<h2 class="blog-hed2 pb-lg-4 pb-3 text-lg-center">History Ercan International Airport</h2>
<p class="blog-para">The precursor of Ercan Airport, Tymvou Airport, was constructed by the British in World War II as a military airport, during their colonial rule of the island. Following the Turkish invasion of Cyprus and the partition of the island it was occupied by the Turkish army, and today it is used as the main civilian airport of Northern Cyprus.</p>
<p class="fs-6 lh-lg wow fadeInUp">Since 2006, the rule which stipulates that flights are required to touch down at a Turkish airport before continuing to and from Ercan has been under discussion. In 2006, the Turkish government began discussions for Northern Cyprus's main port Famagusta, and the main civilian airport</p>
<p class="fs-6 lh-lg wow fadeInUp">Ercan,to be able to operate direct connections, with the UK government describing it as a "significant and creative offer".</p>
<p class="fs-6 lh-lg wow fadeInUp">Recent plans have arisen to privatize Ercan Airport, as well as plans to enlarge the airport in order to increase capacity. Ercan Airport currently has a 2.75 kilometres-long runway and an apron with a capacity of seven aircraft. Although the runway is long enough for large planes to land, it is not long enough for take-offs. The plan has been for the construction of a new runway of 3200m and extension of the existing runway to 3200m, apron and terminal building and with the planned new apron more than doubling the current plane capacity. As of 2021, the new terminal is currently under construction. It will be much larger than the existing and have 9 airbridges. The new terminal was due to open in spring 2023 but the opening was delayed. It will be fully compliant with international standards and will be able to handle direct flights in the future.</p>
<h2 class="blog-hed2 pb-lg-4">Ground transportation from Ercan International Airport</h2>
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