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Israel Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...
,
Jerusalem Jerusalem (; he, יְרוּשָׁלַיִם ; ar, القُدس ) (combining the Biblical and common usage Arabic names); grc, Ἱερουσαλήμ/Ἰεροσόλυμα, Hierousalḗm/Hierosóluma; hy, Երուսաղեմ, Erusałēm. i ...
and the
Golan Heights The Golan Heights ( ar, هَضْبَةُ الْجَوْلَانِ, Haḍbatu l-Jawlān or ; he, רמת הגולן, ), or simply the Golan, is a region in the Levant spanning about . The region defined as the Golan Heights differs between di ...
sorted by types of airport.


Airports


International airports

Currently there are three international airports operational in Israel, all managed by the
Israel Airports Authority , native_name_lang = , romanized_name = , former_name = , ISIN = , industry = , fate = , predecessor = , successor = , founded = in Tel Aviv, Israel , founder = , defunct = , hq_location = Ben Gurion International Airport , ...
. Ben Gurion Airport serves as the main entrance and exit airport in and out of Israel.
Ramon Airport Ramon Airport ( he, נמל התעופה רמון, Arabic: مطار رامون) , named after Ilan and Asaf Ramon and unofficially also known as Eilat-Ramon Airport, is an international airport located in the Timna Valley in southern Israel. Ram ...
being the second largest airport serves as the primary
diversion airport Diversion airports are airports capable of handling a particular ETOPS ETOPS () is an acronym for ''Extended-range Twin-engine Operations Performance Standards''—a special part of flight rules for one-engine-inoperative flight conditions. The I ...
for Ben Gurion Airport, while Haifa Airport also has a military base alongside its civilian terminal.


Unscheduled domestic airports

There are two other airports managed by the
Israel Airports Authority , native_name_lang = , romanized_name = , former_name = , ISIN = , industry = , fate = , predecessor = , successor = , founded = in Tel Aviv, Israel , founder = , defunct = , hq_location = Ben Gurion International Airport , ...
, but have no scheduled flights.


Private airstrips

There are about 14 other airstrips across Israel and the Golan Heights, which are mostly used privately or for flight trainings.


Military airbases

All military airbases are owned by the
Israeli Air Force The Israeli Air Force (IAF; he, זְרוֹעַ הָאֲוִיר וְהֶחָלָל, Zroa HaAvir VeHahalal, tl, "Air and Space Arm", commonly known as , ''Kheil HaAvir'', "Air Corps") operates as the aerial warfare branch of the Israel Defens ...
.


Spaceport

Israel's only
spaceport A spaceport or cosmodrome is a site for launching or receiving spacecraft, by analogy to a seaport for ships or an airport for aircraft. The word ''spaceport'', and even more so ''cosmodrome'', has traditionally been used for sites capable ...
, also has a military airbase alongside the spaceport. Traffic is restricted by the
Israeli Air Force The Israeli Air Force (IAF; he, זְרוֹעַ הָאֲוִיר וְהֶחָלָל, Zroa HaAvir VeHahalal, tl, "Air and Space Arm", commonly known as , ''Kheil HaAvir'', "Air Corps") operates as the aerial warfare branch of the Israel Defens ...
. It is also managed partially by the
Israel Space Agency The Israel Space Agency (ISA; he, סוכנות החלל הישראלית, ''Sokhnut heKhalal haYisraelit'') is a governmental body, a part of Israel's Ministry of Science and Technology, that coordinates all Israeli space research programs wi ...
.


Closed airports


By passenger numbers


Gallery

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El Al El Al Israel Airlines Ltd. (, he, אל על נתיבי אויר לישראל בע״מ), trading as El Al (Hebrew: , "Upwards", "To the Skies" or "Skywards", stylized as ELAL; ar, إل-عال), is the flag carrier of Israel. Since its inaugura ...
at Ben Gurion Airport Ben-gurion-airport-terminal--september-2012 (cropped).jpg, Aerial view of Ben Gurion Airport File:(ramon airport - eilat (the terminal.jpg, Terminal of
Ramon Airport Ramon Airport ( he, נמל התעופה רמון, Arabic: مطار رامون) , named after Ilan and Asaf Ramon and unofficially also known as Eilat-Ramon Airport, is an international airport located in the Timna Valley in southern Israel. Ram ...
File:Arrow2 96feb.jpg, Test launch 1996 from
Palmachim Airbase The Palmachim Airbase ( he, בָּסִיס חֵיל-הַאֲוִויר פַּלְמַחִים) is an Israeli military facility and spaceport located near the cities of Rishon LeZion and Yavne on the Mediterranean coast. It is named after nearb ...


See also

*
Transportation in Israel Transportation in Israel is based mainly on private motor vehicles and bus service and an expanding railway network. A lack of inland waterways and the small size of the country make air and water transport of only minor importance in domestic tra ...
* List of airports by ICAO code: L#LL – Israel * Wikipedia: Airline destination lists: Asia#Israel


References


Israeli Airports Authority (I.A.A.)

Official map of military airbases
* * - includes IATA codes
Great Circle Mapper: Airports in Israel
- IATA and ICAO codes
World Aero Data: Israel
- ICAO codes
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Israel Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...
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Israel Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...