كنا قد بدأناهذا الموضوع في مكان اخر بملف القواعد العسكرية الصليبية الان في العراق وفصلناه حرفيا وبدقة بوحسب ما توفر لدينا من المعلومات عنها نضيفه بعد الانتهاء من ملف القواعد الصهيونية في فلسطين ان شاء الله نظرا لضراروة المعركة المصيرية الان والتي ينبغي ان تصب جهود الامة كلها وراءها لانها المعركة الحقيقة في اذلال بني صهيون ومن صنعهم وكسر شوكتهم والانقضاض على خدمهم الخونة في المحيط من نواطير الامة المجرمين والذين ينبغي الان قبل غد اقتلاعهم من جذورهم وحرقهم احياء واولهم و ال سعود والقضاء على هذه الاسرة الصهيونية المجرمة وتمزيقها في شوارع الجزيرة اجمع وبقية العائلات الخيانية النجسة الاخرى في محميات ابو زيد اجمع في خليج النفط والغدر الاسلامي اللعين ثم المجرمين المحيطين بجواربني صهيون عبد الانجليز اللعين وبشار ونظامه الاجرامي النصيري الامني الخائن والذي كان في خدمة بني صهيون 40 عاما ولا يزال وكذلك نظام الخائن المجرم مبارك وسواهم من النواطير المجرمين اجمع 57 مجرما خائنا لعينا مزقوا الامة وغدروا بها وفرقوها خدمة لاولياء امورهم الصليبيين واليهود .... بمن فيهم خامنئي نفسه .
Israel
Air Force
General view of the military side of Sde Dov,
with the power station in the background.
Air Bases:
This is a survey of the air bases which have been used by the IDF/AF during it's history. All information presented here has been obtained from open sources, such as Jeppesen charts etc. Thanks to Holger Sens and Zvi Kreisler for their assistance in compiling this feature.
Some translations of Hebrew terms:
Bacha = Air Force Base, AFB
Canaf (Kanaf) = Wing
Shachar = Emergency Field
Ami'ad
(Shachar 20). Located north west of Lake Kinneret (Lake of Tiberias). Light aircraft/helicopter wartime forward operating base.
Beer-Sheba (Commonly called "Sde Teyman")
ICAO code: LLBS. Location coordinates: N31 17.3 E034 43.4, elevation: 656 ft (200 m). One runway 14/32 degrees of 3412 ft (1040 m) length. Located west of Beer Sheba. Opened when? Civil airport, not currently used by the IDF/AF. Up until 1966 was the main liaison airfield for the Southern Command HQ nearby.
Beit El
(Shachar 31). Landing ground regularly used by helicopters transporting personnel to work at the nearby Baal Hatzor (Mount Hazor). The top of this 2920 feet high feature houses several important EW
installations.
Bet'zet (Bezet)
(Shachar 33). Opened 1942. Located north east of Nahariya. Formerly known as El Bassa. Light aircraft/helicopter wartime forward operating base. Nominated as a Forward Area Refuelling Point (FARP) for the western sector to Lebanon. Two Syrian MiG-17s once landed here by mistake.
Biraneet
(Shachar 11). Located very near to the Lebanese border. Currently home to permanent AH-1 detachment to patrol the security zone on southern Lebanon.
Dalton
(Shachar 23). Located in the northern part of Israel, some 15 km from the Lebanese border. Home to permanent RPV detachment and dispersed operating base for light aircraft/helicopters. Helicopter crews commonly land at border settlements to *******, save fuel or win time in case of an alert.
Dorot Airfield
Located east of Sederot. Unpaved airstrip only used for a short while 1948, and occasionally for agricultural aircraft.
Eilat Airport ("J. Holtzman")
ICAO code: LLET. Location coordinates: N29 33.6 E034 57.6, elevation: 42 ft (13 m). Consists of a single runway 026/206 degrees of 6234 ft (1900 m) length. Aircraft parking area is to the left of 026. Civil airport, not currently used by the IDF/AF. Opened in 1950. Located at the very southern tip of Israel.
Ein Shemer Airfield
Opened in 1942 and used by the RAF as a base for Lancasters and B-24 Liberators. Located east of Hadera, close to the Lebanon border. Currently home to a gliding club and a detachment from Unit 505.
Ein-Ya'hav Airfield
Small airfield in the centre of the Arava (Prairie), over 100 km north of Eilat. Used for civil and military (liaison) flights.
Eitam Airbase
Former home to Canaf 25. Location coordinates: N31 04 E034 06, elevation: 328 ft (100 m). Consists of a single runway 08/26 degrees of 7986 ft (2454 m) length. Built from scratch by Israel in 1977 after the withdrawal from Suez area. Located southeast of El Arish, in north west Sinai, (outside of the current Israeli border). Closed in 1981 under the Camp David Agreement and handed over to Egypt. Renamed El Gora by Egypt and used to house the UN MFO HQ in Sinai. Replaced by Ramon.
Etzion Airbase
Former home to Canaf 10. Formerly Ras El-Nakab airfield of the Egyptian Air Force, taken over by IDF/AF in 1973 and considerably upgraded into a fully operational airbase. Located in eastern Sinai, close to the town of Elat, (outside of the current Israeli border). Location coordinates: N29 36 E034 44, elevation: 2470 ft (753 m). Consists of one runway 04/22 degrees of 7986 ft (2434 m) length, with parallel taxi-way. After 1978 peace treaty with Egypt, also used by civilian charter aircraft up to jumbo-jet size. Starting point for Osirak nuclear reactor raid in Iraq. Returned to Egypt in 1981 and renamed "Taba International".
Gibor
(Shachar 16). Located at the eastern part of Kir-yat Shmona town, a few km from the Lebanese border. Home to a permanent helicopter detachment to patrol the security zone in southern Lebanon, but also functions as a civil airfield for non-scheduled internal flights.
Haifa Airport ("U. Micheali")
(Bacha 21). Former Ottoman Turkish airfield in WW1, then rebuilt in 1934 as civil flying field. RAF base in WW2, to IDF/AF in May 1948. Located at Kishon Harbour, north of Haifa, on the coast of North East Israel. ICAO Code: LLHA. Location coordinates: N32 48.6 E035 02.6, elevation 28 ft (9m). One runway 16/34 degrees of 4183 ft (1275 m) length. The home of the IDF/AF Technical School. Hosts a permanent AB212 detachment and has a wartime role as an emergency airfield. The Haifa Bay area houses several military installations.
Hatzeva
(Shachar 32). Located south of the Dead Sea, near the border with Jordan. Also known as Ein Kahatseva. Light aircraft/helicopter wartime forward operating base. Note spelling is NOT Hatzeba.
Hatzerim Airbase
Modern air base built by the IDF/AF in the 1960s. Used from 1966, when only partially completed. Located in southern Israel west of Beersheba. ICAO code: LLHB. Location coordinates: N31 15 E034 40, elevation 722 ft (220 m). Four runways: 10/28 degrees of 9022 ft (2750 m) length, 11/29 degrees of 8005 ft (2440 m) length, 15/33 degrees of 6004 ft (1830 m) length and 09/27 degrees of 6004 ft (1830 m) length. Currently home to 69, 102, 107, 123, 130, 141, 142, 155, 162, 247 and 252 squadrons. Was the base of the 192 sqn E-2C Hawkeyes before it disbanded. Home of the Flight School since April 1966 and the IDF/AF Museum. Operational units use the southern runways (Canaf 6 or Bacha 6), and the Flight School units use the north west runways (Bist 12).
Hatzor Airbase
(Canaf 4). Completed in 1945 as RAF Qastina (arab name Kastina), to the IDF/AF on 9 November 1948. Located near the lower west coast of Israel, east-south-east of Ashdod. ICAO code: LLHS. Location coordinates: N31 46 E034 44, elevation: 121 ft (37 m). Two runways 05/23 degrees of 7986 ft (2434 m) length and 16/34 degrees of the same length. Currently home to 101, 105, 144 and 149 squadrons.
Herzlia (Herzliya)
Located in western Israel, north of Tel Aviv. Used by 101 sqn as a temporary base June 1948 - October 1948. Now a general aviation airfield catering for the majority of civil flight schools and the home base for several air-taxi operators. ICAO code: LLHZ. Location coordinates: N32 10.8 E034 50.1, elevation: 121 ft (37 m). One runway: 11/29 degrees of 3291 ft (1003 m) length. Also known as Kfar Shemaryahu.
Kfar Sirkin
Built as RAF Petah Tiqva (Petach Tiqwa). Completed in 1941 and used by the RAF until May 1948. Used by the IDF/AF for part of the Flight School 1949-1955, with most aircraft based at Tel Nof. Now serves as the HQ for the IDF/AF air defence branch. Located east of Tel Aviv, very near to Petach-Tikva town. Location coordinates: N32 04 E034 56, elevation: 164 ft (50 m). Two runways: 14/32 degrees of 4003 ft (1220 m) length and 10/28 degrees of the same length. The field was hit by an Iraqi Tu-16 during the Six Day War, destroying at least one aircraft.
Kiryat Gat (Kiriat-Gat)