Cyprus
Nicosia
Gerólakkos

Lakatameia Airfield

Nicosia International Airport is a largely disused located 8.2 km west of the capital city of in the suburb. It was originally the main airport for the island, but nearly all commercial activity ceased following the Turkish invasion of Cyprus in 1974.
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  • Type: Aerodrome
  • Description: closed airport in Nicosia, Cyprus
  • Also known as: “LCNC”, “Lefkosia International Airport”, “NIC”, “Nicosia Airport”, and “Nicosia International Airport”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Embassy of Ukraine and Makario Stadium.

Government office
The in Nicosia is the diplomatic mission of in , .

Stadium
, is an all-seater multi-purpose stadium in , . It was the largest and main sports venue of the capital up to the construction of the GSP stadium in 1999.

Sports venue
, officially named Tassos Papadopoulos Eleftheria Indoor Hall is an indoor arena that is located besides and Lefkotheo Indoor Hall in , , .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gerolakkos and Lakatamia.

Village
is a village near , the capital of . It is immediately north of the Green Line. Nicosia International Airport is located about 2 km to its south-east. De facto, is under the control of .

Town
Photo: Giorgos Moysi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a southwestern of , Cyprus. In terms of population, municipality is the third largest municipality in Nicosia district and the fifth largest municipality in Cyprus.

Village
is a village, south of , Cyprus. is a rather new area which was created after the Turkish Invasion of 1974 to house refugees.

Lakatameia Airfield

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
way 1377227056
Open­Street­Map feature
aeroway=­aerodrome
Geo­Names ID
20794
Wiki­data ID
Q1432185
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Satellite Map

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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”
  • Cebuano: “Nicosia International Airport”
  • Chinese: “尼科西亚国际机场”
  • Chinese: “尼科西亞國際機場”
  • Czech: “Mezinárodní letiště Nikósie”
  • Danish: “Nicosia Internationale Lufthavn”
  • Dutch: “Luchthaven Nicosia”
  • Esperanto: “Internacia Flughaveno de Nikozio”
  • Esperanto: “Internacia Flughaveno Nikozio”
  • Esperanto: “LCNC”
  • Esperanto: “NIC”
  • Finnish: “Nikosian kansainvälinen lentoasema”
  • Finnish: “Nikosian lentoasema”
  • French: “aéroport international de Nicosie”
  • French: “Aéroport international de Nicosie”
  • German: “Flughafen Lefkosia”
  • German: “Flughafen Nikosia”
  • German: “LCCC”
  • 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”
  • Indonesian: “LCNC”
  • Indonesian: “NIC”
  • Italian: “Aeroporto Internazionale di Nicosia”
  • Japanese: “ニコシア国際空港”
  • Korean: “니코시아 국제공항”
  • Low German: “Flooghaven Nikosia”
  • Persian: “LCNC”
  • Persian: “NIC”
  • Persian: “فرودگاه بین المللی نیکوزیا”
  • Persian: “فرودگاه بین‌المللی نیکوزیا”
  • Polish: “Port lotniczy Nikozja”
  • Portuguese: “Aeroporto Internacional de Nicósia”
  • Romanian: “Aeroportul Internațional Nicosia”
  • Romanian: “Aeroportul Nicosia”
  • Russian: “Никосия”
  • Serbian: “Аеродром Никозија”
  • Serbian: “Међународни аеродром Никозија”
  • Spanish: “Aeropuerto de nicosia”
  • Spanish: “Aeropuerto de Nicosia”
  • Spanish: “Aeropuerto Internacional de Nicosia”
  • Spanish: “LCNC”
  • Swedish: “Nicosia flygplats”
  • 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”

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