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Shouldn't the title of this article be Ben-Gurion International Airport since there is a - in the name and that is the official name of the airport? and not Ben Gurion which makes it sound like a first and last name which it isn't. Misterrick 05:18, 16 November 2004 (UTC)

According to this page: IAA official site, that the page is Ben Gurion, without the dash. I am tempted to follow the official page (and presumably the official name)

• The name of the airport does not have a "-" between the "Ben" and "Gurion" IZAK 19:27, 16 Nov 2004 (UTC)

The airport was named after David Ben-Gurion the first Prime Minister of Israel and he does spell it with a - between the Ben and Gurion. Please refer to Prime Minister Ben-Gurion's wikipedia article. Misterrick 06:25, 17 November 2004 (UTC)

Regardless of how he spelled it, the airport does not have a dash in it, as the official page shows. Burgundavia 06:57, Nov 17, 2004 (UTC)

Misterrick: I am well aware who the airport was named for and how that gentleman's name was spelled (in English), however, User:Burgundavia has told you correctly, the name of the airport does NOT have the hyphen between the "Ben" and the "Gurion", check the link here [2] for the way the airport names itself. Most importantly Ben Gurion in the Hebrew language does NOT have any hyphen whatsoever and the airport is named for the Hebrew way the name is used and not for its English usage. IZAK 07:41, 28 Nov 2004 (UTC)

[edit] Serves Lod or Tel Aviv?

According to the infobox, this airport serves Lod. But if i go to the Lod article, there is the phrase "Nearby Lod is Ben Gurion International Airport, which serves Tel Aviv" on the third line. --Lordandmaker 20:57, 6 June 2006 (UTC)

It is Israel's major international airport. It serves the Tel Aviv area in the Western sense, but being as Israel isn't so large, it is the primary international airport for the whole country, with the possible exception of Ovda International Airport serving Eilat. Cheers, Tewfik^Talk 01:23, 7 June 2006 (UTC)

Yeah, I realse this, i was just pointing out the inconcistency between the articles, but trying to avoid nominating myself to fix it with my limited knowledge at the same time. ;) --Lordandmaker 10:18, 7 June 2006 (UTC)

The template lists Lod, Jerusalem, & Tel Aviv as the nearest cities, though it presents that data as what cities it serves. Perhaps we should change the listing to Gush Dan or Israel? Cheers, Tewfik^Talk 16:19, 7 June 2006 (UTC)