Ben Gurion - Israel's largest airport

Every year more than 3 million tourists from all over the world visit Israel. Most of them choose air transport. Each Israeli airport is prepared for the reception of foreign guests. In total there are 17 civil airports in the country, of which only 4 are of international importance.

International Airports of Israel

The list of the most significant and largest "heavenly locks" of the country is as follows:

• The airport, known as Ben-Gurion.
• Uvda - is located 60 kilometers from the resort town of Eilat.
• Haifa - is located in the north-east of the city of the same name.
• Eilat - lies directly in the city of Eilat.

Of course, this is the Tel-Aviv airport, which bears the name of the first Israeli prime minister, David Ben-Gurion. This "heavenly harbor" is the largest and most important in the whole country. The annual passenger turnover of this airport exceeds all the others, including local ones.

History

Israel's main airport was opened in 1936. Initially, he wore the name of Lydda airport, later it was renamed Lod. But in 1973, after the death of the first Israeli prime minister, the airport got its present name.

Description

The largest airport in Israel is located 15 kilometers from Tel Aviv. The complex consists of four terminals:

• The first terminal was built in 1936. Today this building mainly serves VIP persons who arrived at the airport on private jet planes.
• The second terminal was built at the end of the 20th century. But he worked only until 2007. The building was demolished, and in its place a new luggage terminal is being built.
• The third terminal was built relatively recently, in 2004. It takes the main stream of tourists from all over the world.
• The fourth terminal (standby) has not yet been officially opened.

Security

Israel's main airport, Ben Gurion, is considered the safest in the world. Despite this status, tourists can not even notice it. After all, the airport staff are absolutely no different from the crowds of tourists. Any passing person can be an employee of this airport. Plus, the building is equipped with all sorts of technical tools: telescopic ramps and X-ray machines.

Flights

The most popular airport in Israel cooperates with a huge number of airlines. Of the Russian, you can note Aeroflot-Don, C7 Airlines, Transaero and Ural Airlines.

Runways

The airport has 3 lanes, each of which has its own name.

• "Home" - has a length of more than 3 kilometers. After the repair in 2008, the band can receive A380 class airbuses.
• "Short" - almost twice as short as the "Main" band. Used mainly by civilian airliners.
• "Silent" is the largest strip, the length of which is 3,650 m. It was so named for one simple reason: the planes, flying up to this strip, fly over fields, and not over apartment houses.

Thus, the high throughput and security made the Ben-Gurion airport one of the most popular in the world.