Paphos International Airport

Paphos International Airport (Greek: Διεθνής Αερολιμένας Πάφου; Turkish: Baf Uluslararası Havaalanı) (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.

Paphos International Airport

Διεθνής Αερολιμένας Πάφου
Baf Uluslararası Havaalanı
Summary
Airport typePublic / Military
OwnerRepublic of Cyprus
OperatorHermes Airports Ltd
ServesPaphos and Limassol districts
LocationTimi and Acheleia, Cyprus
Elevation AMSL12 m / 41 ft
Coordinates34°43′06″N 32°29′06″E
Websitehermesairports.com
Map
PFO/LCPH
PFO/LCPH
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
11/29 2,699 8,855 Asphalt/Concrete
Statistics
Passengers (2019) 3,044,402
Sources: Hermes Airports,[1] Cypriot AIP at EUROCONTROL[2]

History

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).

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.

Facilities
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

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".[5][6] 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.[7][8][9][10]

Airlines and destinations

The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights to and from Paphos:[11]

AirlinesDestinations
Aeroflot[12] Moscow–Sheremetyevo, Saint Petersburg
Arkia[13] Seasonal: Tel Aviv
British Airways[14] London–Gatwick (resumes 29 March 2022),[15] London–Heathrow
Buzz[16] Seasonal charter: Katowice
Condor[17] Seasonal: Düsseldorf
easyJet[18] Bristol, Edinburgh, London–Gatwick, London–Luton, Manchester
Seasonal: Berlin
Edelweiss Air[19] Seasonal: Zürich
El Al[20] Seasonal: Tel Aviv
Enter Air[16] Seasonal charter: Poznań, Warsaw–Chopin
I-Fly[21] Seasonal charter: Kazan, Saint Petersburg, Ufa, Yekaterinburg
Israir[22] Seasonal charter: Haifa, Tel Aviv
Jet2.com[23] Birmingham, London–Stansted, Manchester
Seasonal: Belfast–International, Bristol (begins 6 March 2022),[24] East Midlands, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Leeds/Bradford, Newcastle upon Tyne
Lufthansa[25] Seasonal: Frankfurt, Munich
Pobeda[26] Moscow–Vnukovo
Red Wings Airlines[27] Seasonal charter: Moscow–Domodedovo, Moscow–Zhukovsky, Saint Petersburg
Rossiya Airlines[27] Seasonal charter: Kazan, Moscow–Sheremetyevo, Nizhny Novgorod, Novosibirsk, Perm, Saint Petersburg, Samara, Ufa, Yekaterinburg
Ryanair[28] Amman–Queen Alia, Beauvais, Bergamo, Berlin, Bologna, Bucharest, Budapest, Chania, Charleroi, Cologne/Bonn, Dublin, Eindhoven, Gdańsk, Katowice, Kaunas, Kraków, Kyiv–Boryspil, London–Stansted, Malta, Manchester, Marseille, Memmingen, Newcastle upon Tyne (begins 27 March 2022),[29] Pisa (begins 28 March 2022),[30] Riga, Sofia, Tallinn, Tel Aviv, Thessaloniki, Vienna, Warsaw–Modlin, Wrocław, Zagreb
Seasonal: Bari, Bratislava, Lviv, Mykonos, Rhodes, Rome–Ciampino, Treviso
S7 Airlines[31] Moscow–Domodedovo
Seasonal: Novosibirsk (begins 1 May 2022)
Scandinavian Airlines[32][33] Seasonal charter: Aarhus
Transavia[34] Seasonal: Amsterdam
TUI Airways[35] Seasonal: Birmingham, Bournemouth, Bristol, Cardiff, Doncaster/Sheffield, East Midlands, Exeter, Glasgow, London–Gatwick, London–Stansted, Manchester, Newcastle upon Tyne, Norwich
TUI fly Belgium[36] Seasonal: Brussels
TUI fly Netherlands[37] Seasonal: Amsterdam
Tus Airways[38] Tel Aviv
Seasonal: Athens
Ural Airlines[39] Moscow–Domodedovo
Seasonal: Moscow–Zhukovsky, Saint Petersburg

Statistics
Annual passenger traffic at PFO airport. See source Wikidata query.
Number of Passengers[1] Percentage Change
2006 1,832,655—
2007 1,744,80004.7%
2008 1,765,43101.1%
2009 1,590,90509.8%
2010 1,613,54601.4%
2011 1,778,89810.2%
2012 2,242,79726.0%
2013 2,175,11403.0%
2014 2,097,92303.5%
2015 2,277,74108.5%
2016 2,336,47102.5%
2017 2,518,16907.7%
2018 2,872,39114.0%
2019 3,044,40205.9%
2020 632,99079.2%

Access

There is a regular bus service from Paphos Harbour station to the airport, limited services also run to/from Paphos Town (Karavella) and Polis.[40] Direct buses to/from Limassol,[41] Nicosia and Larnaca[42] are also available.

Accidents and incidents
  • 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.[43] A NOTAM was published on 20 December 2011, warning pilots of the possibility of mistaking the runway with the parallel taxiway.[44] 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.[44] 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.[45]

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  38. https://tusairways.com
  39. "Расписание рейсов | Авиакомпания «Уральские авиалинии"". Uralairlines.ru.
  40. http://www.pafosbuses.com/busroutes/paphos-airport Paphos Airport Bus Timetables
  41. "TIMETABLES – Limassol Airport Express - EAL LTD". enlimassolairportexpress.eu.
  42. "Kapnos Airport Shuttle". www.kapnosairportshuttle.com.
  43. Hradecky, Simon (22 September 2011). "Incident: Thomson B738 at Paphos on Sep 21st 2011, landed on taxiway". The Aviation Herald. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
  44. "Area Pre-Flight Information Bulletin" (PDF). Department of Civil Aviation (Cyprus). Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 June 2021. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  45. "LCPH – Aerodrome Chart". EUROCONTROL EAD. Retrieved 26 October 2014. (Registration required.)

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