Larnaca International Airport (IATA: LCA, ICAO: LCLK) is an international airport located 4 km (2.5 mi) southwest of Larnaca, Cyprus. Larnaca International Airport is Cyprus' main international gateway and the largest of the country's two commercial airports, the other being Paphos International Airport on the island's southwestern coast.

Larnaca Airport was hastily developed towards the end of 1974 after the invasion of Cyprus by Turkey on 20 July of the same year, which forced the closure of Nicosia International Airport. The site on which it was built (near the Larnaca Salt Lake) had been previously used as an airfield in the 1930s and, subsequently, as a military installation by British forces. Larnaca International opened on 8 February 1975, with only limited infrastructure facilities and a prefabricated set of buildings comprising separate halls for departures and arrivals. The first airlines to use the new airport were Cyprus Airways, using Viscount 800s leased from British Midland, and Olympic Airways, using NAMC YS-11s. Initially, the runway at Larnaca International was too short for jet aircraft

Operations
The status of Cyprus as a major tourist destination means that air traffic has steadily risen to over 5 million passengers a year. This is double the capacity the airport was first designed for. For this reason, a tender was put out in 1998 to develop the airport further and increase its capacity. Already completed elements of the expansion include a new control tower, fire station, runway extension, and additional administrative offices. The surrounding road network was improved by upgrading the B4 road and by completing the A3 Motorway. A new junction has been constructed near the new terminal. The new terminal was built some 500–700 m (1,600–2,300 ft) west of the old terminal, adjacent to the new control tower, with new aprons and jetways. The old terminal building is slated to be partially demolished and refurbished as a cargo centre, and is currently used as a private terminal for visiting heads of state, VIPs, and private aircraft operators.

The airport's geographic location in-between Europe, Africa, Russia and the Middle East facilitates it as an airline hub for traffic and flight operations between these locations. It currently holds domestic, regional and international passenger and cargo services by over 30 airlines. 

What's new in V2. 0:

• Texture ground polygons was changed.
• Ground polygons were compiled using SDK 4.4-PBR materials used.
• New autogen objects have been added
• Animated vehicles has been added
• Animated wind socks (SODE) have been added.
• A 3D grass model has been added.
• AFCAD file has been modified.
• The user file for the GSX profile has been modified
• Visual Docking Guidance System (VDGS) (SODE+GSX) has been modified
• Dynamic lighting has been addedchanged.
• 3D models now use PBR materials (SDK 4.4)
• Additional optimization performed
• Small fix

Features:

• Fully compatible with FTX Global openLC Europe 
• Shading and occlusion (texture baking) effects on terminal and other airport buildings
• Ground polygons made with the requirements of the SDK Prepad 3D V4.4+
• Dynamic lighting of the apron 
• Visual Docking Guidance System (VDGS) (SODE+GSX) 
• High resolution ground textures / Custom runway textures
• High resolution building textures
• Animated SODE Jetways  - will come in 2 weeks
• Surrounding area with custom autogen
• Custom restaurants and hotels on the coastal line of the sea
• Fully AI traffic compatible with accurat AFCAD file
• Excellent night effects
• 3D birds
• Optimized for excellent performance
• Fully 3d taxiways lighting
• Automatic season change for vegatation, photobackground high resolution
• Realistic reflections on glass 
• Inclusion of manual in PDF format