Paphos International Airport

Διεθνής Αερολιμένας Πάφου
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Paphos International Airport by Paride.JPG
Summary
Airport typePublic / Military
OwnerRepublic of Cyprus
OperatorHermes Airports Ltd
ServesPaphos and Limassol districts
LocationTimi and Acheleia, Cyprus
Focus city forTus Airways, Ryanair
Elevation AMSL12 m / 41 ft
Coordinates34°43′06″N 32°29′06″E / 34.71833°N 32.48500°E / 34.71833; 32.48500Coordinates: 34°43′06″N 32°29′06″E / 34.71833°N 32.48500°E / 34.71833; 32.48500
Websitehermesairports.com
Map
PFO/LCPH is located in Cyprus
PFO/LCPH
PFO/LCPH
PFO/LCPH is located in Europe
PFO/LCPH
PFO/LCPH
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
11/29 2,699 8,855 Asphalt/Concrete
Statistics
Passengers (2022)Increase 3,179,776
Sources: Hermes Airports,[1] Cypriot AIP at EUROCONTROL[2]

Paphos International Airport (Greek: Διεθνής Αερολιμένας Πάφου; Turkish: Baf Uluslararası Havalimanı) (IATA: PFO, ICAO: LCPH) is a joint civil-military public airport located 6.5 km (4.0 mi) southeast[2] of the city of Paphos, Cyprus. It is the country's second largest airport, after Larnaca International Airport. Paphos Airport is commonly used by tourists on vacation in western Cyprus, providing access to popular resorts such as Coral Bay, Limassol (about 50 km (31 mi) south-east) and Paphos itself.

History[edit]

The airport first opened in 1982. In May 2006, Hermes Airports Limited took over the construction, development and operation of both Larnaca and Paphos airports for a period of 25 years. According to the airport operator, Paphos Airport served 1,744,011 passengers in 2007.[3] A new terminal opened at Paphos in November 2008.[4]

On 10 January 2012, Ryanair announced they were to open their 50th base in Paphos. In April 2012, they placed 2 aircraft in Paphos with 15 new routes, offering over 80 flights a week. Ryanair claim the reason they opened the base in Paphos was due to reduced landing charges offered by Hermes' incentive scheme, as well as the fact that they can easily operate within their standards (e.g. their typical 25 minutes turnaround time).[citation needed]

A new four-lane road is being planned to link the airport and Paphos so passengers and staff can avoid using the B6 Main road and the E603 secondary road which are often heavily congested.[citation needed][5]

Facilities[edit]

Paphos International Airport Check-In hall.

Passenger facilities include 28 check-in desks, 1 special baggage check-in, 7 gates, 22 aircraft stands, a bank, restaurants, cafeterias, bars, a duty-free shop and a gift shop. Other facilities include a tourist help desk, car rental, first aid, a baby/parent room and disabled access facilities. Refrigerated storage, health officials, and X-ray equipment are among some of the facilities provided for cargo. Furthermore, loading platforms and forklifts are also available.

Andreas Papandreou Air Base[edit]

The airport is also an asset of the Cyprus National Guard and the Cyprus Air Forces, serving as a military air force base under the call name "Andreas Papandreou".[6][7] It is considered the most south-eastern European Air Force base component of various EU air forces, as well as a safe base for humanitarian and emergency purposes for other countries.[8][9][10][11]

Airlines and destinations[edit]

The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights to and from Paphos:[12]

AirlinesDestinations
Aegean Airlines[13] Athens
British Airways[14] Seasonal: London–Gatwick, London–Heathrow
Buzz[15] Seasonal charter: Katowice, Poznań, Warsaw–Chopin
Copenhagen AirTaxi[16][17] Seasonal charter: Aarhus
easyJet[18] Bristol, Edinburgh, London–Gatwick, London–Luton, Manchester
Edelweiss Air[19] Seasonal: Zürich
El Al[20] Seasonal: Tel Aviv
Jet2.com[21] Birmingham, London–Stansted, Manchester
Seasonal: Belfast–International, Bristol, East Midlands, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Leeds/Bradford, Newcastle upon Tyne
LOT Polish Airlines[15] Seasonal charter: Katowice, Warsaw–Chopin
Lufthansa[22] Seasonal: Munich
Petroleum Air Services[23][24] Seasonal charter: Cairo
Ryanair[25] Amman–Queen Alia, Athens (resumes 5 May 2023),[26] Beauvais, Bergamo, Berlin, Bordeaux (begins 31 March 2023),[26] Bucharest, Budapest, Chania, Charleroi, Cologne/Bonn, Dublin, Eindhoven, Gdańsk, Katowice, Kaunas, Kraków, London–Stansted, Manchester, Marseille, Memmingen, Poznań (resumes 29 March 2023),[26] Riga, Rome–Ciampino, Sofia, Tallinn, Toulouse (begins 1 May 2023),[26] Tel Aviv, Thessaloniki, Vienna, Warsaw–Modlin, Wrocław, Zagreb
Seasonal: Bologna, Bratislava, Malta, Mykonos, Naples (begins 2 May 2023),[26] Newcastle upon Tyne, Pisa, Rhodes, Treviso
Transavia[27] Seasonal: Amsterdam, Paris–Orly (begins 22 April 2023)[28]
TUI Airways[29] Seasonal: Birmingham, Bournemouth, Bristol, Cardiff, East Midlands, Exeter, Glasgow, London–Gatwick, London–Stansted, Manchester, Newcastle upon Tyne, Norwich
TUI fly Belgium[30] Seasonal: Brussels
TUI fly Netherlands[31] Seasonal: Amsterdam
Tus Airways[32] Seasonal: Paris–Charles de Gaulle, Tel Aviv

Statistics[edit]


Annual passenger traffic at PFO airport. See 1949). FILTER (?year < YEAR(NOW())) } } AS %airport WHERE { { # Get the sum of monthly values within a year SELECT ?item ?year (SUM(?max_numberperperiod) AS ?number) (SAMPLE(?monthly_reference_URL) AS ?monthly_reference_URL2) WHERE { # Get the maximal value and a sample reference URL for each unique month { SELECT ?item ?year (MAX(?numberperperiod) AS ?max_numberperperiod) (SAMPLE(?reference_URL) AS ?monthly_reference_URL) WHERE { INCLUDE %airport ?timevalue wikibase:timePrecision ?prec. FILTER (?prec > 9)# precision more precise or equal to month } GROUP BY ?item ?year ?date } } GROUP BY ?item ?year } UNION { ?timevalue wikibase:timePrecision 9 . BIND (?numberperperiod AS ?number) BIND (?reference_URL AS ?sample_reference_URL) INCLUDE %airport } SERVICE wikibase:label { bd:serviceParam wikibase:language "en". } } GROUP BY ?item ?itemLabel ?year ORDER BY ?item DESC (?year)">Wikidata query.
Number of Passengers[1] Percentage Change
2006 1,832,655 —
2007 1,744,800 Decrease004.7%
2008 1,765,431 Increase001.1%
2009 1,590,905 Decrease009.8%
2010 1,613,546 Increase001.4%
2011 1,778,898 Increase010.2%
2012 2,242,797 Increase026.0%
2013 2,175,114 Decrease003.0%
2014 2,097,923 Decrease003.5%
2015 2,277,741 Increase008.5%
2016 2,336,471 Increase002.5%
2017 2,518,169 Increase007.7%
2018 2,872,391 Increase014.0%
2019 3,044,402 Increase005.9%
2020 632,990 Decrease079.2%
2021 1,517,465 Increase139.7%
2022 3,179,776 Increase109.5%

Access[edit]

Bus[edit]

There is a regular bus service from Paphos Harbour station to the airport, limited services also run to/from Paphos Town (Karavella) and Polis.[33] Direct buses to/from Limassol,[34] Nicosia and Larnaca[35] are also available.

Car[edit]

The airport is located 20.8 km southeast of Paphos and 61.2 km west of Limassol.

Accidents and incidents[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Passenger Traffic". hermesairports.com. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  2. ^ a b "EAD Basic - Error Page". www.ead.eurocontrol.int.
  3. ^ Hermes Airports, Passenger traffic 2007, 9 August 2008.
  4. ^ "Revamped Cyprus airport opens for business". The Daily Star. Agence France Presse. 18 November 2008. Retrieved 18 November 2008.
  5. ^ "Paphos airport". AtoB Transfer. 3 August 2022.
  6. ^ "Cypriot Air Command – The Cyprus Air Force". Aero Resource UK. 11 October 2019.
  7. ^ "Στη βάση "Ανδρέας Παπανδρέου" στην Πάφο ο εορτασμός του Αρχαγγέλου Μιχαήλ". Alpha News Live.
  8. ^ "Cyprus May Become A German Aircraft Base". Aviation Defence Universe.com. 18 May 2017.
  9. ^ "Cyprus National Guard, Air Force Command". Scramble.nl.
  10. ^ "Russia, Cyprus to sign military-technical deal during President Anastasiades' visit". Russian News Agency.
  11. ^ "Israel Plans to Set Up Military Station in Cyprus". Greek Reporter. 11 February 2012.
  12. ^ "Flight schedule". hermesairports.com.
  13. ^ "Flight Schedule". Aegean Airlines.
  14. ^ "British Airways - Timetables". www.britishairways.com.
  15. ^ a b "Charter flights". TUI.pl.
  16. ^ "Cyprus". aarhuscharter.dk. 17 October 2018.
  17. ^ "SAS in new collaboration with Danish charter travel agency". standby.dk. 20 September 2019.
  18. ^ "Flight Timetables". www.easyjet.com.
  19. ^ "Timetable". www.flyedelweiss.com.
  20. ^ "Flight Schedule for EL AL Flights | EL AL Airlines".
  21. ^ "Timetable". Jet2.com.
  22. ^ "Timetable & flight status". lufthansa.com.
  23. ^ "Pafos airport latest flight schedule information".
  24. ^ "Pefkos Hotel 3* (7 Nights /8 Days) – Tishoury Tours – Egypt".
  25. ^ "Timetable". ryanair.com.
  26. ^ a b c d e "Ryanair adds five new routes, increases airport presence". cyprus-mail.com. 21 November 2022.
  27. ^ "Timetable". transavia.com.
  28. ^ https://www.lefigaro.fr/voyages/antalya-erevan-oslo-ou-venise-transavia-annonce-l-ouverture-de-7-nouvelles-lignes-pour-l-ete-2023-20221215
  29. ^ "Flight Timetable". tui.co.uk.
  30. ^ "Paphos Flight Timetable". tuifly.be.
  31. ^ "Flight Destinations". tui.nl.
  32. ^ https://tusairways.com[bare URL]
  33. ^ http://www.pafosbuses.com/busroutes/paphos-airport Paphos Airport Bus Timetables
  34. ^ "TIMETABLES – Limassol Airport Express - EAL LTD". enlimassolairportexpress.eu.
  35. ^ "Kapnos Airport Shuttle". www.kapnosairportshuttle.com.
  36. ^ Hradecky, Simon (22 September 2011). "Incident: Thomson B738 at Paphos on Sep 21st 2011, landed on taxiway". The Aviation Herald. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
  37. ^ a b "Area Pre-Flight Information Bulletin" (PDF). Department of Civil Aviation (Cyprus). Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 June 2021. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  38. ^ "LCPH – Aerodrome Chart". EUROCONTROL EAD. Retrieved 26 October 2014. (Registration required.)

External links[edit]

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