Paphos International Airport
| Paphos International Airport Διεθνής Αερολιμένας Πάφου Baf Uluslararası Havaalanı |
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IATA: PFO – ICAO: LCPH
 PFO
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| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Owner | Republic of Cyprus | ||
| Operator | Hermes Airports Ltd | ||
| Serves | Paphos, Coral Bay, Polis | ||
| Location | Timi and Acheleia | ||
| Hub for | Ryanair (from April) |
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| Elevation AMSL | 12 m / 41 ft | ||
| Coordinates | 34°43′06″N 032°29′06″E / 34.71833°N 32.485°E | ||
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| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| m | ft | ||
| 11/29 | 2,699 | 8,855 | Asphalt/Concrete |
| Statistics (2010) | |||
| Passengers | 2,700,000 |
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| Source: Cypriot AIP at EUROCONTROL[1] | |||
Paphos International Airport (Greek: Διεθνής Αερολιμένας Πάφου, Turkish: Baf Uluslararası Havaalanı) (IATA: PFO, ICAO: LCPH) is located 6.5 km (4.0 mi) southeast[1] from 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 holiday in western Cyprus, providing access to popular resorts such as Coral Bay, Limassol and Paphos itself.
In May 2006, Hermes Airports Limited took over the construction, development and operation of Larnaca and Paphos airports for a period of 25 years. A new revamped terminal for Paphos opened in November 2008.[2]
According to the airport operator, Paphos International served 1,744,011 passengers in 2007.[3] Passenger facilities include 28 check-in desks, seven 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.
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.
On 10th January 2012, Ryanair announced they were to open their 50th base in Paphos, opening the base in April 2012. They will permanently place 2 aircraft in Paphos with 15 new routes, offering over 80 flights a week. Ryanair will be the leading carrier, offering twice the amount of flights as Thomson and easyJet (the current largest carriers). Routes from airports such as Stansted, another Ryanair base, may have Stansted-based planes flying certain routes as oppose to the 2 Paphos planes. 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 turn around their planes in 25 minutes. This will create 600 jobs.
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[edit] Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
|---|---|
| Air Berlin | Nuremberg |
| Air Méditerranée | Lyon, Paris-Charles de Gaulle |
| Arkefly | Amsterdam |
| Arkia Israel Airlines | Seasonal Charter: Tel Aviv-Ben Gurion |
| British Airways | London-Gatwick |
| Bulgaria Air | Sofia |
| Cimber Sterling | Aalborg |
| Cyprus Airways | Amsterdam |
| EasyJet | Bristol, Edinburgh, London-Gatwick, London-Luton, Manchester |
| Egyptair | Cairo |
| Europe Airpost | Paris-Charles De Gaulle |
| Finnair | Helsinki |
| Germania | Seasonal Charter: Memmingen [begins 7 May][4] |
| German Sky Airlines | Berlin-Schönefeld, Cologne/Bonn, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, Munich, Frankfurt, Vienna |
| Jat Airways | Belgrade |
| Jet2 | East Midlands, Leeds/Bradford, Glasgow-International, Manchester, Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Jetairfly | Brussels |
| Monarch | Birmingham, London-Gatwick, Manchester |
| Primera Air | Helsinki, Joensuu, Jyväskylä, Kokkola, Kuopio, Oulu, Pori, Riga, Rovaniemi, Savonlinna, Tallinn, Tampere, Vaasa, Varkaus, Vilnius |
| Rossiya | St.Petersburg |
| Ryanair | Budapest [begins 28 March 2012], Chania [begins 4 April], Frankfurt-Hahn [begins 5 April], Kaunas [begins 2 May], Krakow [begins 6 April], London-Stansted [begins 2 May], Memmingen-Munich West [begins 4 April], Milan-Bergamo [begins 3 April], Oslo-Rygge [begins 8 May], Patras Araxos [begins 3 April], Pisa [begins 4 May], Rome-Ciampino [begins 3 May], Stockholm-Skavsta [begins 5 April], Thessaloniki [begins 3 April], Venice-Treviso [begins 2 May] |
| RusLine | Mineralnyye Vody |
| Scandinavian Airlines | Aarhus |
| Sky Wings | Birmingham |
| Thomas Cook Airlines | Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, East Midlands, Glasgow-International, London-Gatwick, London-Luton, London-Stansted, Manchester, Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Thomson Airways | Birmingham, Bournemouth, Bristol, Cardiff, Doncaster/Sheffield, East Midlands, Edinburgh, Exeter, Goa, Glasgow-International, London-Gatwick, London-Luton, London-Stansted, Manchester, Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Transaero Airlines | Kazan, Krasno jarsk, Moscow-Domodedovo, Moscow-Sheremetyevo, Samara, Ufa, Yekaterinburg |
| Transavia.com | Amsterdam |
| Travel Service | Prague |
| Ural Airlines | Seasonal: Nizhny Novgorod |
[edit] Public transport
There is a limited bus service to Paphos Airport. Information on bus services can be found at Cyprus Bus Timetables.
[edit] References
- ^ a b EAD Basic
- ^ "Revamped Cyprus airport opens for business". The Daily Star (Agence France Presse). Tuesday, November 18, 2008. http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=10&categ_id=3&article_id=97761. Retrieved 2008-11-18.
- ^ Hermes Airports, Passenger traffic 2007, 9 Aug 2008.
- ^ http://www.flygermania.de/en/destinations_and_timetables/flight_schedules/?outwardorigin=PFO&outwarddestination=FMM
[edit] External links
- Official website
- Current weather for LCPH at NOAA/NWS
- Accident history for PFO at Aviation Safety Network
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