Tel Nof Israeli Air Force Base

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Tel Nof Israeli Air Force Base
IATA: - ICAO: LLEK
Summary
Airport type Military
Operator Israeli Air Force
Serves Rehovot
Elevation AMSL 193 ft (59 m)
Coordinates 31°50′22.10″N, 34°49′18.64″E
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
15R/33L 7835 2388 Asphalt
15L/33R 7830 2387 Asphalt
00/18 9022 2750 Asphalt

Tel Nof Israeli Air Force Base (ICAO: LLEK) is one of three principal airbases of the Israeli Air Force and is located near Rehovot, Israel. It was originally called Ekron Airbase during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War. Today it houses several fighter and helicopter squadrons. Several special units of the Israel Defense Forces are also located there, including Unit 669, Airborne Combat Search and Rescue, and the training center for paratroopers. The IAF flight academy was at Tel Nof until April 1966 when it was moved to Khatserim IAFB.

It has been alleged that Israeli nuclear weapons are stored in or around the Tel Nof Airbase. In addition, fighter aircraft capable of delivering these nuclear payloads may have been on 24-hour alert there for the past 30 years.

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Airports in Israel Israel
International: Ben Gurion (Tel Aviv\Lod) | Ovda
Domestic: Be'er Sheva | Eilat | Haifa | Herzliya | Atarot (Jerusalem) | Kfar Sirkin | Megiddo | Pik | Qiryat Shemona | Ben Ya'aqov (Rosh Pina) | Sde Dov (Tel Aviv)
Military: Hatserim | Hatsor | Nevatim | Ramat David | Tel Nof
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