Nicosia International Airport (disused, in buffer zone)

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Nicosia International Airport (disused, in buffer zone) is the former main airport of Cyprus, now abandoned and lying within the United Nations-controlled buffer zone following its closure after the 1974 conflict.

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf defunct international airport ⓘ
transport infrastructure ⓘ
access restricted ⓘ
cityServed Nicosia ⓘ
closedToCivilianTraffic 1974 ⓘ
closureCause Turkish invasion of Cyprus ⓘ
controlledBy United Nations ⓘ
country Cyprus ⓘ
currentUse United Nations headquarters in Cyprus ⓘ
logistics base for UNFICYP ⓘ
distanceFromCityCentre about 8 km west of Nicosia ⓘ
elevation 220 m ⓘ
722 ft ⓘ
formerRole main international airport of Cyprus ⓘ
hasStructure apron ⓘ
control tower ⓘ
hangars ⓘ
main passenger terminal ⓘ
IATAcode NIC ⓘ
ICAOcode LCNC ⓘ
locatedIn Cyprus buffer zone ⓘ
Nicosia District ⓘ
linked to: Nicosia

United Nations Buffer Zone in Cyprus ⓘ
linked to: Cyprus buffer zone
locatedNear Nicosia ⓘ
locatedOn Mesaoria plain ⓘ
notableEvent site of failed peace talks proposals for reopening as joint airport ⓘ
numberOfRunways 1 ⓘ
opened 1939 ⓘ
operator Department of Civil Aviation of Cyprus ⓘ
primaryRunwayLength 2,745 m ⓘ
9,006 ft ⓘ
region Eastern Mediterranean ⓘ
runwayCondition unmaintained ⓘ
runwayDesignation 13/31 ⓘ
runwaySurface asphalt ⓘ
status abandoned ⓘ
disused ⓘ
terminalCondition derelict ⓘ
UNMission UNFICYP ⓘ
usedBy Air France ⓘ
BOAC ⓘ
British European Airways ⓘ
Cyprus Airways ⓘ
Lufthansa ⓘ
Middle East Airlines ⓘ
Olympic Airways ⓘ
Royal Air Force ⓘ
United States Air Force ⓘ
usedDuring Second World War ⓘ
linked to: World War II

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Nicosia → hasInternationalAirport → Nicosia International Airport (disused, in buffer zone) ⓘ
Larnaca International Airport → replaced → Nicosia International Airport as main airport of Cyprus ⓘ
linked to: Nicosia International Airport (disused, in buffer zone)