşa Uluslararası Havalimanı”
- Turkish: “Uluslararası Lefkoşa Havaalanı”
- Ukrainian: “Нікосія (аеропорт)”
- Ukrainian: “Нікосія”
- Urdu: “نیکوسیا بین الاقوامی ہوائی اڈا”
- Welsh: “Maes Awyr Rhyngwladol Nicosia”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Archangelos and Makedonitissa.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: OP201 and OP203.
Cyprus: Must-Visit Destinations
Worth a closer look: Nicosia and Akrotiri and Dhekelia.
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