# Geçitkale Airbase (GEC / LCGK)

**Geçitkale Airbase** (IATA: GEC, ICAO: LCGK) is a medium airport in Lefkoniko (Geçitkale), Famagusta District, Cyprus. It opened in 1974.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/lcgk

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: GEC / LCGK
- Type: Medium airport
- Serves: Lefkoniko (Geçitkale), Famagusta District, Cyprus
- Opened: 1974
- Elevation: 45 m / 146 ft
- Coordinates: 35.2359, 33.7201
- Time zone: UTC+2/+3 · Asia/Famagusta
- Website: http://www.gecitkalehavalimani.com/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ge%C3%A7itkale_Air_Base (13 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1413700
- Weather station: LCEN
- Ident: LCGK

## Timeline

- 1974: Geçitkale Airbase opens.

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Elevation | 45 m / 146 ft | =35,446 of 43,403 | =330 in Middle East | #5 in CY |
| Age | Opened 1974 | =6,983 of 15,079 | =48 in Middle East | #2 in CY |

## Nearby airports

- [ECN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lcen.md) Ercan International Airport · 21 km / 13 mi
- [LCA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lclk.md) Larnaca International Airport · 41 km / 26 mi
- [AKT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lcra.md) RAF Akrotiri · 98 km / 61 mi
- [PFO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lcph.md) Paphos International Airport · 126 km / 79 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)
- [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/lcgk/data