RAF Akrotiri | |||||||
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Akrotiri in Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia, Cyprus | |||||||
![]() A RAF Tornado GR4 returns to RAF Akrotiri after a mission undertaken during Operation Shader | |||||||
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Coordinates | 34°35′25″N 32°59′16″E / 34.59028°N 32.98778°E | ||||||
Type | Permanent joint operating base | ||||||
Area | 2,128 hectares (5,260 acres) | ||||||
Site information | |||||||
Owner | Ministry of Defence | ||||||
Operator | Royal Air Force | ||||||
Controlled by | British Forces Cyprus | ||||||
Condition | operational | ||||||
Website | Official website | ||||||
Site history | |||||||
Built | 1955 | ||||||
In use | 1955 – present | ||||||
Garrison information | |||||||
Current commander | Group Captain Simon Cloke | ||||||
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Airfield information | |||||||
Identifiers | IATA: AKT, ICAO: LCRA, WMO: 17601 | ||||||
Elevation | 75.4 feet (23 metres) AMSL | ||||||
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Source: United Kingdom Military Aeronautical Information Publication[1] |
Royal Air Force Akrotiri, commonly abbreviated RAF Akrotiri (IATA: AKT, ICAO: LCRA) (Greek: Βασιλική Πολεμική Αεροπορία Ακρωτηρίου; Turkish: Kraliyet Hava kuvvetleri Ağrotur) is a large Royal Air Force (RAF) military airbase on the Mediterranean island of Cyprus.[2] It is located in the Western Sovereign Base Area, one of two areas which comprise Akrotiri and Dhekelia, a British Overseas Territory, administered as a Sovereign Base Area.
The station commander has a dual role, and is also the officer commanding the Akrotiri or Western Sovereign Base Area, reporting to the commander of British Forces Cyprus (BFC) who is also the Administrator.