Sde Dov Airport
Defunct airport of Tel Aviv, Israel (1938–2019) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Sde Dov Airport (Hebrew: שדה דב, 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.
Sde Dov Airport שדה דב مطار سدي دوف | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Defunct | ||||||||||
Operator | Israel Airports Authority | ||||||||||
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Location | Tel Aviv, Israel | ||||||||||
Opened | 23 September 1938 (1938-09-23) | ||||||||||
Closed | 30 June 2019 (2019-06-30) | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 42 ft / 13 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 32°6′38.99″N 34°46′46.01″E | ||||||||||
Website | www.iaa.gov.il | ||||||||||
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