Paphos International Airport

Paphos International Airport
Διεθνής Αερολιμένας Πάφου
Baf Uluslararası Havaalanı
IATA: PFO – ICAO: LCPH
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner Republic of Cyprus
Operator Hermes Airports Ltd
Serves Paphos and Limassol districts
Location Timi and Acheleia, Cyprus
Hub for Ryanair
Elevation AMSL 12 m / 41 ft
Coordinates 34°43′06″N 32°29′06″E / 34.71833°N 32.48500°ECoordinates: 34°43′06″N 32°29′06″E / 34.71833°N 32.48500°E
Website www.hermesairports.com/easyconsole.cfm/id/678/lang/en
Map
PFO/LCPH
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
11/29 2,699 8,855 Asphalt/Concrete
Statistics (2013)
Passengers Decrease 2,175,114
Source: Cypriot AIP at EUROCONTROL;[1] Hermes Airports[2]

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] 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

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

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.

Airlines and destinations

Paphos International Airport interior.
Paphos International Airport Check-In hall.
Airlines Destinations
Aegean Airlines Seasonal: Athens (begins 2 July 2015)[5]
Air Méditerranée Seasonal: Toulouse
Arkefly Amsterdam
Arkia Israel Airlines Seasonal: Tel Aviv–Ben Gurion
British Airways London–Gatwick
easyJet Bristol, Edinburgh, London–Gatwick, London–Luton, Manchester
Enter Air Warsaw–Chopin
Finnair Seasonal: Helsinki
Germania[6]Seasonal: Berlin–Schönefeld, Bremen, Düsseldorf, Erfurt/Weimar, Hamburg
Jet2.com Seasonal: East Midlands, Glasgow, Leeds/Bradford, Manchester, Newcastle upon Tyne
Jetairfly Seasonal: Brussels
Jet Time Copenhagen
LOT Charters
operated by LOT Polish Airlines 		Seasonal charter: Warsaw–Chopin
Monarch Airlines Birmingham, London–Gatwick
Niki Vienna [7]
Primera Air Seasonal charter: Eilat,[8] Stockholm–Arlanda
Ryanair Athens, Charleroi, Chania, Kaunas, London–Stansted, Rome–Ciampino, Thessaloniki
Seasonal: Kraków, Patras, Stockholm–Skavsta
S7 Airlines Moscow–Domodedovo[9]
Small Planet Airlines Wrocław
SunExpress DeutschlandSeasonal: Leipzig/Halle
Thomas Cook AirlinesSeasonal: Aberdeen, Belfast–International, Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, East Midlands, Glasgow, London–Gatwick, London–Stansted, Manchester, Newcastle upon Tyne
Thomas Cook Airlines Belgium Charter: Brussels
Thomson Airways Birmingham, Bournemouth, Bristol, Cardiff, Doncaster/Sheffield, East Midlands, Exeter, Glasgow, London–Gatwick, London–Luton, London–Stansted, Manchester, Newcastle upon Tyne
Transaero AirlinesMoscow–Domodedovo, Moscow–Vnukovo
Seasonal: Saint Petersburg, Perm
Seasonal charter: Krasnoyarsk, Nizhny Novgorod, Omsk, Yekaterinburg
Transavia Amsterdam
Travel Service Airlines Seasonal charter: Prague
Ural Airlines Krasnodar,[10] Nizhny Novgorod
UTair Aviation Krasnoyarsk

Public transport

There is a limited bus service from Paphos to the airport.[11] Direct buses to/from Limassol are also available and cost 9 euro.[12] Kapnos Airport Shuttle operates on the line from Nicosia to Paphos Airport; the fare for a one-way trip is 15 euro.[13]

Incidents and accidents

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 EAD Basic
  2. ↑ "Passenger Traffic". Hermes Airports. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
  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. ↑ https://www.amadeus.net/tools/timetables
  6. ↑ "Germania Flight Schedule / 30.12.2014 - 01.11.2015" (PDF). Germania.
  7. ↑ http://airlineroute.net/2014/08/29/hg-pfo-feb15/
  8. ↑ http://airlineroute.net/2014/12/01/pf-ovd-w14/
  9. ↑ "S7 AIRLINES ОТКРЫВАЕТ РЕЙСЫ В ПАФОС И ЛАРНАКУ". ООО "АвиаПорт". 18 February 2014. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
  10. ↑ ""Уральские авиалинии" запускают рейс из Краснодара в Пафос". ООО "УралИнформБюро". 25 February 2014. Retrieved 25 February 2014.
  11. ↑ http://www.cyprusbybus.com/RouteDetails.aspx?id=180 Cyprus Bus Timetables
  12. ↑ http://www.pameaerodromio.eu
  13. ↑ http://www.kapnosairportshuttle.com/paphos?locale=en Kapnos Airport Shuttle to Paphos Airport
  14. ↑ Hradecky, Simon (22 September 2011). "Incident: Thomson B738 at Paphos on Sep 21st 2011, landed on taxiway". The Aviation Herald. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
  15. ↑ "LCPH – Aerodrome Chart". EUROCONTROL EAD. Retrieved 26 October 2014. (Registration required.)

External links

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