RAF Akrotiri

Royal Air Force Akrotiri, commonly abbreviated RAF Akrotiri is a large Royal Air Force military airbase on the Mediterranean island of . It is located in the Western Sovereign Base Area, one of two areas which comprise , a British Overseas Territory, administered as a Sovereign Base Area.
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  • Type: Airport
  • Description: Royal Air Force station near Akrotiri in the Sovereign Base Area on the Mediterranean island of Cyprus
  • Also known as: Ağrotur Havaalanı”, “AKT”, “Díavlos Akrotiríou”, “LCRA”, “RAF Ακρωτηρίου”, “Royal Air Force Akrotiri”, “Royal Air Force Station Akrotiri”, “ΑΚΤ”, and “Βασιλική Πολεμική Αεροπορία Ακρωτηρίου

Places of Interest

Highlights include Holy Monastery of St Nicholas of the Cats and Aetokremnos.

Monastery
Photo: A.Savin, FAL.

Archaeological site
is a rock shelter near on the southern coast of . It is widely considered to host some of the oldest evidence of human habitation of Cyprus, dating to around 12,000 years ago.

Lake
Photo: A.Savin, FAL.
is the largest inland body of water on the island of . It is located in , administered as a Sovereign Base Area; specifically in the Western Sovereign Base Area. is situated 2½ miles northwest of RAF Akrotiri.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Akrotiri and Dhekelia and Akrotiri Village.

Photo: A.Savin, FAL.
is a that consists of two separate areas on the . Akrotiri is located west of and Dhekelia is located east of .

Village
Akrotiri is a village within the , which forms part of the British Overseas Territory of . It is the only village in the Western SBA with a significant non-military population. is situated 2 miles west of RAF Akrotiri.

Locality
is the south-eastern cape of the Akrotiri Peninsula on the Mediterranean island of . It is located within the Sovereign Base Areas, and is the southernmost point of the island. is situated 2 miles southeast of RAF Akrotiri.

RAF Akrotiri

Latitude
34.59012° or 34° 35′ 24″ north
Longitude
32.98942° or 32° 59′ 22″ east
Elevation
69 feet (21 metres)
IATA airport code
AKT
ICAO airport code
LCRA
Open location code
8G6JHXRQ+2Q
Geo­Names ID
414605
Wiki­data ID
Q60509
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Ukrainian—“RAF Akrotiri” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: AKT
  • Arabic: LCRA
  • Arabic: RAF Akrotiri
  • Arabic: Royal Air Force Akrotiri
  • Arabic: Royal Air Force Station Akrotiri
  • Catalan: AKT
  • Catalan: LCRA
  • Catalan: RAF Akrotiri
  • Catalan: Royal Air Force Akrotiri
  • Catalan: Royal Air Force Station Akrotiri
  • Cebuano: Akrotiri Airfield
  • Cebuano: AKT
  • Cebuano: LCRA
  • Cebuano: RAF Akrotiri
  • Cebuano: Royal Air Force Akrotiri
  • Cebuano: Royal Air Force Station Akrotiri
  • Chinese: AKT
  • Chinese: LCRA
  • Chinese: RAF Akrotiri
  • Chinese: Royal Air Force Akrotiri
  • Chinese: 亞克羅提利皇家空軍基地
  • Chinese: 阿克罗蒂里空军基地
  • Chinese: 阿科罗提利皇家空军基地
  • Chinese: 阿科羅提利皇家空軍基地
  • Czech: LCRA
  • Czech: RAF Akrotiri
  • Czech: RAF Ακρωτηρίου
  • Czech: Royal Air Force Station Akrotiri
  • Czech: Ακρωτήρι (λετίστι)
  • Czech: ΑΚΤ
  • Czech: Βασιλική Πολεμική Αεροπορία Ακρωτηρίου
  • Czech: ζάκλαντνα Ακρωτηρίου
  • Czech: λετεκά κλειστά Ακρωτήρι
  • Dutch: AKT
  • Dutch: LCRA
  • Dutch: RAF Akrotiri
  • Dutch: Royal Air Force Akrotiri
  • Dutch: Royal Air Force Station Akrotiri
  • Finnish: RAF Akrotiri
  • French: LCRA
  • French: RAF Akrotiri
  • French: RAF Ακρωτηρίου
  • French: Royal Air Force Station Akrotiri
  • French: ΑΚΤ
  • French: Βασιλική Πολεμική Αεροπορία Ακρωτηρίου
  • German: AKT
  • German: Flugplatz Akrotiri
  • German: LCRA
  • German: RAF Akrotiri
  • German: Royal Air Force Akrotiri
  • German: Royal Air Force Station Akrotiri
  • Greek: LCRA
  • Greek: RAF Ακρωτηρίου
  • Greek: Αεροπορική Βάση Ακρωτηρίου
  • Greek: ΑΚΤ
  • Greek: Βασιλική Πολεμική Αεροπορία Ακρωτηρίου
  • Greek: Σταθμός Βασιλικής Αεροπορίας Ακρωτηρίου
  • Hebrew: AKT
  • Hebrew: LCRA
  • Hebrew: RAF Akrotiri
  • Hebrew: Royal Air Force Akrotiri
  • Hebrew: בסיס חיל האוויר המלכותי אקרוטירי
  • Indonesian: AKT
  • Indonesian: LCRA
  • Indonesian: Royal Air Force Akrotiri
  • Indonesian: Royal Air Force Station Akrotiri
  • Italian: AKT
  • Italian: LCRA
  • Italian: RAF Akrotiri
  • Italian: Royal Air Force Akrotiri
  • Italian: Royal Air Force Station Akrotiri
  • Japanese: AKT
  • Japanese: LCRA
  • Japanese: RAF Akrotiri
  • Japanese: Royal Air Force Akrotiri
  • Japanese: アクロティリ空軍基地
  • Malay: AKT
  • Malay: Lapangan Terbang Akrotiri AB
  • Malay: LCRA
  • Malay: RAF Akrotiri
  • Malay: Royal Air Force Akrotiri
  • Norwegian Bokmål: RAF Akrotiri
  • Norwegian: RAF Akrotiri
  • Persian: AKT
  • Persian: LCRA
  • Persian: RAF Akrotiri
  • Persian: Royal Air Force Akrotiri
  • Persian: فرودگاه نیروی هوایی سلطنتی اکروتیری
  • Polish: AKT
  • Polish: Baza lotnicza Akrotiri
  • Polish: LCRA
  • Polish: RAF Akrotiri
  • Polish: Royal Air Force Akrotiri
  • Romanian: AKT
  • Romanian: LCRA
  • Romanian: RAF Akrotiri
  • Romanian: Royal Air Force Akrotiri
  • Romanian: Royal Air Force Station Akrotiri
  • Russian: AKT
  • Russian: LCRA
  • Russian: RAF Akrotiri
  • Russian: Royal Air Force Akrotiri
  • Russian: Акротири
  • Swedish: Akrotiri Airfield
  • Swedish: AKT
  • Swedish: LCRA
  • Swedish: RAF Akrotiri
  • Swedish: Royal Air Force Akrotiri
  • Swedish: Royal Air Force Station Akrotiri
  • Tajik: AKT
  • Tajik: LCRA
  • Tajik: RAF Akrotiri
  • Tajik: Royal Air Force Akrotiri
  • Tajik: Фурудгоҳи нерӯе ҳаво салтанате окрутири
  • Ukrainian: AKT
  • Ukrainian: LCRA
  • Ukrainian: RAF Akrotiri
  • Ukrainian: Royal Air Force Akrotiri
  • Ukrainian: Акротирі (авіабаза)
  • Ukrainian: Акротирі

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