# Ercan International Airport (ECN / LCEN) **Ercan International Airport** (IATA: ECN, ICAO: LCEN) is a large airport in Tymbou (Kirklar), Nicosia District, Cyprus. It has 2 runways; the longest is 3,200 m (10,498 ft). In 2024 it handled 4.8 million passengers. Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/lcen ## At a glance - IATA / ICAO: ECN / LCEN - Type: Large airport - Serves: Tymbou (Kirklar), Nicosia District, Cyprus - Elevation: 123 m / 404 ft - Coordinates: 35.1531, 33.5074 - Runways: 2 - Longest runway: 3,200 m / 10,498 ft - Passengers: 4,842,120 (2024) - Time zone: UTC+2/+3 · Asia/Famagusta - Website: https://www.ercanhavalimani.aero - Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ercan_International_Airport (34 languages) - Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q607230 - Weather station: LCEN - Ident: LCEN ## Runways | Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 11R/29L | 3,200 m / 10,498 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | | | | | 11L/29R | 2,755 m / 9,039 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Concrete | 107° / 287° | yes | ## Passengers per year | Year | Passengers | Source | | --- | --- | --- | | 2010 | 2,151,226 | Wikidata | | 2011 | 2,443,211 | Wikidata | | 2012 | 2,777,148 | Wikidata | | 2013 | 2,954,738 | Wikidata | | 2014 | 3,236,905 | Wikidata | | 2015 | 3,457,064 | Wikidata | | 2016 | 3,628,887 | Wikidata | | 2017 | 3,962,541 | Wikidata | | 2018 | 4,020,229 | Wikidata | | 2022 | 3,048,395 | Wikidata | | 2023 | 3,990,324 | Wikidata | | 2024 | 4,842,120 | Wikidata | ## Routes 8 destinations in 1 country. From the airport's Wikipedia article. ### Year-round (8) - [COV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltdb.md) Çukurova International Airport · Türkiye · 239 km / 149 mi · AJet - [AYT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltai.md) Antalya International Airport · Türkiye · 311 km / 193 mi · Turkish Airlines, AJet - [GZT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltaj.md) Gaziantep Oğuzeli International Airport · Türkiye · 409 km / 254 mi · AJet - [ESB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltac.md) Esenboğa International Airport · Türkiye · 555 km / 345 mi · AJet - [ADB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltbj.md) Adnan Menderes International Airport · Türkiye · 665 km / 413 mi · SunExpress, AJet - [SAW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltfj.md) Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport · Türkiye · 737 km / 458 mi · AJet - [IST](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltfm.md) İstanbul Airport · Türkiye · 798 km / 496 mi · Turkish Airlines - [TZX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltcg.md) Trabzon International Airport · Türkiye · 851 km / 529 mi · AJet ## Airlines The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from ECN, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata. ### Hub airlines (2) - [Fly Kıbrıs Hava Yolları](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/fly-k-br-s-hava-yollar) - [North Cyprus Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/north-cyprus-airlines) ### Passenger (3) - TK [AJet](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/ajet) · 7 - TK [Turkish Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/turkish-airlines) · 2 - XQ [SunExpress](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/sunexpress) · 1 Former hub of [Cyprus Turkish Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/cyprus-turkish-airlines). ## Rankings Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place. | Measure | Value | World | Region | Country | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Passengers | 4.8M (2024) | #347 of 3,974 | #19 in Middle East | #2 in CY | | Longest runway | 3,200 m / 10,498 ft | =876 of 29,858 | =102 in Middle East | #1 in CY | | Elevation | 123 m / 404 ft | =28,955 of 43,403 | #286 in Middle East | #3 in CY | | Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =13 in Middle East | #1 in CY | ## Radio frequencies | Type | Description | MHz | | --- | --- | --- | | RADAR | Ercan Radar | 126.700 | | APP | Ercan Approach R | 126.900 | | TWR | Ercan Tower | 120.200 | | ATIS | | 118.350 | ## Nearby airports - [GEC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lcgk.md) Geçitkale Airbase · 21 km / 13 mi - [LCA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lclk.md) Larnaca International Airport · 33 km / 20 mi - [AKT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lcra.md) RAF Akrotiri · 78 km / 49 mi - [PFO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lcph.md) Paphos International Airport · 105 km / 65 mi ## Sources - [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government)) - [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain) - [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0) - [Wikipedia: “Ercan International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ercan_International_Airport&oldid=1373220202), revision of 4 Sep 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0) - [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0) - Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/lcen/data