Royal Air Force (RAF) Akrotiri

Cyprus / Government controlled area / Akrotiri /
 military airbase, RAF - Royal Air Force
Royal Air Force Station Akrotiri, more commonly known as RAF Akrotiri (IATA: AKT, ICAO: LCRA), is a large Royal Air Force station, on the Mediterranean island of Cyprus. 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. It is one of the few full-scale RAF stations left outside the United Kingdom.

The station commander is double-hatted and is also the officer commanding the Akrotiri or Western Sovereign Base Area, reporting to the commander of British Forces Cyprus who is also the Administrator.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Akrotiri
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Coordinates:   34°34'49"N   32°59'1"E
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