The U-2 base on Cyprus, on the south coast of the island. A CIA U-2 detachment came here in August 1970 to watch the Suez Canal ceasefire. The Air Force took over in 1974 under the name OLIVE HARVEST, and U-2s still fly from Akrotiri today.
Item
Value
ICAO
LCRA
Where
Akrotiri, Cyprus, 34.590 N 32.988 E
Elevation
72 ft
Runway
10/28, 2,745 × 45 m (9,006 ft)
Parking
23 aircraft spots (Gates A, B, C, E, F, G and U, and Parking)
U-2 parking
Gate U 2
Airport Diagram
RAF Akrotiri, north up. Red: the U-2 spot, Gate U 2. Orange box: the U-2 prep area. Blue: the other spawn spots. Letters are gates (C 2 = Gate C 2); numbers are Parking spots. Vehicle spots are not shown.
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