Ben-Gurion International Airport (TLV)

Description: Ben Gurion International Airport or Ben Gurion Airport (Hebrew: נמל ... more

Ben-Gurion International Airport (TLV) ... תעופה בן גוריון‎) (IATA: TLV, ICAO: LLBG), once widely known as Lod Airport, is located near Lod, 15 km southeast of Tel Aviv, and is the largest international airport in Israel. It is operated by the Israeli Airports Authority, a government-owned corporation that manages all public airports and border crossings in the State of Israel. 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. All international flights are served via Terminal Three, while domestic flights are served by Terminal One.

Newest Review: ... walking to get to customs. Luggage was seemingly safely handled (I watched through the window), although the airport workers did seem to stack them up higher and higher in quite a precarious way. There was no where near as much security and military as I expected, however I was later informed that there is a lot of undercover soldiers. I was questioned for customs for quite a long time but ... more

... it seemed quite easy going and I think I got an easy time compared to other people's stories, it seems this is generally not the same for Jews but they asked lots of questions - Where am I going? Where am I staying? What do I do at home? How come I ha...more

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Ben-Gurion International Airport (TLV): Gateway to Israel (253 words)
by - written on 10/12/08 (Very useful, 184 readings)
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Tel Aviv Ben Gurion is where I touched down whilst visiting Israel, it's the largest of the Israeli airports and the only one with cheap flights to and from Europe (Berlin, Munich, Manchester, Riga, Vilnius), a very modern airport with quite a lot of travalators and/or walking to get to customs. Luggage was seemingly safely handled (I watched through the window), although the airport workers did seem to stack them up higher and higher in quite a precarious way. There was no where near as much security and military as I expected, however I was later informed that there is a lot of undercover soldiers. I was questioned for customs for quite a long time but it ... Read the complete review

NaTBaG 2000 Has Arrived! (2963 words)
by - written on 08/01/05 (Very useful, 4846 readings)
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Isn't that a strange title? Well, not if you know that Israel's international airport in Tel Aviv, known as Ben Gurion International Airport has recently opened (almost five years behind schedule) what they call "NaTBaG 2000". The letters N T B G are actually the initials of the Hebrew "Namal Teufah Ben Gurion" - or in English, Ben Gurion Airport, and the 2000 was supposed to be the year that they opened up the brand new Terminal 3. Unfortunately, all sorts of bureaucracy got in the way, and NaTBaG 2000 only opened in November of 2004. So this old review is now being revised from top to bottom, for your convenience, and I warn you, in advance, its ... Read the complete review

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