Sde Dov Airport

Sde Dov Airport

שדה דב
مطار سدي دوف
Sde Dov Airport and Reading Power Station
Summary
Airport typeDefunct
OperatorIsrael Airports Authority
ServesTel Aviv
LocationTel Aviv, Israel
Opened23 September 1938 (1938-09-23)
Closed30 June 2019 (2019-06-30)
Elevation AMSL42 ft / 13 m
Coordinates32°6′38.99″N 34°46′46.01″E / 32.1108306°N 34.7794472°E / 32.1108306; 34.7794472
Websitewww.iaa.gov.il
Map
SDV is located in Israel
SDV
SDV
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
03/21 5,712 1,741 Asphalt (Closed)
Statistics (2007)
Total Passenger Movements703,649
Total Aircraft Movements36,427

Sde Dov Airport (Hebrew: שְׂדֵה דֹּב, lit. Dov Field, Arabic: مطار سدي دوف), also known as Dov Hoz Airport (Hebrew: נמל התעופה דב הוז, Nemal HaTe'ufa Dov Hoz, Arabic: مطار دوف هوز) (IATA: SDV, ICAO: LLSD) was an airport in Tel Aviv, Israel that mainly handled scheduled domestic flights to Eilat, northern Israel (Haifa, the Galilee, and the Golan Heights),[1] as well as having served as a base for the Israeli Air Force (IAF). It was the largest airport in Tel Aviv proper, and the second largest in the area, after Ben Gurion Airport on the outskirts of Lod. The airport opened in 1938 and was named after Dov Hoz, one of the pioneers of Jewish aviation. It ceased operations on 30 June 2019 after a controversial, long-delayed plan came into effect to close the airport in order to build high-end residential apartments on its valuable beachfront property.[2][3] Commercial flights were moved to Ben Gurion Airport and military flights were moved to other IAF bases.[4] The airport was a focus city for Arkia Israel Airlines and Israir Airlines.

  1. ^ "Scheduled Flights". Israel Airports Authority. Retrieved 2008-03-22.
  2. ^ KEINON, HERB; DIMOLFETTA, DAVID (30 June 2019). "NETANYAHU: TOO LATE TO STOP CLOSURE OF SDE DOV AIRPORT". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
  3. ^ "Sde Dov to close Sunday at midnight". Globes. 30 June 2019. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
  4. ^ Petersburg, Ofer (3 July 2007). "Tel Aviv airport to make way for luxury project". Ynetnews. Retrieved 2007-07-03.