Tel Aviv Ben Gurion International Airport (TLV)
Tel Aviv Airport Address: Israel Airports Authority, Highway 1 East Tel Aviv, 70100, Israel
Airport Code: TLV
Airport Tel: +972 39 755 555
Airport Fax: +972 39 731 650
Airport Website: http://www.iaa.gov.il/Rashat/en-US/Airports/BenGurion - Official Site/

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Tel Aviv Ben Gurion International Airport (TLV)
Airport Information
(Tel Aviv, Israel)



The main gateway to Israel, Ben Gurion International Airport (TLV) is situated 15 km / 9 miles to the south-east of the city of Tel Aviv and next to Savyon, Or Yehuda, Yakhin and Yehud. Tel Aviv's airport is served by numerous world airlines, such as Israel's flag carrier of El Al Israel Airlines, which handles around 40 percent of all flights. Daily services are offered to many European and American cities, including London, Paris, New York and Miami.

Handling around nine million international passengers and 500,000 domestic passengers per annum, Ben Gurion International Airport operates 24 hours a day. Within the complex itself, around 10,000 people work inside the many offices and retail outlets, providing a high standard of passenger services.




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Buses run to destinations all over Israel from Ben Gurion International Airport, linking the Tel Aviv Railway Station, the main Tel Aviv hotel strip, and also the large cities of Haifa and Jerusalem. Shuttles run to various locations nearby and the airport is also served by rail. Several taxi companies operate services from the airline, travelling to Tel Aviv, Ashdod, Hadera, Herzliyya, Lod, Natenya, Petah Tiqwa, Ramia and Yafo, amongst other locations.

Tel Aviv Ben Gurion International Airport (TLV) Information: History and Facilities
Tel Aviv's airport began its life in 1936, when it went by the name of Lydda Airport, due to its proximity to Lydda town. Featuring four long, hard-surface runways, the airport was well equipped for service and played an important part for Israel during the Second World War.

The airport officially reopened in 1948 and in less than five years was serving more than 100,000 passengers every single month. Further runways, check-in areas and buildings were constructed over the following years and by the early 1990s, plans were drawn up to build a new, cutting-edge third terminal, which was finally completed in 2004.

There are plenty of cash machines, banks and other financial services throughout the two operational terminals at Tel Aviv Ben Gurion International Airport, as well as a post office, VAT Refund desk, a passport control area, self-service carts, medical clinics and a left luggage facility. Eating and drinking services are very good, with cafés and restaurants throughout.

Airport shopping includes duty-free stores and a shopping mall, with around 40 different stores, including Bar Books & Press, Cellcom, Diesel, Hadad Bros, H Stern, Stimatzky and the James Richardson Last Minute Shop . Other facilities at Ben Gurion include a lost property office, 24-hour emergency first-aid clinics and airport police, as well as a nursery and a synagogue.

Fee paying business class passengers flying from Tel Aviv's airport can visit the 24-hour Jet Set Club Lounge, which offers various facilities, including fax machines and Internet access. In addition, the King David Lounge is available to airport passengers who are flying with Israel's El Al airline.

Tel Aviv Ben Gurion International Airport (TLV) Information: About Tel Aviv Tourism
Despite the volatile nature of life in Israel, people are still drawn to its magnificent religious sites and towns from all over the globe. Tel Aviv itself is full of interest and contains an enormous plethora of museums, with definite must-sees including the Eretz Israel Museum and the Tel Aviv Museum of Art.

There is a surprising amount to enjoy close to Ben Gurion International Airport (TLV) and within this relatively small nation situated on the Red Sea. Attractions range from bustling city life in both Tel Aviv and Jerusalem, to the beaches of Haifa and the hugely important religious sites of Nazareth and Bethlehem.

 
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