# Tel Nof Air Base (LLEK)

**Tel Nof Air Base** (ICAO: LLEK) is a medium airport in Rehovot, Central District, Israel. It opened on 17 Aug 1948. It has 3 runways; the longest is 2,402 m (7,880 ft). It is operated by Israeli Air Force.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/llek

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: — / LLEK
- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: Israeli Air Force
- Serves: Rehovot, Central District, Israel
- Opened: 17 Aug 1948
- Elevation: 59 m / 193 ft
- Coordinates: 31.8395, 34.8218
- Runways: 3
- Longest runway: 2,402 m / 7,880 ft
- Time zone: UTC+2/+3 · Asia/Jerusalem
- Website: http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/israel/tel_nof.htm
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tel_Nof_Airbase (18 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1229630
- Weather station: LLBG · WMO 40180
- Ident: LLEK

## Timeline

- 17 Aug 1948: Tel Nof Air Base opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 18/36 | 2,402 m / 7,880 ft | 46 m / 150 ft | Asphalt | 184° / 004° | yes |
| 15R/33L | 2,388 m / 7,835 ft | 46 m / 150 ft | Asphalt | 151° / 331° | yes |
| 15L/33R | 2,387 m / 7,830 ft | 46 m / 150 ft | Asphalt | 151° / 331° | yes |

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 2,402 m / 7,880 ft | =2,829 of 29,858 | #216 in Middle East | #10 in IL |
| Elevation | 59 m / 193 ft | =34,172 of 43,403 | #319 in Middle East | #18 in IL |
| Age | Opened 1948 | =3,279 of 15,079 | =15 in Middle East | =7 in IL |
| Runways | 3 | =151 of 29,978 | =2 in Middle East | =2 in IL |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | TEL AVIV APP | 120.900 |

## Nearby airports

- [TLV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/llbg.md) Ben Gurion International Airport · 20 km / 12 mi
- [VTM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/llnv.md) Nevatim Air Base · 72 km / 45 mi
- [MTZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/llmz.md) Bar Yehuda Airfield · 78 km / 49 mi
- [LLRD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/llrd.md) Ramat David Air Base · 98 km / 61 mi
- [EGH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/hegr.md) El Jora Airport · 106 km / 66 mi
- [HFA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/llha.md) Uri Michaeli Haifa International Airport · 110 km / 68 mi

## Sources

- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/llek/data