Airport in Timi and Acheleia, Cyprus Paphos International Airport Διεθνής Αερολιμένας Πάφου * IATA: PFO * ICAO: LCPH Summary Airport type| Public / Military Owner| Republic of Cyprus Operator| Hermes Airports Ltd Serves| Paphos and Limassol districts Location| Timi and Acheleia, Cyprus Focus city for| Tus Airways, Ryanair Elevation AMSL| 12 m / 41 ft Coordinates| 34°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 Website| hermesairports.com Map PFO/LCPH Show map of Cyprus PFO/LCPH Show map of Europe Runways | Direction | Length | Surface | | m | ft 11/29 | 2,699 | 8,855 | Asphalt/Concrete Statistics | Passengers (2022)| 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] Airlines| Destinations | 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 | 004.7% 2008 | 1,765,431 | 001.1% 2009 | 1,590,905 | 009.8% 2010 | 1,613,546 | 001.4% 2011 | 1,778,898 | 010.2% 2012 | 2,242,797 | 026.0% 2013 | 2,175,114 | 003.0% 2014 | 2,097,923 | 003.5% 2015 | 2,277,741 | 008.5% 2016 | 2,336,471 | 002.5% 2017 | 2,518,169 | 007.7% 2018 | 2,872,391 | 014.0% 2019 | 3,044,402 | 005.9% 2020 | 632,990 | 079.2% 2021 | 1,517,465 | 139.7% 2022 | 3,179,776 | 109.5% ## 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] * On 21 September 2011, a Thomson Airways Boeing 737-800 inadvertently landed on the taxiway parallel to the runway (Taxiway Bravo, formerly Runway 11L/29R). No other aircraft was on the taxiway at the time, and the Thomson taxied safely to the apron.[36] A NOTAM was published on 20 December 2011, warning pilots of the possibility of mistaking the runway with the parallel taxiway.[37] An additional NOTAM was published on 14 August 2012, recommending pilots to confirm their alignment with the runway by using the ILS localizer when performing a visual approach to runway 29.[37] By 2014, yellow "TAXI" markings were painted across the width of the parallel taxiway near either longitudinal end, facing approaching aircraft; and a "TAXIWAY" marking was painted at its junction with Taxiway Charlie (about midway), facing the latter.[38] ## 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. 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