| Palmachim Israeli Air Force Base Air Force Base 30  | |||||||||||
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בָּסִיס חֵיל-הַאֲוִויר פַּלְמַחִים | |||||||||||
| Palmachim, Central District in Israel | |||||||||||
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  Palmachim Airbase Shown within Israel  Palmachim Airbase Palmachim Airbase (Israel) | |||||||||||
| Coordinates | 31°53′52″N 34°41′26″E / 31.89778°N 34.69056°E | ||||||||||
| Type | Airbase & Spaceport | ||||||||||
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| Owner | Israel Defense Forces | ||||||||||
| Operator | Israeli Air Force Israel Space Agency | ||||||||||
| Site history | |||||||||||
| Built | End of 1960s | ||||||||||
| Airfield information | |||||||||||
| Identifiers | ICAO: LLPL | ||||||||||
| Elevation | 10 metres (33 ft) AMSL | ||||||||||
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Palmachim Airbase (Hebrew: בָּסִיס חֵיל-הַאֲוִויר פַּלְמַחִים, ICAO: LLPL[1]) is an Israeli Air Force (IAF) base and spaceport, which the IAF and the Israel Space Agency (ISA) operate jointly. It is located west of the city of Yavne on the Mediterranean coast, 12 km south of the Gush Dan metropolitan area with Tel Aviv, named after the Kibbutz Palmachim north of it. There are no fighter jets stationed there, but helicopters, UAVs and defense missiles.
- ^ AIP Israel (PDF). Department of Civil Aviation. 18 May 2023. p. 355. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 May 2023.