The main airport in northern Cyprus is Ercan (Tymbou, Tel. 231-4806), around 18km (11mi) south-east of Nicosia, which handles the majority of flights.
However, because of an IATA boycott of the airport, you cannot fly directly to Ercan from any country other than Turkey. This means that there’s an obligatory stopover in mainland Turkey (at Istanbul, Izmir, Dalaman or Antalya), where you may have to change planes. This naturally extends travel times considerably.
Don’t believe any airline that offers ‘direct’ flights to northern Cyprus. ‘Direct’ simply means you stay on the plane, but you must still stop in Turkey. Stopovers and changes of planes are usually handled efficiently, but it still means a journey time from the UK of six or seven hours, which is a major consideration if you’re thinking of buying a holiday home in northern Cyprus.
It’s possible to fly to Larnaca or Paphos and cross the border, subject to current restrictions, which may make it difficult to cross back into the Republic to catch your flight home.
Airlines that fly into Ercan are Cyprus Turkish Airlines (CTA), the official state airline, Turkish Airlines and an independent airline, Onur Air. CTA offers flights from many European airports, including London Heathrow and Gatwick (three times per week), Stansted (daily), Belfast and Glasgow (once a week) and Manchester (twice a week). Turkish Airlines flies from major cities worldwide, including London Heathrow and Manchester.
As stated above, all international flights are via Turkey. The Heathrow flight stops in Istanbul and many people make a virtue of necessity by taking a break in the Turkish capital. Onur Air offers flights from Stansted (three times per week) and Manchester (once a week), stopping in Istanbul.
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