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TLV Tel Aviv Ben Gurion Airport Info & Guide
Where is Tel Aviv Ben Gurion Airport?
Tel Aviv is the 5th most visited city in the Middle East and Africa, and most foreign embassies in Israel are located here. Israel's 2nd most populous city, after Jerusalem, Tel Aviv has a young, 24-hour culture and thriving nightlife.
Located on the Israeli Mediterranean coastline, Tel Aviv is famous for its White City, which boasts the world's largest concentration of Bauhaus buildings, today a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Tel Aviv Ben Gurion International Airport (IATA: TLV, ICAO: LLBG), also referred to Tel Aviv Ben Gurion Airport, Tel Aviv International Airport, Natbag Airport (its Hebrew acronym), Lod Airport, or simply Tel Aviv Airport, is located on the outskirts of the city of Lod, southeast of Tel Aviv city centre, Israel. The airport is named in honour of Israel's first prime minister, David Ben-Gurion.
In 2012, Tel Aviv Ben Gurion Airport served 13,134,070 passengers, making it Israel's busiest airport.
Ben Gurion Airport is famous for being one of the world's most secure airports, if not the most secure.
TLV is one of two airports serving Tel Aviv, and handles most of the area's international traffic. The other, Tel Aviv Sde Dov Airport (SDV), is far less busy and primarily handles domestic traffic.
TLV Airport is a hub for El Al, Israir Airlines and Arkia Israel Airlines. Among the long list of other airlines serving TLV are Aegean Airlines, Air Canada, Air France, Alitalia, British Airways, Cyprus Airways, Delta Air Lines, EasyJet, Finnair, KLM, Lufthansa, Pegasus Airlines, Sun d'Or, Turkish Airlines, United Airlines, US Airways and Wizz Air, to name just a few.
The top international destinations from TLV are Amsterdam, Kiev, London, Moscow, New York, Paris and Rome. Other cities with flights to TLV include Amman, Athens, Bangkok, Barcelona, Berlin, Beijing, Frankfurt, Hong Kong, Istanbul, Johannesburg, Los Angeles, Oslo, Philadelphia, Rhodes, Seoul, Sochi, Toronto, Warsaw, Zagreb and Zürich, among many others.
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Other Items of Interest at Tel Aviv Ben Gurion Airport
Tel Aviv Ben Gurion Airport services include:
- Duty free (open 24 hours)
- VAT refund desk
- Synagogue
- Post office
- Medical clinic
Note: in April 2013 a news story was published indicating that Israeli airport security staff are able to read tourists' email, specifically at Tel Aviv Ben Gurion Airport. While rarely done, they apparently have the authority to do so. IHateTaxis has no additional insight or advice on this matter, and is sharing this information strictly as a courtesy for our site visitors.
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