Ben Gurion International Airport facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Tel Aviv International Airport נְמַל הַתְּעוּפָה בֵּן גּוּרְיוֹן
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Summary
Airport type	Public
Serves	Tel Aviv Metropolitan Area
Location	Lod, Israel
Hub for	El Al
Coordinates	32°0′34″N 34°52′37″E / 32.00944°N 34.87694°E / 32.00944; 34.87694

Ben Gurion International Airport (Hebrew: נְמַל הַתְּעוּפָה בֵּן גּוּרְיוֹן, Nemal HaTe'ūfa Ben Gurion) is an international airport in Tel Aviv, Israel. This airport is the main international airport in Israel and the largest airport in Israel.

The airport is named after the first Israeli prime minister David Ben-Gurion.

Images for kids

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  Lod Airport, 1958. The building is currently the Terminal 1 building.

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  Sculpture of David Ben-Gurion at Ben Gurion Airport, named in his honour

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  Moroccan Jewish children arrive at the airport in 1949; transported via Norway.

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  Terminal 1, now used for all domestic flights as well as certain international low-cost flights

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  Private jets on the apron at Terminal 1

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  An easyJet Switzerland Airbus A320 on stand at Terminal 3. Previously passengers on some low-cost international carriers such as easyJet checked-in at Terminal 1 and were bussed to Terminal 3 departures for boarding

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  Aerial view of Terminal 3

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  Terminal 3 Arrivals Hall

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  Airside duty-free rotunda, Terminal 3 departures

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  Runway and taxiway layout as it existed from the 1970s until the mid-2010s. The runway depicted on the right was seldom used by commercial traffic due to being only 1,780 m long.

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  Platform 1 of the airport train station at Terminal 3

See also

In Spanish: Aeropuerto Internacional Ben Gurión para niños