Yotvata Airfield ( he, מנחת יטבתה) is a small desert airfield in south
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 ...
40 km north of
Eilat
Eilat ( , ; he, אֵילַת ; ar, إِيلَات, Īlāt) is Israel's southernmost city, with a population of , a busy port and popular resort at the northern tip of the Red Sea, on what is known in Israel as the Gulf of Eilat and in Jordan ...
adjacent to Kibbutz
Yotvata :''"Yotvat" is also the Hebrew name for Tiran Island''.
Yotvata ( he, יׇטְבָתָה, ar, يوتفاتا) is a kibbutz in southern Israel. Located on the Arabah road in the southern Negev, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hevel Eilot Regi ...
.
The runway is in a state of disrepair. It is unused except for agricultural flights and is listed as the contingency airport for nearby
Eilat Airport
Eilat Airport ( he, שְׂדֵה הַתְּעוּפָה אֵילַת, Namal HaTe'ufa Eilat; ar, مطار إيلات ), also known as J. Hozman Airport, was an airport located in Eilat, Israel. It was named after Arkia Airlines founder Yakov H ...
and
Ovda International Airport
Ovda Airport is a military air base and former joint-use civilian airport in the Uvda region of southern Israel, about north of Eilat. It was the country's second international airport. Ovda was originally built as a military airbase in 198 ...
.
See also
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Yotvata :''"Yotvat" is also the Hebrew name for Tiran Island''.
Yotvata ( he, יׇטְבָתָה, ar, يوتفاتا) is a kibbutz in southern Israel. Located on the Arabah road in the southern Negev, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hevel Eilot Regi ...
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List of airports in Israel
This is a list of airports in Israel, Jerusalem and the Golan Heights sorted by types of airport.
Airports
International airports
Currently there are three international airports operational in Israel, all managed by the Israel Airports Aut ...
External links
Yotvata Airfield*
Data for Yotvata airport
Airports in Israel
Eilat
Buildings and structures in Southern District (Israel)
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