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Ovda Airport

Template:Hebrew
مطار عوفدا
Summary
Airport typePublic/Military
OperatorIsrael Airports Authority
ServesEilat, Israel
Elevation AMSL1,492 ft / 445 m
Coordinates29°56′25″N 34°56′9″E / 29.94028°N 34.93583°E / 29.94028; 34.93583
Map
Ovda Airport is located in Israel
Ovda Airport
Ovda Airport
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
03L/21R 8,530 2,600 Asphalt
03R/21L 9,843 3,000 Asphalt
Statistics (2016)
Passengers128,595 ^
Source: Israel Airports Authority[1]

Ovda Airport (Template:Lang-he-n, Nemal HaTe'ufa Uvda; Arabic: مطار عوفدا) (IATA: VDA, ICAO: LLOV) is a military air base and civilian airport in the Uvda region of southern Israel, about 60 km (37 mi) north of the city of Eilat. It is the country's second international airport.

Ovda was originally built as a military airport in 1980 following Israel's withdrawal from the Sinai Peninsula as part of the Israel-Egypt Peace Treaty because the Israeli Air Force needed alternative airfields to its Sinai bases. Nowadays, in addition to Air Force traffic, the airport also serves as the destination for many commercial flights to Eilat, especially for large aircraft which cannot use the shorter runway and limited apron space at Eilat Airport.[2]

The airport is expected to cease civilian flights once Eilat's new international airport in Timna opens.[3]

History

Early history

Ovda Airport started out as an airbase for the Israeli Air Force, constructed by the United States as a replacement for Etzion Air Force Base. It opened in 1981. The Israeli Airports Authority began operations from Ovda Air Force Base in 1982, after the signing of the peace treaty with Egypt.[4] Previously all charter flights from Europe had landed at Etzion, however this was one of three airports in the Sinai that were handed over to Egypt as part of the Camp David Accords.[4] A civilian terminal was built at the airport which handled direct charter flights from Europe.[4]

Recent history

In 1988 a decision was made that international flights bringing tourists to Eilat would land at Ovda, instead of at Eilat.[4] This allowed the operation of large, wide-body aircraft, such as the Boeing 747, which cannot operate from Eilat Airport.[4] Since then, most international flights land at Ovda instead of Eilat. The runway at Ovda also allows long range flights to take off for any European destination without the need to refuel.[4]

Today, the airport sees regular scheduled domestic services operated by Israir, Arkia Israel Airlines, and El Al Israel Airlines as well as regular charter services from across Europe. In 2005, the airport had 746 international aircraft movements and 82,479 international passenger movements.[5]

On 1 January 2009, the airport was closed to landing traffic during nighttime until further notice by the Ministry of Transport, due to the deteriorating condition of its runway. As such, there is currently no alternative landing strip in Israel during night time to the Ben Gurion International Airport for large aircraft, that will be forced to fly to Cyprus in case the Ben Gurion runways cannot accept the landing.[2]

On 23 July 2014 after the stoppage of international air traffic to Tel Aviv Ben Gurion Airport, due to rocket fire on Israeli cities from Gaza[6] Ovda Airport was opened to accept all International traffic.[7]

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
ASL Airlines France Seasonal charter: Paris-Charles de Gaulle
Finnair Seasonal: Helsinki
Monarch AirlinesSeasonal: London-Luton[8]
Rossiya Airlines Seasonal charter: Moscow-Vnukovo
Ryanair Seasonal: Bergamo (begins 29 October 2017),[9][10] Berlin-Schönefeld (begins 30 October 2017),Cite error: The opening <ref> tag is malformed or has a bad name (see the help page). Bratislava, Bremen (begins 30 October 2017),Cite error: The opening <ref> tag is malformed or has a bad name (see the help page). Charleroi (begins 29 October 2017),Cite error: The opening <ref> tag is malformed or has a bad name (see the help page). Budapest, Gdańsk (begins 29 October 2017),Cite error: The opening <ref> tag is malformed or has a bad name (see the help page). Hahn (begins 29 October 2017),Cite error: The opening <ref> tag is malformed or has a bad name (see the help page). Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden (begins 30 October 2017),Cite error: The opening <ref> tag is malformed or has a bad name (see the help page). Kaunas, Kraków, Poznań (begins 30 October 2017),Cite error: The opening <ref> tag is malformed or has a bad name (see the help page). Warsaw-Modlin (begins 29 October 2017),Cite error: The opening <ref> tag is malformed or has a bad name (see the help page). Weeze (begins 30 October 2017)
Scandinavian Airlines Seasonal: Stockholm–Arlanda (begins 28 October 2017)[11]
Transavia Seasonal: Paris-Orly
Ukraine International Airlines Seasonal: Kiev-Boryspil (begins 30 October 2017)[12]
Ural Airlines Moscow-Domodedovo[13]
Seasonal: St Petersburg[14]
Wizz Air Seasonal: Bucharest (begins 29 October 2017), Katowice (begins 30 October 2017), Prague (begins 2 November 2017), Riga (begins 31 October 2017),[15] Warsaw-Chopin[16]

Statistics

Total passengers and aircraft movements at Ovda Airport[1]
Year Total passengers Total aircraft movements
2009 104,340 1,474
2010 124,316 1,370
2011 139,353 1,466
2012 118,732 1,006
2013 121,395 1,074
2014 94,585 821
2016 128,595

Ground transportation

Ovda Airport is served by a bus service operated by Egged. Bus 282 for 25 NIS connects Ovda airport directly to Eilat's central bus station and the hotel district in the city.[17] The Eilat Shuttle door to door shuttle service is coordinated for all arriving and departing flights, and costs $8 per person, from Ovda to Eilat, with other connections to Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, Aqaba, and Taba.[18]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Facts and Figures". Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine Israel Airports Authority. Retrieved 22 February 2016.
  2. ^ a b Egozi, Aryeh (2 January 2009). "Emergency Landing". Yedioth Ahronoth. p. 11.
  3. ^ "Eilat's new International Airport On Its Way". IAA. Retrieved 1 May 2007.
  4. ^ a b c d e f "History of Eilat Airport". Israel Airports Authority. Retrieved 31 August 2007.
  5. ^ "Facts and Figures". Israel Airports Authority. Retrieved 31 August 2007.
  6. ^ Sky News Team (22 July 2014). "Airlines Halt Israel Flights Amid Rocket Fire". Retrieved 23 July 2014.
  7. ^ Staff (23 July 2014). "Israel set to open second int'l airport near Eilat in response to flight cancellations". Retrieved 23 July 2014.
  8. ^ http://www.monarch.co.uk/timetable/flights?mid=OS:FLY:Timetab:Nav:Info:
  9. ^ "Ovda FlightTimeTable". Israel Airports Authority. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
  10. ^ "Ryanair W17 new routes as of 05MAR17". Routesonline. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  11. ^ "SAS introduces new route to Eilat". SAS. 20 April 2017. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
  12. ^ "МАУ запустит прямые рейсы Киев-Эйлат". avianews.com by Aviation Today. 8 August 2017. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  13. ^ "Версия для печати Летим в Израиль на Красное море с «Уральскими авиалиниями»". JSC «Ural Airlines». Retrieved 4 December 2015.
  14. ^ Liu, Jim (8 September 2016). "Ural Airlines adds Ovda service in W16". Routesonline. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
  15. ^ http://www.tnet.org.il/sitefiles/1/2444/106339.asp
  16. ^ https://wizzair.com/#/
  17. ^ http://www.egged.co.il/Article-4917-Ovda-Airport-Transfer.aspx
  18. ^ http://www.eilatshuttle.com

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