AirportsBen Gurion International Airport is a large airport serving Tel Aviv, in Central District, Israel. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is TLV.
Key facts
- IATA code
- TLV
- ICAO code
- LLBG
- City
- Tel Aviv
- State or region
- Central District
- Country
- Israel
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 32.0114° N, 34.8867° E
- Elevation
- 41 m (135 ft)
- Runways
- 3
- Longest runway
- 4,062 m (13,327 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, TLV means Ben Gurion International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: LLBG. ICAO codes that begin with L belong to southern Europe, Israel and Turkey. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 32.0114° N, 34.8867° E. It stands 41 metres (135 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Asia/Jerusalem, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Ben Gurion International Airport has 3 runways in the data. The longest is 4,062 metres (13,327 feet). A runway of this length can take the largest long-distance aircraft.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/26 | 4,062 m 13,327 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 12/30 | 3,112 m 10,209 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 03/21 | 2,772 m 9,094 ft | 60 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Uri Michaeli Haifa International AirportHaifa | HFA | 90 km |
| Marka International (Amman Civil) AirportAmman, Jordan | ADJ | 104 km |
| Queen Alia International AirportAmman, Jordan | AMM | 109 km |
| El Arish International AirportEl Arish, Egypt | AAC | 146 km |
| Beirut Rafic Hariri International AirportBeirut, Lebanon | BEY | 209 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 4,046 km | 5 h 20 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 4,047 km | 5 h 25 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 2,132 km | 3 h 05 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 3,589 km | 4 h 50 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 9,117 km | 11 h 30 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 12,167 km | 15 h 10 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 7,967 km | 10 h 05 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 9,172 km | 11 h 35 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 14,168 km | 17 h 35 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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