Eilat Airport
Eilat Airport (Hebrew: שְׂדֵה הַתְּעוּפָה אֵילַת, romanized: Namal HaTe'ufa Eilat; Arabic: مطار إيلات (IATA: ETH, ICAO: LLET)), also known as J. Hozman Airport, was an airport located in Eilat, Israel. It was named after Arkia Airlines founder Yakov Hozman (Jacob Housman) and was located in the center of Eilat adjacent to Route 90 (The Arava Road). Due to its short runway and limited capacity it mainly handled domestic flights from Tel Aviv (Sde Dov Airport and to a lesser extent Ben Gurion Airport) and Haifa Airport, while Uvda International Airport, located some 60 km (40 mi) north of the city, handled Eilat's international carriers.
Eilat Airport שדה התעופה הישן של אילת مطار إيلات Namal HaTe'ufa Eilat | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Defunct | ||||||||||
| Owner/Operator | Israel Airports Authority | ||||||||||
| Serves | Eilat, Israel | ||||||||||
| Opened | 1949 | ||||||||||
| Closed | March 18, 2019 | ||||||||||
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| Elevation AMSL | 42 ft / 13 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 29°33′30″N 34°57′32″E | ||||||||||
| Website | iaa.gov.il | ||||||||||
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Eilat Airport | |||||||||||
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Source: Israel Airports Authority | |||||||||||
The airport was expected to cease operations on October 27, 2018, with the opening of the new Ramon Airport. However, the opening of the new airport was delayed until January 21, 2019.
Following the inauguration of Ramon Airport located approximately 20 km north of the city, Eilat Airport ceased operations on March 18, 2019. The new, larger airport now handles all of Eilat's domestic and international flights as Uvda Airport also ceased receiving civilian traffic upon the opening of Ramon Airport.