Larnaca Airport is situated in the Larnaca town of Cyprus and known as the international gateway for the country. It is the largest commercial airport of Cyprus and handles almost 800 monthly flights and serving to 5 million visitors annually. It has one primary terminal which is used for both arrival and departures of the passengers. The upper level is dedicated to departures of the passengers and lower level is dedicated to arrival of passengers.
Another terminal is used for only for accommodating VIP passengers, private flights and cargo. It serves to about 30 major airlines of the international status and also allows chartered flights. The Airport works as a hub since its strategic location that lies between the European and the Middle East countries. Also, Cyprus is rapidly becoming a tourist and study destination of the world. Some famous tourist spots like Ayia Napa is able to pull exponent traffic to the destination.
Lots of development has also come up to cater to the increasing needs of passengers. An improved road network and a high speed motorway are constructed to have easy connectivity with rest part of the country. The air traffic control systems are improved to accommodate new and large number of commercial airplanes. Many ultra modern amenities are installed at airport terminals for providing comfortable staying arrangements to the passengers.
Facilities
There are lots of restaurants, cafes and bars available for refreshments. Also passengers can avail the facility of ATM, bank, money exchange, post office and an information desk. Duty free shops at terminals allows to purchase low rate alcohol and tobacco products. The VIP business lounges provide excellent facilities to host conference to business class travelers. Special care is given to the needs of the disabled passengers to provide them a pleasant stay at the airport.
Accessibility
Larnaca Airport is located roughly around 4kms away from the Larnaca, Cyprus. It is well connected by road and passengers can avail the facility of bus service and car hire facility available outside the terminals of the Airport. A car desk is also available inside the terminal so that passengers can make enquiry about car hire and also about their visit to the city and other tourist locations. Several taxi operators provide reservation of the taxi online and before 24 hours of landing of your flight at the airport. It is recommended you to book car hire in advance to avoid the rush and inconvenience later after arrival at the airport.