Ben Gurion International Airport נמל התעופה בן-גוריון مطار بن غوريون الدولي | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||||||
| Owner | Ministry of Transport and Road Safety | ||||||||||||||||||
| Operator | Israel Airports Authority | ||||||||||||||||||
| Serves | Gush Dan and Greater Jerusalem[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Central District, Israel | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Focus city for | Bluebird Airways, TUS Airways, Wizz Air | ||||||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 135 ft / 41 m | ||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 32°00′34″N 034°52′58″E / 32.00944°N 34.88278°E | ||||||||||||||||||
| Website | iaa.gov.il | ||||||||||||||||||
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Ben Gurion International Airport[a] (IATA: TLV, ICAO: LLBG), commonly known by the Hebrew-language acronym Natbag (נתב״ג), is the main international airport of Israel. Situated on outskirts north of the city of Lod and directly south of the city of Or Yehuda, it is the busiest airport in the country. It is located 45 kilometres (28 mi) to the northwest of Jerusalem and 20 kilometres (12 mi) to the southeast of Tel Aviv.[2] It was known as Lod Airport until 1973, when it was renamed in honour of David Ben-Gurion (1886–1973), the first prime minister of Israel. The airport serves as a hub for El Al, Israir Airlines, Arkia, and Sun d'Or, and is managed by the Israel Airports Authority.
In 2023, Ben Gurion Airport handled 21.1 million passengers,[4] making it one of the busiest airports in the Middle East. It is considered to be among the five best airports in the Middle East due to its passenger experience and its high level of security;[5] while it has been the target of several terrorist attacks, no attempt to hijack a plane departing from Ben Gurion Airport has ever succeeded.[6]
The airport is of great importance to Israel as it is one of the few convenient entry points into the country for most travellers.[7] As it was Israel's only international airport, it was regarded as a single point of failure, which led to the opening of Ramon Airport in 2019.[8]
- ^ "Jerusalem's new high-speed train starts regular trips to Ben Gurion Airport". The Times of Israel. Jerusalem. 25 September 2018. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
- ^ a b "AD 2.5 TEL-AVIV / BEN-GURION – LLBG". Archived from the original on 12 October 2013. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
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- ^ Dempsey, John S. (23 March 2010). Introduction to Private Security. Cengage Learning. ISBN 978-0495809852.
- ^ The Christian Science Monitor (22 July 2014). "The importance of Ben Gurion airport to Israel". The Christian Science Monitor. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
- ^ Lewis, Ori (21 January 2019). "Israel opens new international airport, named for astronaut Ramon, near Red Sea". The Times of Israel. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
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