Ercan International Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

Tymbou (Kirklar), Nicosia District (Cyprus)

IATA: ECN ICAO: LCEN

Longest Active Runway

10,498 ft

3,200 meters

Field Elevation

404 ft

123 m MSL

Runway Inventory

2 active

1 closed, Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

35.1531°, 33.5074°

LARGE AIRPORT

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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

tied #489 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#791 of 7558

Top 10.5% percentile worldwide

For airports with equal runway length, the worldwide order does not indicate a length difference.

National Standing (Cyprus)

#1 of 1 in CY

#1 of 4 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

+5%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 ECN in numbers: 10,498 ft longest runway · tied #489 of 650 published · #791 of 7,558 worldwide (top 10.5%) · #1 in Cyprus.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway 8,000–10,499 ft

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Elevation & National Context

Lowland Aerodrome (<2,000 ft)

ECN lies at 123 m (404 ft), #296 of 650 published airports by elevation and 47.9 percentile among 7,558 worldwide.

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Regional Density & Alternates (100 NM)

0 Qualifying Aerodromes in Vicinity

No published neighbour with a paved runway of 5,000 ft or more within 100 NM of ECN. Nearest published airport: Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport (BEY), 127 NM, 12,467 ft (1,969 ft longer than ECN); 9 within 250 NM.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 10,498 ft (3,200 m)

ECN runways: 11R/29L 10,498 × 148 ft unknown; 11L/29R 9,039 × 148 ft concrete. +5% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
11R/29L	10,498 ft (3200 m / 3.200 km)	148 ft (45m)	`Unknown`	❌ Unlighted	✅ Active
11L/29R	9,039 ft (2755 m / 2.755 km)	148 ft (45m)	`concrete`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active
16/34	906 ft (276 m / 0.276 km)	— ft	`Unknown`	❌ Unlighted	⛔ Closed

🛡️ Source: OurAirports Open Aviation Database, snapshot 2026-09-01 · Provenance →