# RAF Akrotiri (AKT / LCRA)

**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.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: AKT / LCRA
- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: Royal Air Force
- Owner: Ministry of Defence
- Serves: Akrotiri, Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia, Cyprus
- Opened: 1956
- Elevation: 23 m / 76 ft
- Coordinates: 34.5904, 32.9879
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,744 m / 9,002 ft
- Time zone: UTC+2/+3 · Asia/Nicosia
- Website: https://www.raf.mod.uk/our-organisation/stations/raf-akrotiri/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Akrotiri (19 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q60509
- Weather station: LCRA · WMO 17601
- Ident: LCRA

## Timeline

- 1956: RAF Akrotiri opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 10/28 | 2,744 m / 9,002 ft | 61 m / 200 ft | Asphalt | 108° / 288° | yes |

## Routes

6 destinations in 3 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Charter (4)

- [BRI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/libd.md) Bari Karol Wojtyła International Airport · Italy · 1,596 km / 992 mi · West Atlantic UK
- [TIF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oetf.md) Taif International Airport · Saudi Arabia · 1,634 km / 1,015 mi · West Atlantic UK
- [BZZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egvn.md) RAF Brize Norton · United Kingdom · 3,343 km / 2,077 mi · AirTanker Services Limited
- [WRT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egno.md) Warton Aerodrome · United Kingdom · 3,507 km / 2,179 mi · West Atlantic UK

### Seasonal charter (2)

- [EMA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egnx.md) East Midlands Airport · United Kingdom · 3,372 km / 2,095 mi · AirTanker Services Limited
- [BHX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egbb.md) Birmingham Airport · United Kingdom · 3,382 km / 2,101 mi · AirTanker Services Limited

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from AKT, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Hub airlines (1)

- 9L [AirTanker Services Limited](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/airtanker-services-limited) · 3 · charter

### Passenger (1)

- NPT [West Atlantic UK](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/west-atlantic-uk) · 3 · charter

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 2,744 m / 9,002 ft | =1,785 of 29,858 | #179 in Middle East | #3 in CY |
| Elevation | 23 m / 76 ft | =37,895 of 43,403 | =368 in Middle East | #6 in CY |
| Age | Opened 1956 | =4,178 of 15,079 | =25 in Middle East | #1 in CY |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =72 in Middle East | =2 in CY |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | APP | 122.100 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 28.820 |
| DIR | DIRECTOR | 122.100 |
| GND | GND | 26.100 |
| OPS | OPS | 23.405 |
| TWR | TWR | 122.100 |

## Nearby airports

- [PFO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lcph.md) Paphos International Airport · 48 km / 30 mi
- [LCA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lclk.md) Larnaca International Airport · 66 km / 41 mi
- [ECN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lcen.md) Ercan International Airport · 78 km / 49 mi
- [GEC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lcgk.md) Geçitkale Airbase · 98 km / 61 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: “RAF Akrotiri”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=RAF_Akrotiri&oldid=1375442722), revision of 17 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/lcra/data