<h2 class="blog-hed2 pb-lg-4 pb-3 text-lg-center">History Larnaca International Airport</h2>
<p class="blog-para">Larnaca Airport was hastily developed towards the end of 1974 after the invasion of Cyprus by Turkey on July 20 of the same year, which forced the closure of the Nicosia International Airport. The site on which it was built (near the Larnaca Salt Lake) had been previously used as an airfield in the 1930s and, subsequently, as a military installation by British forces.</p>
<p class="blog-para">Larnaca International opened on February 8, 1975, with only limited infrastructure facilities and a prefabricated set of buildings comprising separate halls for departures and arrivals. The first airlines to use the new airport were Cyprus Airways, using Viscount 800s leased from British Midland, and Olympic Airways, using NAMC YS-11s. Initially, the runway at Larnaca International was too short for jet aircraft.</p>
<h2 class="blog-hed2 pb-lg-4 pb-3 text-lg-left">Facilities at Larnaca International Airport</h2>
<p class="blog-para">The airport has one primary state-of-the-art passenger terminal. Departures are accommodated on the upper level, while arrivals are accommodated on the ground level. The old terminal serves as a "VIP terminal", which is used for visiting heads of state, some private aviation, and cargo. For all passenger aircraft, the airport has a single large apron.The concept architectural design of the passenger terminal was developed by French architects at A&eacute;roports de Paris (ADP) with Sofr&eacute;avia in France. [citation needed]</p>
<p class="blog-para">A &euro;650 million upgrade of the Larnaca and Paphos airports was completed in 2006. consortium is made up of Bouygues Batiment International (22%), Egis Projects (20%), the Cyprus Trading Corporation (a local retail group) (10%), Iacovou Brothers (a local contractor) (10%), Hellenic Mining (10%), Vancouver Airport Services (10%), Ireland's Dublin Airport Authority (Aer Rianta International) (10%), Charilaos Apostolides (a local construction company) (5%), and Nice Cote d'Azur Airport (3%). Hermes Airports has built new passenger terminals and plans to extend the runways at both airports under a 25-year concession.</p>
<p class="blog-para">A new terminal building opened on November 7, 2009. It has 16 jetways (boarding bridges), 67 check-in counters, 8 self-check-in kiosks, 48 departure gates, and 2,450 parking spots. The new terminal can handle 7.5 million passengers per year. Infrastructure also features a large engineering hangar, a cargo terminal, and separate facilities for fueling and provisioning light aircraft.</p>
<p class="blog-para">There is a second, smaller apron where cargo aircraft and private aircraft are often parked. There are also spaces for smaller aircraft for flying schools and privately owned aircraft separate from the main two aprons.</p>
<p class="blog-para">Larnaca International Airport (Glafcos Clerides) is an international airport located 4 kilometres southwest of Larnaca, Cyprus. Larnaca International Airport is Cyprus&rsquo; main international gateway and the larger of the two commercial airports in the area controlled by the Republic of Cyprus, the other being Paphos International Airport on the island&rsquo;s southwestern coast. The airport was given its current name in July 2016, in honour of former President of Cyprus (1993&ndash;2003) Glafcos Clerides.</p>
<p class="blog-para">In May 2006, Hermes Airports Ltd. undertook the operation and management of Larnaka and Pafos International Airports under a 25-year BOT (Build-Operate-Transfer) concession agreement with the Republic of Cyprus. We are a Cyprus-based registered company with an international consortium of nine shareholders, representing a mix of Cypriot and international partners.</p>
<p class="blog-para">The construction works commenced immediately, under a rapid design and build contract, and by 2008 and 2009, respectively, both Pafos and Larnaka new airport terminals were delivered as scheduled, making the best use of a substantial investment. The Build-Operate-Transfer project was Cyprus's first privatisation of its kind.The new airports offer world-class, state-of-the-art facilities with an emphasis on excellent customer service.</p>
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