Paphos International Airport
One of the two legal air gateways into the Republic of Cyprus
The story
Paphos International Airport stands on the coastal plain southeast of the town, near the village of Timi. Together with Larnaca airport, these are the only airports through which you can legally enter the Republic of Cyprus. Since May 2006 both airports have been run by a private company, Hermes Airports. The concession was signed for 25 years under a build, operate, transfer scheme: the company builds and runs the airports, and at the end of the term hands them back to the state. It delivered the new Paphos passenger terminal in 2008. There is one runway, about 2.7 kilometers long, and the airport is open around the clock.
You can legally enter the Republic of Cyprus by air only through Larnaca and Paphos airports, and by sea only through the ports of Limassol, Larnaca, Paphos and Latchi. The Republic considers entry through airports and ports in the north of the island, which it has not controlled since 1974, illegal.
Visiting
The find spot is by the passenger terminal, reached by the road from Paphos; there are paid parking lots nearby. The airport is open around the clock.
On the way
Photos
Sources
- Hermes Airports — Who we are (since May 2006, 25-year BOT concession, Paphos terminal delivered in 2008)
- Hermes Airports — Airport Facts (runway 11/29, 2,699 m long, open 24/7, terminal 20,000 m²)
- Deputy Ministry of Tourism, visitcyprus.com — Entry Requirements (legal entry airports and seaports)
- Hermes Airports — Parking Price List (paid parking)
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