Ramat David Airbase
| Ramat David Israeli Air Force Base Air Wing 1 "Ezer Weizman" | |||||||||||
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בָּסִיס חֵיל-הַאֲוִויר רָמַת דָּוִד | |||||||||||
| Ramat David, Northern District in Israel | |||||||||||
| Site information | |||||||||||
| Type | Airbase | ||||||||||
| Owner | Israel Defense Forces | ||||||||||
| Operator | Israeli Air Force | ||||||||||
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Ramat David Airbase Shown within Israel Ramat David Airbase Ramat David Airbase (Israel) | |||||||||||
| Coordinates | 32°40′00″N 035°11′00″E / 32.66667°N 35.18333°E | ||||||||||
| Site history | |||||||||||
| Built | 1942 RAF / 1948 IAF | ||||||||||
| In use | 1942 - present | ||||||||||
| Airfield information | |||||||||||
| Identifiers | ICAO: LLRD | ||||||||||
| Elevation | 56 metres (184 ft) AMSL | ||||||||||
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Ramat David Airbase (ICAO: LLRD, Hebrew: בָּסִיס חֵיל-הַאֲוִיר רָמַת דָּוִד Basis Kheil HaAvir Ramat David, English: David Heights) is an Israeli Air Force (IAF) base located 20 km southeast of Haifa in the Northern District of Israel, close to kibbutz Ramat David in the Jezreel Valley. It is the northernmost IAF base in Israel with fighter jets and UAVs based on it. And it has three runways, each about 2.5 km long, and a heliport.
There is an ongoing debate about whether Ramat David should be converted into an international airport for the city of Haifa. It now seems almost certain that this will happen (see here).