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Source: United Kingdom Military Aeronautical Information Publication[1]
Royal Air Force Akrotiri, commonly abbreviated RAF Akrotiri (IATA: AKT, ICAO: LCRA) (Greek: Βασιλική Πολεμική Αεροπορία Ακρωτηρίου; Turkish: Kraliyet Hava kuvvetleri Ağrotur) is a large Royal Air Force (RAF) military airbase on the Mediterranean island of Cyprus.[2] It is located in the Western Sovereign Base Area, one of two areas which comprise Akrotiri and Dhekelia, a British Overseas Territory, administered as a Sovereign Base Area.
The station commander has a dual role, and is also the officer commanding the Akrotiri or Western Sovereign Base Area, reporting to the commander of British Forces Cyprus (BFC) who is also the Administrator.
^"United Kingdom Military Aeronautical Information Publication AD 2 - LCRA – Akrotiri" (PDF). AIDU.MoD.uk. Ministry of Defence. 11 August 2022. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
^"RAF Akrotiri - The Station". Royal Air Force. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
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