Ramat David Airbase

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Ramat David Israeli Air Force Base
IATA: - ICAO: LLRD
Summary
Airport type		Military
Operator		Israeli Air Force
Elevation AMSL		138 ft (42 m)
Coordinates		32°40′″N, 35°11′″E
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	ft	m
145/325	8005	2440
105/285	9022	2750
085/265	9022	2750

Ramat David Israeli Air Force Base (ICAO: LLRD) is one of three principal airbases of the Israeli Air Force and is located southeast of Haifa, close to kibbutz Ramat David and Megiddo in the Jezreel Valley. It was originally built as a Royal Air Force station in 1942 under the British Mandate and was known as RAF Ramat David. On May 26, 1948 it was turned over to the newly created Israel Defense Forces, who currently base 3 F-16 C/D squadrons and a Hughes 500MD squadron. Ramat David hosted the 117^th Hasilon Harishona or First Jet squadron, which was founded June 7, 1953. It operated Israel's first jet aircraft, which included the Gloster Meteor T7, F8, and FR9.^[1]

Contents 1 Units 2 Notes 3 References 4 See also

[edit] Units

• 109 Squadron IAF F-16D
• 110 Squadron IAF F-16C/D Block 30
• 117 Squadron IAF F-16C/D Block 30
• 157 Squadron IAF Electrical Warfare
• 190 Squadron IAF AH-64A
• 193 Squadron IAF AS-565

[edit] Notes

[edit] References

• Ramat David from globalsecurity.org
• Aeroflight World Airforces

[edit] See also

• List of airports in Israel

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