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Lod Israeli Air Force Base
Air Force Base 27
Lod, Central District in Israel
Lod AB is located in Israel
Lod AB
Lod AB
Shown within Israel
Coordinates32°00′41″N 034°53′18″E / 32.01139°N 34.88833°E / 32.01139; 34.88833
TypeAirbase
Site information
OwnerIsrael Defense Forces
OperatorIsraeli Air Force
Site history
Built1934 (1934)
In use1938-48 RAF Use
1948 - 2008 (2008)
Airfield information
IdentifiersIATA: TLV, ICAO: LLBG
Runways
Direction Length and surface
03/21  Asphalt
08/26  Asphalt
12/30  Asphalt

Lod Air Force Base, also Air Force Base 27, was an Israeli Air Force airfield that was part of the Ben Gurion International Airport, located approximately 7 km (4 mi) north of Lod; 8 km (5 mi) east-southeast of Tel Aviv.

From 1938 to 1948 it was known as RAF Station Lydda while under British Royal Air Force control.[1]

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