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Ben Gurion International Airport

Tel Aviv · Israel · Asia/Jerusalem

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3Runways
13,327Longest (ft)
135Elevation (ft)
75Route Records
57Airline Records
UTC+2Timezone
171Mapped Stands
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Route Intelligence

48Well Connected
Shortest route
AMMQueen Alia International Airport109.3 km
Arkia Israel Airlines
Longest route
LAXLos Angeles International Airport12,166.6 km
El Al Israel Airlines
Nearest international
AMMQueen Alia International Airport109.3 km
Arkia Israel Airlines
Longest international
LAXLos Angeles International Airport12,166.6 km
El Al Israel Airlines

Airport Connectivity Score

48/100

Well Connected

Destinations served75 destinations
Airline diversity57 airlines
Haul mix coverage4 of 4 distance categories

Calculated from destination count, airline diversity, and haul-mix coverage. More signals (customs/border access, ground handling capacity) will be added as the dataset grows.

Runways

03/219,094 ftAsphaltLIT
08/2613,327 ftAsphaltLIT
12/3010,209 ftAsphaltLIT

Haul Mix

short-haul
9
medium-haul
54
long-haul
5
ultra-long-haul
7

Geographic Context

Nearest airport
MTZBar Yehuda Airfield89.6 km
Nearest same country
MTZBar Yehuda Airfield89.6 km
Nearest international
ADJMarka International (Amman Civil) Airport104.3 km
Farthest airport
TUBTubuai Airport18,960.5 km
Within 500 km: 32 airportsWithin 1,000 km: 103 airportsWithin 2,000 km: 325 airports

10 Nearest Airports

1MTZBar Yehuda Airfield89.6 kmM
2HFAUri Michaeli Haifa International Airport90 kmM
3VTMNevatim Air Base90.1 kmM
4ADJMarka International (Amman Civil) Airport104.3 kmL
5AMMQueen Alia International Airport109.3 kmL
6EGHEl Jora Airport124.9 kmM
7RPNRosh Pina Airport125.5 kmM
8AACEl Arish International Airport146.2 kmL
9BEYBeirut Rafic Hariri International Airport208.8 kmL
10DAMDamascus International Airport217.9 kmL

ATC Frequencies6

APPBen Gurion Approach120.5 MHz
ATISATIS132.5 MHz
CTRTel Aviv Control121.4 MHz
GNDBen Gurion Ground118.05 MHz
GNDBen Gurion Ground/Delivery129.2 MHz
TWRBen Gurion Tower134.6 MHz

Top Aircraft Types

320
40
738
36
763
19
73G
10
319
9
321
9
739
9
772
7
744
6
73H
6

Sample Routes

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AMMQueen Alia International Airport109.3 km
short-haulArkia Israel Airlines
LCALarnaca International Airport339.3 km
short-haulCyprus Airways
CAICairo International Airport393.8 km
short-haulAir Sinai
SVOSheremetyevo International Airport2,672.1 km
medium-haulAeroflot Russian Airlines
MXPMilan Malpensa International Airport2,705.9 km
medium-haulMeridianaCS
NCENice-Côte d'Azur Airport2,735.2 km
medium-haulIsrair
PHLPhiladelphia International Airport9,267.6 km
ultra-long-haulAmerican Airlines
YYZToronto Pearson International Airport9,295.1 km
ultra-long-haulAir Canada

Airline Records in Dataset57

A3Aegean Airlines
SUAeroflot Russian Airlines
BTAir Baltic
ABAir Berlin
ACAir Canada
CAAir China
AFAir France
JUAir Serbia
4DAir Sinai
R3Aircompany Yakutia
AZAlitalia
AAAmerican Airlines
IZArkia Israel Airlines
OSAustrian Airlines
J2Azerbaijan Airlines
B2Belavia Belarusian Airlines
BABritish Airways
SNBrussels Airlines
FBBulgaria Air
CYCyprus Airways
OKCzech Airlines
DLDelta Air Lines
LYEl Al Israel Airlines
ETEthiopian Airlines
AYFinnair
A9Georgian Airways
4UGermanwings
IBIberia Airlines
6HIsrair
KLKLM Royal Dutch Airlines
KEKorean Air
LOLOT Polish Airlines
LHLufthansa Cargo
W2Maastricht Airlines
IGMeridiana
HGNiki
DYNorwegian Air Shuttle
PCPegasus Airlines
RJRoyal Jordanian
SKScandinavian Airlines System
+17 more

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Airport HistoryEst. 1937

Ben Gurion Airport traces its origins to a British Mandate-era airstrip built near Lydda (Lod) in 1934, which grew into a major regional hub for European and transatlantic carriers before Israeli independence. Captured by Israeli forces in 1948 and later renamed in 1973 to honor Israel's first prime minister, David Ben-Gurion, it has long been known for extensive security procedures developed in response to hijacking and terrorism incidents affecting Israeli aviation from the 1970s onward. A modern Terminal 3, designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, opened in 2004 and remains the airport's primary international facility. As Israel's principal international gateway, the airport's operations and security posture have periodically been affected by regional conflict, and the security and geopolitical situation around it continues to evolve, so current operational details should be verified against up-to-date sources.

✦Some historical accounts state that no hijacking of a flight departing Ben Gurion Airport has ever succeeded, a claim tied to the airport's extensive layered security screening — this is a widely repeated but not independently audited statistic and should be treated as a commonly cited claim rather than a verified statistical fact.
✦The 1976 hostage crisis on an Air France flight hijacked en route from Tel Aviv, resolved by the Israeli raid on Entebbe, Uganda, is closely associated with the airport's origin-point security legacy, though the raid itself took place abroad.
✦Terminal 3 was designed by the same architecture firm (SOM) responsible for landmark buildings such as Chicago's Willis Tower.
1934
Airstrip established near Lydda

British Mandate authorities established an airstrip near the town of Lydda (present-day Lod), the origin of today's airport.

1937
Regular international service begins

Carriers including KLM and LOT Polish Airlines began regular scheduled service to Lydda, establishing it as a significant regional airfield.

1946
First transatlantic route

TWA launched a New York-Lydda route, marking the field's first transatlantic scheduled service.

1948
Israeli control and renaming

Israeli forces captured the airport during Operation Danny; it was renamed Tel Aviv-Lod Airport and resumed civilian flights on November 24, 1948.

1972
Sabena Flight 571 hijacking resolved

Israeli commandos, including future prime minister Ehud Barak, stormed a hijacked Sabena aircraft on the tarmac and freed the hostages, an event that shaped Israeli counter-terrorism aviation doctrine.

1973
Renamed Ben Gurion International Airport

The airport was renamed in honor of David Ben-Gurion, Israel's first prime minister, who died that year.

2004
Terminal 3 opens

A large new terminal designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill opened on October 28, 2004, becoming the airport's main international terminal.

Operator
Israel Airports Authority1977 – presentA government corporation responsible for operating Israel's airports, including Ben Gurion.

Compiled from Wikipedia and aviation history sources; security-related claims and current passenger/operational statistics are explicitly time-sensitive and should be reverified given the evolving regional security situation as of the August 2026 reference date.