One map, pinned from each airport’s published coordinates.
Category scores
Overall is the published weighted sum. A highlighted score is ahead; a tie stays plain.
Ease of use
25% · Wayfinding, security wait, and layout.
LCA8.0+1.2
ECN6.8
Comfort & amenities
20% · Seating, Wi-Fi, cleanliness, and quiet.
LCA7.0
ECN7.0
Food & retail
15% · Food and retail quality and variety.
Best for
LCA
Leisure arrivals for Larnaca, Ayia Napa, Protaras, and Nicosia day tripsPriority Pass holders using Skala Lounge (24/7, ~3h cap)Travellers taking Kapnos (~€9) to Nicosia or Limassol Airport Express (€10)
Watch out for
LCA
Non-Schengen passport control on top of security in peak banksJuly–August Saturday check-in and bag-drop queuesPhase 2 expansion cordons moving landside/airside wayfinding
LCA · Cyprus’s main gateway: a walkable 2009 Hermes terminal with solid Kapnos/Limassol coaches, classic EU liquids rules, and a 24/7 Skala Lounge upstairs from Duty Free — easy to use, busy in summer, still non-Schengen.
ECN · Ercan's 2023 terminal is large and simple, and the trip still depends on a Turkey nonstop plus the Republic of Cyprus entry rule.
LCA6.4+1.0
ECN5.4
Ground access
15% · Transit, taxi, and parking to the city.
LCA7.6+2.6
ECN5.0
Reliability
15% · Delays, cancellations, and weather resilience.
LCA6.6+0.8
ECN5.8
Lounges
10% · Worth-it density and access quality.
LCA6.7+2.3
ECN4.4
EU/UK/Israel leisure networks on a single-terminal island hub
ECN
A single post-2023 terminalNonstop flights to Turkey
No rail anywhere in Cyprus — budget road time to the west coast
ECN
Not a Republic of Cyprus port of entryBus and taxi fares unpublishedLounge-program access not published
Cyprus Public Transport city buses
PRM assistance & family washrooms
Summer LCA is passport + bag-drop time, not walking time
Peak-summer queues beat walking distance — pad for passport control and bag drop, not the terminal length.
One terminal — Skala is upstairs by Chanel, not at the gate cluster
Single 2009 terminal; lounge access is the Chanel-adjacent Duty Free lift to floor 3 after security.
Fuel in the commercial core — do not plan a destination meal
Adequate airside cafés and Duty Free; eat in Larnaca if the layover is long and you clear arrivals.
ECN
Duty-free hallKIBHAS bus and taxiFood and drink floorCIP deskStep-free terminal claimBaby-care rooms
Ercan is not a Republic of Cyprus entry point
The Republic of Cyprus foreign ministry says the legal airports are Larnaca and Paphos, and that an airport in the north is not one of them.
The homepage clock is the winter offset
The English homepage prints GMT+2. On 23 September 2026, Ercan is on daylight time, UTC+3, until the clocks go back.
Use the 2023 building, not the old photos
The current terminal opened on 20 July 2023. Commons frames from 2013 and 2018 show the terminal it replaced.
