Episkopi, CY 🇨🇾 Closed Airport
ICAO
CY-0071
IATA
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Elevation
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Region
CY-XX
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Local Code: Not available
Location: 34.68261° N, 32.838556° E
Continent: Asia
Type: Closed Airport
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Not applicable. The Episkopi Cantonment Helipad is not closed. It remains an active military facility. Information suggesting it is closed likely stems from unofficial aviation databases or flight simulator scenery files where it may have been erroneously marked.
Not applicable, as the helipad has not been closed.
The site is an active and operational military helipad. It is located within the secure perimeter of the Episkopi Cantonment, a major British military base. Access is strictly restricted to authorized military personnel. Satellite imagery confirms the helipad is well-maintained and in use for ongoing military helicopter operations.
The helipad's significance is directly tied to its location within Episkopi Cantonment, which is the administrative headquarters of British Forces Cyprus (BFC) and the Sovereign Base Areas Administration (SBAA). It has never been a public airport. Its operations, both historically and currently, are exclusively military and governmental. Key operations include:
- VIP Transport: Moving high-ranking military officers, UK government officials, and foreign dignitaries.
- Logistics: Facilitating the rapid movement of personnel and light-priority cargo between British facilities in Cyprus, such as RAF Akrotiri and the Dhekelia Garrison.
- Medical Evacuation (MEDEVAC): Serving as a primary point for helicopter medical evacuations from the surrounding area to nearby medical facilities.
- Command and Control Support: Providing air mobility for the command staff headquartered at the cantonment.
- Training and Patrols: Used by helicopters for routine training exercises and security patrols within the Western Sovereign Base Area.
Not applicable. As the facility is not closed, there are no plans for 'reopening'. Furthermore, due to its critical role within a major military headquarters, there are no prospects or plans for it to be converted into a civilian or public-use airport.