Ben Gurion Airport

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Ben Gurion International Airport (Hebrew: נמל התעופה בן-גוריון, romanized: Nēmāl ha-tē‘ufā Bēn-Guriyôn; Arabic: مطار بن غوريون الدولي, romanized: Maṭār Bin Ġūriyūn ad-duwalī) (IATA: TLV, ICAO: LLBG), commonly known by the Hebrew-language acronym Natbag (נתב״ג), is the main international airport of Israel and the busiest in the country. It lies on the northern outskirts of Lod, 45 kilometres (28 mi) northwest of Jerusalem and 20 kilometres (12 mi) southeast of Tel Aviv. Known as Lod Airport until 1973, it was renamed that year in honour of David Ben-Gurion, Israel's first prime minister, following his death. The airport is operated by the Israel Airports Authority and serves as a hub for El Al, Israir, Arkia and Sundor. The airport was built in 1934 during the British Mandate and served as a Royal Air Force station during the Second World War. Israeli forces captured it in July 1948, during Operation Danny, and it became the country's principal point of arrival for Jewish immigrants, from...

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