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Paphos International Airport

Coordinates: 34°43′06″N 32°29′06″E / 34.71833°N 32.48500°E / 34.71833; 32.48500
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Paphos International Airport
Διεθνής Αερολιμένας Πάφου
Baf Uluslararası Havalimanı
Summary
Airport typePublic / military
OwnerRepublic of Cyprus
OperatorHermes Airports Ltd
Serves
LocationTimi and Acheleia, Cyprus
Opened1982; 44 years ago (1982)
Focus city forRyanair
Time zoneEastern European Time (+2)
 • Summer (DST)Eastern European Summer Time (+3)
Elevation AMSL12 m / 41 ft
Coordinates34°43′06″N 32°29′06″E / 34.71833°N 32.48500°E / 34.71833; 32.48500
WebsiteHermesAirports.com
Maps
PFO/LCPH is located in Cyprus
PFO/LCPH
PFO/LCPH
Location within Cyprus
PFO/LCPH is located in Europe
PFO/LCPH
PFO/LCPH
Location within Europe
Map
Interactive map of Paphos International Airport
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
11/29 2,700 8,855 asphalt concrete
Statistics (2025)
Passengers3,837,155 Increase 5.5%
Aircraft movements22,709 Increase 5.4%
Cargo (tonnes)81.5 Decrease 38.6%
Sources: Hermes Airports,[1] Cypriot AIP at EUROCONTROL[2][3]

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 kilometres (4.0 miles) south-east[2] of the city of Paphos on the Mediterranean island of 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 kilometres (31 miles) south-east), and Paphos itself.

History

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The airport first opened in 1982; 44 years ago (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.[4] According to the airport operator, Paphos Airport served 1,744,011 passengers in 2007.[5] A new passenger terminal opened at Paphos in November 2008.[6]

In 2012, Ryanair allocated two aircraft in Paphos with 15 new routes, offering over 80 flights a week.

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.[7][8]

Facilities

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Check-in hall.

Passenger facilities include 28 check-in desks, one special baggage check-in, 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.

Andreas Papandreou airbase

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The airport is also an asset of the Cyprus National Guard, serving as a military air force base under the call sign 'Andreas Papandreou'.[9][10] Located on the north-eastern part of the airport, 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.[11][12][13][14]

Airlines and destinations

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The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights to and from Paphos:[15]

AirlinesDestinations
Aegean Airlines Athens (resumes 3 July 2026)[16]
airHaifa Haifa[17]
AirSeven Seasonal charter: Aarhus[18]
arkia Tel Aviv[19]
Bluebird Airways Seasonal: Tel Aviv[20]
British Airways[21] Seasonal: London–Gatwick,[22] London–Heathrow
EasyJet[23] Bristol,[24] Edinburgh,[24] Liverpool (begins 2 August 2026),[25] London–Gatwick,[26] London–Luton,[24] Manchester[24]
FlyLili Seasonal charter: Tel Aviv[27]
FlyOne Seasonal: Yerevan[28]
Israir Seasonal: Tel Aviv[29]
Jet2.com[30] Birmingham,[31] East Midlands,[32] Leeds/Bradford,[33] London–Gatwick (begins 30 March 2026),[34] London–Stansted, Manchester,[31] Newcastle upon Tyne[35]
Seasonal: Belfast–International,[36] Bristol,[36] Edinburgh,[37] Glasgow,[38] Liverpool[39]
Lufthansa Seasonal: Munich[40]
Ryanair Amman–Queen Alia,[41] Athens,[42] Beauvais,[24] Berlin,[24] Birmingham,[43] Bucharest–Otopeni,[24] Budapest,[24] Chania,[44] Cologne/Bonn,[24] Dublin,[24] Eindhoven,[45] Gdańsk,[24] Katowice,[46] Kaunas,[24] Kraków,[24] London–Stansted,[47] Manchester,[24] Memmingen,[24] Newcastle upon Tyne,[24] Poznań,[42] Riga,[24] Rome–Fiumicino,[48] Sofia,[24] Thessaloniki,[49] Vienna,[24] Warsaw–Chopin,[42] Warsaw–Modlin,[24] Weeze,[50] Wrocław,[24] Zagreb[51]
Seasonal: Bergamo,[24] Bratislava,[24] Charleroi,[24] Liverpool,[52] Malta,[24] Mykonos,[24] Naples,[42] Rhodes,[24] Toulouse[42][24]
Sundor Seasonal: Tel Aviv[53]
Transavia[54] Seasonal: Amsterdam,[55] Paris–Orly
TUI Airways[56] Seasonal: Birmingham,[57] Bournemouth,[58] Bristol,[59] Cardiff,[60] East Midlands,[61] Exeter,[62] Glasgow,[56] London–Gatwick,[63] London–Stansted,[64] Manchester,[65] Newcastle upon Tyne,[66] Norwich[67]
TUI fly Belgium[68]Seasonal: Brussels[69]
TUI fly Netherlands Seasonal: Amsterdam[70]
Tus Airways[71] Seasonal: Tel Aviv[72]
Wizz Air Warsaw–Modlin,[73]
Seasonal: Yerevan[74]

Statistics

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PassengersYear500,0001,000,0001,500,0002,000,0002,500,0003,000,0003,500,00020152016201720182019202020212022PassengersAnnual passenger traffic
Annual traffic statistics at Paphos International Airport[1][3]
Year Passenger handled Cargo Aircraft movements
Numbers % Change Tonnes % Change Numbers % Change
2006 1,832,655 Steady
2007 1,744,800 Decrease4.7%
2008 1,765,431 Increase1.1%
2009 1,590,905 Decrease9.8%
2010 1,613,546 Increase1.4%
2011 1,778,898 Increase10.2%
2012 2,242,797 Increase26.0%
2013 2,175,114 Decrease3.0%
2014 2,097,923 Decrease3.5%
2015 2,277,741 Increase8.5%
2016 2,336,471 Increase2.5%
2017 2,518,169 Increase7.7%
2018 2,872,391 Increase14.0% 273 Steady 17,678 Steady
2019 3,044,402 Increase5.9% 399 Increase46.2% 18,770 Increase6.2%
2020 632,990 Decrease79.2% 131 Decrease67.2% 6,337 Decrease66.2%
2021 1,517,465 Increase139.7% 84 Decrease35.9% 12,026 Increase89.8%
2022 3,179,776 Increase109.5% 49 Decrease41.7% 20,762 Increase72.6%
2023 3,565,512 Increase12.1% 272 Increase 455.1% 22,348 Increase2.5%
2024 3,633,990 Increase1.9% 113 Decrease58.5% 22,740 Increase1.8%
2025 3,837,155 Increase5.5% 81.5 Decrease58.5% 22,709 Increase5.4%

Busiest routes

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Top 10 busiest routes from Paphos in 2024[75]
Rank Airport Passengers Airlines
1 United Kingdom London–Gatwick 385,005 British Airways, EasyJet, TUI Airways
2 United Kingdom Manchester 298,944 EasyJet, Jet2.com, Ryanair, TUI Airways
3 United Kingdom London–Stansted 211,416 Jet2.com, Ryanair, TUI Airways
4 Israel Tel Aviv 209,954 Arkia, Bluebird Airways, Fly Lili, Ryanair, Sundor, Tus Airways
5 Greece Thessaloniki 157,849 Ryanair
6 United Kingdom Birmingham 120,743 Jet2.com, Ryanair, TUI Airways
7 United Kingdom Bristol 113,450 EasyJet, Jet2.com, TUI Airways
8 Greece Athens 101,118 Ryanair
9 United Kingdom Newcastle 89,015 Jet2.com, Ryanair, TUI Airways
10 Austria Vienna 88,115 Ryanair

Access

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Bus

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There is a regular bus service from Paphos Harbour station to the airport, limited services also run to / from Paphos Town (Karavella) and Polis.[76] Direct buses to/from Limassol,[77] Nicosia and Larnaca[78] are also available.

Car

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The airport is located 20.8 kilometres (12.9 miles) south-east of Paphos and 61.2 kilometres (38.0 miles) west of Limassol.

Accidents and incidents

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  • 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.[79] A NOTAM was published on 20 December 2011, warning pilots of the possibility of mistaking the runway with the parallel taxiway.[80] An additional NOTAM was published on 14 August 2012, recommending pilots to confirm their alignment with the runway by using the ILS localiser when performing a visual approach to runway 29.[80] 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.[81]

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