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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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 buildings
surface form: 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
surface form: Nicosia District

Cyprus buffer zone
surface form: United Nations Buffer Zone in Cyprus
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 United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus
surface form: UNFICYP
usedBy Air France
British Overseas Airways Corporation
surface form: BOAC

British European Airways
Cyprus Airways
Lufthansa
Middle East Airlines
Olympic Airways
Royal Air Force
United States Air Force
usedDuring World War II
surface form: Second World War

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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 (disused, in buffer zone)
this entity surface form: Nicosia International Airport as main airport of Cyprus