AKT

RAF Akrotiri

ICAO LCRA34.5904°N 32.9879°E23 m / 76 ftMedium airport
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RAF Akrotiri (IATA: AKT, ICAO: LCRA) is a medium airport in Akrotiri, Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia, Cyprus. It opened in 1956. It has one runway, 2,744 m (9,002 ft) long, asphalt. It is operated by Royal Air Force.

Timeline

1 event · 1956–1956
1956
OpenedRAF Akrotiri opens.
From WikidataEvery airfield, 1903–2026

Runways & airfield

Schematic · N · © OpenStreetMap
Terminal
10/28108° / 288° · LIT
LENGTH2,744 m9,002 ftWIDTH61 m200 ftSURFACEAsphalt

Routes

6 destinations · 3 countries
Most destinationsWest Atlantic UK 3AirTanker Services Limited 3

Straight lines are great circles; rings mark true distance from AKT. Dashed: seasonal or charter. From the Wikipedia article “RAF Akrotiri” (revision of 17 Sep 2026), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Records & rankings

Ranked among 48,011 open airports · world · region · country
Longest runway2,744 m9,002 ft46 m · SHORT150 ft · SHORTMEDIAN · 975 mMEDIAN · 3,200 ftLONG · 5,300 mLONG · 17,388 ft=1,785of 29,823 · #179 Middle East · #3 CYElevation23 m76 ft-386 m · LOW-1,266 ft · LOWMEDIAN · 240 mMEDIAN · 787 ftHIGH · 4,938 mHIGH · 16,200 ft=37,839of 43,341 · =368 Middle East · #6 CYAgeOpened 19562026 · NEWEST2026 · NEWESTMEDIAN · 1976MEDIAN · 1976OLDEST · 1902OLDEST · 1902=4,178of 15,079 · =25 Middle East · #1 CYRunways11 · FEWER1 · FEWERMEDIAN · 1MEDIAN · 1MORE · 8MORE · 8=4,360of 29,943 · =72 Middle East · =2 CY
Scale: share of airports ranked below, best on the right · ties shown as = and a band · passengers are each airport’s latest year on record

Radio frequencies

6 channels
APPAPP122.100
ATISATIS28.820
DIRDIRECTOR122.100
GNDGND26.100
OPSOPS23.405
TWRTWR122.100