Dhekelia
The Dhekelia Airfield is a British military airfield located in the Eastern Sovereign Base Area of Dhekelia, on the island of Cyprus. It is part of the Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia, a British Overseas Territory established in 1960.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Aerodrome
- Description: British military airfield in Cyprus
- Also known as: “Dekelia Airfield” and “Dhekelia Airfield”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Dhekelia Power Station and Kingsfield Airfield.
Dhekelia Power Station
Power station
Photo: Elnuko, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Dhekelia Power Station is one of three power plants belonging to the Electricity Authority of Cyprus. It is located approximately 15 kilometres east of the city of Larnaca and it has a capacity of 460 MW.
Kingsfield Airfield
Aerodrome
Kingsfield Airfield is a small airfield located in Dhekelia Cantonment. No. 16 Flight AAC, which operated Westland Gazelle AH.1 helicopters, was based here.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Xylotymvou and Dasaki Achnas.
Xylotymvou
Village
Photo: Максим Улитин, CC BY 3.0.
Xylotymbou is a small town in Larnaca District in south-eastern Cyprus. It is one of the four enclaves surrounded by the Eastern Sovereign Base Area of Akrotiri and Dhekelia, a British Overseas Territory, administered as a Sovereign Base Area.
Dasaki Achnas
Village
Achna is an abandoned village in the Famagusta District of Cyprus. It is just north of the Buffer Zone and it is under the de facto control of Northern Cyprus. After the 1974 Turkish invasion, its displaced inhabitants built a new village nearby.
Pyla
Village
Photo: Dickelbers, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Pyla is a village in Larnaca District, Cyprus. It is one of only four villages located within the United Nations Buffer Zone, the other three being Athienou, Troulloi and Deneia.
Dhekelia
- Categories: air base, military installation, and transportation
- Location: United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
34.99414° or 34° 59′ 39″ northLongitude
33.74916° or 33° 44′ 57″ eastElevation
171 feet (52 metres)Open location code
8G6MXPVX+MMOpenStreetMap ID
way 82850335OpenStreetMap feature
aeroway=aerodromeOpenStreetMap feature
landuse=militaryOpenStreetMap feature
military=airfieldGeoNames ID
11711055Wikidata ID
Q102115436
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In Other Languages
From French to Norwegian Bokmål—“Dhekelia” goes by many names.
- French: “Aérodrome de Dhekelia”
- German: “Flugplatz Dekelia”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Dhekelia flystasjon”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Xylotympou Stadium and Dhekelia Station.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Dhekelia”. Photo: Tomorrow Never Knows, CC BY 2.0.