Lefkoniko Airport / Geçitkale Air Base — Lefkoniko (Geçitkale), Cyprus

GEC identifies Geçitkale Air Base, also historically known as Lefkoniko Airport, located on the Karpas peninsula area in the Turkish-controlled north of Cyprus. Originally built as a British-era civilian airfield before the island's 1974 division, the site now operates chiefly as a military installation under Turkish and Turkish Cypriot administration, hosting occasional air force exercises and transport flights rather than scheduled passenger service. Because the northern part of Cyprus lacks broad international recognition, GEC does not appear in most global commercial booking systems, and travelers to the area typically fly into Ercan instead. GEC remains relevant mainly for aviation historians, military watchers, and anyone researching Cyprus's divided airspace and infrastructure since the mid-1970s.