Bar Yehuda Airfield מנחת בר־יהודה | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Sun Air Aviation, Tamar Regional Council | ||||||||||
| Location | Masada | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | −378 m / −1,240 ft | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 31°19′41.41″N 35°23′18.99″E / 31.3281694°N 35.3886083°E | ||||||||||
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Bar Yehuda Airfield (Hebrew מנחת בר־יהודה, minḥat bar-yehuda; sometimes known as Masada Airfield) (IATA: MTZ, ICAO: LLMZ), named after Israel Bar-Yehuda, is a small desert airfield located in the southern Judean desert, between Arad and Ein Gedi, west of the Dead Sea. Opened in 1963, it is just 4.2 kilometres (2+5⁄8 mi) from the Masada fortress access and about one hour and a half drive from Jerusalem. The airfield is a public concession, mainly used as an alternate airport, and for charter and sightseeing flights.
Located at 378 m (1,240 ft) below mean sea level, Bar Yehuda Airfield is the lowest airport in the world.