AirportsErcan International Airport is a large airport serving Tymbou (Kirklar), in Nicosia District, Cyprus. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is ECN.
Key facts
- IATA code
- ECN
- ICAO code
- LCEN
- City
- Tymbou (Kirklar)
- State or region
- Nicosia District
- Country
- Cyprus
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 35.1531° N, 33.5074° E
- Elevation
- 123 m (404 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 3,200 m (10,498 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, ECN means Ercan International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: LCEN. ICAO codes that begin with L belong to southern Europe, Israel and Turkey. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 35.1531° N, 33.5074° E. It stands 123 metres (404 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Asia/Nicosia, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Ercan International Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 3,200 metres (10,498 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11R/29L | 3,200 m 10,498 ft | 45 m | not listed | not listed |
| 11L/29R | 2,755 m 9,039 ft | 45 m | Concrete | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Larnaca International AirportLarnaca | LCA | 33 km |
| Paphos International AirportPaphos | PFO | 105 km |
| Gazipaşa-Alanya AirportGazipaşa, Turkey | GZP | 168 km |
| Latakia International AirportLatakia, Syria | LTK | 223 km |
| Beirut Rafic Hariri International AirportBeirut, Lebanon | BEY | 234 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 4,148 km | 5 h 30 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 4,249 km | 5 h 35 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 2,365 km | 3 h 20 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 3,248 km | 4 h 25 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 8,786 km | 11 h 05 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 11,795 km | 14 h 45 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 8,156 km | 10 h 20 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 9,059 km | 11 h 25 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 14,403 km | 17 h 50 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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