This is a list of airports in Israel.
Airports
International airports
Currently there are three international airports operational in Israel, managed by the Israel Airports Authority. Ben Gurion Airport serves as the main entrance and exit airport in and out of Israel. Ramon Airport being the second largest airport serves as the primary diversion airport for Ben Gurion Airport. Another, smaller, international airport is Haifa Airport, which also has a military base alongside its civilian terminal.
Airport name ICAO IATA City served Location Founded Ben Gurion AirportLLBGTLV Tel Aviv and Jerusalem Lod, Central District1937 Ramon AirportLLERETM Eilat Be'er Ora, Southern District2019 Haifa AirportLLHAHFA Haifa Haifa, Haifa District1934
Unscheduled domestic airports
Two other airports are managed by the Israel Airports Authority, and have no scheduled flights.
Airport name ICAO IATA City served Location FoundedHerzliya AirportLLHZHerzliyaHerzliya, Tel Aviv District1948Rosh Pina AirportLLIBRPNRosh PinnaMahanayim, Northern District1943
Private airstrips
There are about 14 other airstrips across Israel and the Golan Heights, which are mostly used privately or for flight trainings.
Airstrip name ICAO IATA Location FoundedArad AirfieldLLARArad, Southern DistrictN/ABar Yehuda AirfieldLLMZMTZMasada, Southern District1963 Be'er Sheva Teyman Airfield LLBS BEV Be'er Sheva, Southern District1950sEin Vered AirfieldLLEVEin Vered, Central DistrictN/AEin Yahav-Sapir AirfieldLLEYEIYSapir, Southern District1970Fik AirfieldLLFKAfik, Northern District1981Habonim AirfieldLLBOHabonim, Haifa DistrictN/AKiryat Shmona AirportLLKSKSWKiryat Shmona, Northern DistrictN/A Megiddo Airfield LLMG Megiddo, Northern District 1942Mitzpe Ramon AirfieldLLMRMIPMitzpe Ramon, Southern DistrictN/ARishon LeZion AirfieldLLRSRishon LeZion, Central DistrictN/ATnuvot AirfieldLLTNTnuvot, Central DistrictN/AYotvata AirfieldLLYOYOTYotvata, Southern DistrictN/A
Military airbases
All military airbases are owned by the Israeli Air Force.
Airbase name ICAO IATA Location FoundedEin Shemer AirfieldLLESHDAEin Shemer, Haifa District1942 Hatzerim Airbase LLHB Be'er Sheva, Southern District 1966 Hatzor Airbase LLHS Hatzor Ashdod 1942Nevatim AirbaseLLNVVTMNevatim, Southern District1983 Ovda Airbase LLOV VDA Uvda region, Southern District 1981 Ramat David Airbase LLRD Ramat David, Northern District 1942Ramon AirbaseLLRMMitzpe Ramon, Southern District1982Sdot Micha AirbaseSdot Micha, Jerusalem District1962Tel Nof AirbaseLLEKRehovot, Central District1939
Spaceport
Israel's only spaceport is part of a military airbase. Traffic is restricted by the Israeli Air Force. It is also managed partially by the Israel Space Agency.
Airbase/Spaceport name ICAO Location FoundedPalmachim AirbaseLLPLPalmachim, Central DistrictSecond half of 1960s
Closed airports
Airport name ICAO IATA City served Location Founded Closed Atarot Airport(Jerusalem-Atarot) LLJR JRS Jerusalem East Jerusalem 1925 2001Eilat Airport(Eilat-J. Hozman) LLET ETH Eilat Eilat, Southern District 1949 2019 Sde Dov Airport(Tel Aviv-Sde Dov) LLSD SDV Tel Aviv Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv District 1937 2019
By passenger numbers Rank Airport Passenger numbers Ref 2025 1 Ben Gurion Airport 2 Ramon Airport 3 Haifa Airport 2023 1 Ben Gurion Airport 2 Ramon Airport 2020 1 Ben Gurion Airport 2 Ramon Airport 2017 1 Ben Gurion Airport 20,781,211
Gallery
See also Transportation in Israel List of airports by ICAO code: L#LL – Israel Wikipedia: Airline destination lists: Asia#Israel List of the busiest airports in the Middle East
References
Israeli Airports Authority (I.A.A.) Official map of military airbases
- includes IATA codes Great Circle Mapper: Airports in Israel - IATA and ICAO codes - ICAO codes