Cyprus
Famagusta district
Lefkónoiko

Geçitkale Air Base

Geçitkale Air Base or Lefkoniko Airport is a military airfield of the Turkish Air Force near in . Construction was completed around 1990.
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  • Type: Aerodrome
  • Description: airport in Cyprus
  • Also known as: “GEC”, “Gecitkale Air Base”, “Gecitkale Airfield”, “Gecitkale Airport”, and “LCGK”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Genagra and Lefkoniko.

Village
is a village in the of , located 5 km southwest of , just south of Lefkoniko Airport. It is under the de facto control of .

Town
Photo: George Groutas, CC BY 2.0.
is a town in the under the de facto control of , claimed by . is the birthplace of Cypriot national poet Vasilis Michaelides and is known for its lace. Geçitkale Air Base of the Turkish Air Force is near .

Neighborhood
is a village located in the of , 6 km south of , in the plain. The name means "water well". is under the de facto control of . According to , is part of .

Geçitkale Air Base

Latitude
35.2346° or 35° 14′ 5″ north
Longitude
33.72399° or 33° 43′ 26″ east
Elevation
45 metres (148 feet)
IATA airport code
GEC
ICAO airport code
LCGK
Open location code
8G7M6PMF+RH
Open­Street­Map ID
way 13868146
Open­Street­Map feature
aeroway=­aerodrome
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­military
Geo­Names ID
7731048
Wiki­data ID
Q1413700
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Turkish—“Geçitkale Air Base” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Base Aérea de Geçitkale”
  • Cebuano: “Geçitkale Air Base”
  • Chinese: “列夫科尼科空軍基地”
  • French: “base aérienne de Geçitkale”
  • French: “Base aérienne de Geçitkale”
  • German: “Flugplatz Geçitkale”
  • Hebrew: “בסיס גיאסיטקאל”
  • Hebrew: “בסיס גצ’יטקאלה”
  • Indonesian: “GEC”
  • Indonesian: “LCGK”
  • Italian: “Aeroporto di Lefkoniko”
  • Italian: “Base aerea di Geçitkale”
  • Italian: “GEC”
  • Italian: “LCGK”
  • Malay: “Lapangan Terbang Gecitkale”
  • Polish: “Port lotniczy Lefkoniko”
  • Russian: “Гечиткале (авиабаза)”
  • Russian: “Гечиткале”
  • Spanish: “Base Aérea de Geçitkale”
  • Swedish: “Geçitkale Air Base”
  • Turkish: “Geçitkale Hava Üssü”
  • Turkish: “Geçitkale Havaalanı”
  • Turkish: “Lefkonuk Havaalanı”

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