Ben Gurion International Airport

Ben Gurion International Airport or Ben Gurion Airport {{Airport codes|TLV|LLBG}}, (named after David Ben-Gurion), located near Lod and once known as Lod Airport, is 15 km southeast of Tel Aviv, and is the largest and basically the only international airport in Israel. The airport's IATA airport code is TLV, and its ICAO airport code is LLBG. It is operated by the Israeli Airports Authority. In Israel it is often referred by its Hebrew acronym: ???"? = ??? ????? ?? ?????? (and pronounced as "Natbag", with the 'a' vowel pronounced as in 'father').

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David Ben-Gurion - Lod - Tel Aviv - Airport - Israel - IATA airport code - ICAO airport code - Israeli Airports Authority

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The airport, named after the first Prime Minister of Israel, David Ben-Gurion, is the hub of El Al Israel Airlines. During the 1980s and 1990s, it was a focus city of the now-defunct Tower Air.

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Prime Minister of Israel - David Ben-Gurion - El Al - Airline - 1980s - 1990s - Tower Air

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