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Geçitkale Air Base or Lefkoniko Airport[3] (IATA: GEC, ICAO: LCGK) is a military airfield of the Turkish Air Force near Lefkoniko (Turkish: Geçitkale) in Northern Cyprus. Construction was completed around 1990. During the renovation of the Ercan International Airport between September 2002 and May 2004, it served as Northern Cyprus' primary civilian airport.[4] Geçitkale's unofficial ICAO code is LCGK.[5]

Geçitkale Air Base Geçitkale Havaalanı
IATA: GEC[1] ICAO: LCGK[2]
Summary
Elevation AMSL	143 ft / 44 m
Coordinates	35°14′00″N 33°43′58″E
Map
GEC
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 09/27 9,350 2,850 Composite

In the summer of 1998, amid rising tensions between Greece and Turkey, Turkey briefly stationed six F-16s at Geçitkale, in response to the former's positioning of four F-16s and two Lockheed C-130 Hercules at Paphos.[6] Combat aircraft last visited the airport in November 2000.[7] Gecit Kale Airbase was bought by Turkish Cypriot Businessman Asil Nadir and will be transformed into a new airport for VIP and Charter Aircraft.^{[citation needed]}

Aerodrome characteristics

Geçitkale's only runway, 9/27, measures 2,850 m (9,350 ft) in length and 45 m (148 ft) wide. In addition, there is a 285 m (935 ft) long stopway on either end. The airport is equipped with a VOR/DME and an NDB station.[5]

Base for unmanned aerial vehicles

Geçitkale Air Base was assigned by a decision of the government of Northern Cyprus to the Cyprus Turkish Peace Force Command for use by unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) operations.[8]

Firstly, three-truck load of ground control unit was installed at the air base.[9] In the morning hours of 16 December 2019, a military UAV of type Bayraktar TB2 landed at the air base coming from Turkey. The UAVs are intended to provide protection to the Turkish vessels operating in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea for oil and gas exploration and deepwater drilling for petroleum and natural gas.[8]

References

На других языках

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[de] Flugplatz Geçitkale

Der Flugplatz Geçitkale ist ein Militärflugplatz in Lefkoniko (Geçitkale) in der Türkischen Republik Nordzypern im Distrikt Gazimağusa rund 53 Kilometer östlich von Nikosia (Lefkoşa). Geçitkales einzige Landebahn, 09/27, ist 2850 m lang und 45 m breit.[1]

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- [en] Geçitkale Air Base

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[es] Base Aérea de Geçitkale

La Base Aérea de Geçitkale[1] (en turco: Geçitkale Havaalanı)[2] (IATA: GEC, ICAO: LCGK) es un campo de aviación militar de la Fuerza Aérea de Turquía, cerca de Lefkoniko (turco: Gecitkale) en el norte de la isla de Chipre.[3][4] La construcción fue terminada alrededor de 1990. Durante la renovación del Aeropuerto Internacional de Ercan entre septiembre de 2002 y mayo de 2004, sirvió como aeropuerto civil primaria para el norte de Chipre. Extraoficialmente el código OACI de Gecitkale es LCGK.

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[ru] Гечиткале (авиабаза)

Авиабаза Гечиткале или аэропорт Лефконико (IATA: GEC, ICAO: LCGK) — военный аэродром ВВС Турции в районе Лефконико (тур. Geçitkale) на Северном Кипре. Строительство было завершено в 1990 году. Во время реконструкции международного аэропорта Эрджан в период с сентября 2002 года по май 2004 года авиабаза служила основным гражданским аэропортом Северного Кипра. Неофициальный код ИКАО — LCGK.

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