Airports located at the lowest altitudes, especially below sea level in Israel.
#1 Bar Yehuda airport (Masada) at Masada (Israel) LLMZ MTZ
Altitude : -386 m = -1266ft
Bar Yehuda airport is located close to Masada, En Boqeq at 14 km↑, Al Karmil at 26 km↑, Khallat al Mayyah at 27 km↑, Khallat Salih at 28 km↑, Bani Naim at 30 km↑, Arab ar Rashaydah at 31 km↑,
Small desert airfield located in the southern Judean Desert, between Arad and Ein Gedi, west of the Dead Sea. Opened in 1963, it is just 4.2 km from the access to Masada Fortress and about an hour and a half drive from Jerusalem, Israel. The aerodrome is a public concession, mainly used as an alternate airport, as well as for charter and tourist flights. Located 378m below mean sea level, Bar Yehuda aerodrome is the lowest airport in the world.
The longest runway measure : 1200 m = 3937ft
- runway 01/19 : 1200m = 3937ft
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#2 Ein Yahav airport at Sapir (Israel) LLEY EIY
Altitude : -50 m = -164ft
Ein Yahav airport is located close to Sapir, Mitzpe Ramon at 39 km↑, Muḩāfaz̧at aţ Ţafīlah at 39 km↑, Busayra at 41 km↑, Petra at 43 km↑, At Tafilah at 45 km↑, At Tayyibah at 47 km↑,
The longest runway measure : 1202 m = 3944ft
- runway 01/19 : 1202m = 3944ft
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#3 Habonim airport at (Israel) LLBO
Altitude : 5 m = 16ft
Habonim airport is located close to Atlit at 3.7 km↑, El Fureidis at 5.8 km↑, Ma‘agan Mikha’el at 11 km↑, Daliyat el Karmil at 11 km↑, Tirat Karmel at 13 km↑, Binyamina at 14 km↑,
The longest runway measure : 800 m = 2625ft
- runway 18/36 : 800m = 2625ft
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#4 Kefar Gallim Highway Strip airport at (Israel) IL-0001
Altitude : 7 m = 23ft
Kefar Gallim Highway Strip airport is located close to Tirat Karmel at 1.7 km↑, Haifa at 6.9 km↑, Tel H̱anan at 7.5 km↑, Atlit at 8.9 km↑, Nesher at 9 km↑, Daliyat el Karmil at 11 km↑,
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#5 Haifa International airport (U Michaeli) at Haifa (Israel) LLHA HFA
Altitude : 9 m = 30ft
Haifa International airport is located close to Haifa, Qiryat H̱ayyim at 2.8 km↑, Qiryat Shemu’el at 3.8 km↑, Tel H̱anan at 4 km↑, Qiryat Motzkin at 4.3 km↑, Qiryat Bialik at 4.5 km↑, Nesher at 5 km↑,
The longest runway measure : 1318 m = 4324ft
- runway 16/34 : 1318m = 4324ft
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#6 Palmahim South Airstrip airport at Palmahim (Israel) IL-0005
Altitude : 15 m = 49ft
Palmahim South Airstrip airport is located close to Palmahim, Yavne at 4.7 km↑, Qevuẕat Yavne at 6.6 km↑, Ashdod at 7 km↑, Gan Yavne at 9.2 km↑, Gedera at 10 km↑, Bene Ayish at 11 km↑,
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#7 Israeli Center for Sport Aviation airport at Rishon LeTsiyon (Israel) IL-0007
Altitude : 21 m = 69ft
Israeli Center for Sport Aviation airport is located close to Rishon LeTsiyon, Rishon LeZiyyon at 4.8 km↑, Holon at 5.2 km↑, Ness Ziona at 6 km↑, Bat Yam at 6.2 km↑, Kefar Aharon at 7.3 km↑, Azor at 7.9 km↑,
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#8 Eyn Shemer airport at Ein Shemer (Israel) LLES
Altitude : 29 m = 95ft
Eyn Shemer airport is located close to Ein Shemer, Bāqa el Gharbiyya at 4.2 km↑, Pardés H̱anna Karkur at 4.6 km↑, Nazlat Isa at 5.6 km↑, Baqah ash Sharqiyah at 6.8 km↑, Qaffin at 7.1 km↑, Zayta at 7.4 km↑,
The longest runway measure : 1216 m = 3990ft
- runway 09/27 : 1216m = 3990ft
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#9 Herzlia airport at Herzliya (Israel) LLHZ
Altitude : 37 m = 121ft
Herzlia airport is located close to Herzliya, Kefar Shemaryahu at 1.3 km↑, Herzliyya at 1.7 km↑, Herzliyya B at 2.3 km↑, Ramat HaSharon at 3.8 km↑, Hod HaSharon at 6 km↑, Kfar Saba at 6.8 km↑,
The longest runway measure : 903 m = 2963ft
- runway 11/29 : 903m = 2963ft
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#10 Ben Gurion International airport (Natbag) at Tel Aviv (Israel) LLBG TLV
Altitude : 41 m = 135ft
Ben Gurion International airport is located close to Tel Aviv, Qiryat Ono at 2.2 km↑, Newe Efrayim at 2.6 km↑, Kefar Habad at 4.3 km↑, Or Yehuda at 4.4 km↑, Savyon at 4.7 km↑, Bet Dagan at 5.4 km↑,
The longest runway measure : 4062 m = 13327ft
- runway 08/26 : 4062m = 13327ft
- runway 12/30 : 3112m = 10210ft
- runway 03/21 : 2772m = 9094ft
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#11 Hatzor airport at Hatzor (Israel) LLHS
#12 Ramat David Air Base airport at Haifa (Israel) LLRD
#13 Ein Vered airport at Lev haSharon (Israel) IL-0008
#14 Tel Nof Air Base airport (Air Force Base 8) at Rehovot (Israel) LLEK
#15 Megiddo airport at Afula (Israel) LLMG
#16 Ramon airport at Eilat (Israel) LLER ETM
#17 Kedma airport at Kedma (Israel) IL-0011
#18 Naan Airstrip airport at Azaria (Israel) IL-0006
#19 Talmei Yosef Airstrip airport at Talmei Yosef (Israel) IL-0004
#20 Kiryat Shmona airport at Kiryat Shmona (Israel) LLKS KSW
#21 Mishmar Ayalon Highway Strip H airport at Kfar Shmu'el (Israel) IL-0002
#22 Gvulot Airstrip airport at Gvulot (Israel) IL-0003
#23 Beersheba (Teyman) airport (Teyman) at Beersheba (Israel) LLBS BEV
#24 Hatzerim Northwest airport at Beersheba (Israel) LL1A
#25 Hatzerim Air Base airport at Beersheba (Israel) LLHB
#26 Nitzana West airport at Nitzana (Israel) LL60
#27 Ben Ya'akov airport (Mahanayim) at Rosh Pina (Israel) LLIB RPN
#28 Fiq airport at Katzrin (Israel) LLFK
#29 Nevatim Air Base airport at Beersheba (Israel) LLNV VTM
#30 Ovda International airport at Eilat (Israel) LLOV VDA
#31 Dimona airport at Dimona (Israel) IL-0012
#32 Arad airport at Arad (Israel) LL1B
#33 Ramon Air Base airport at Beersheba (Israel) LLRM MIP
#34 Mitzpe Ramon airport at Mitzpe Ramon (Israel) LLMR
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