# Hatzerim Air Base (LLHB)

**Hatzerim Air Base** (ICAO: LLHB) is a small airport in Beersheba, Southern District, Israel. It opened in 1966. It has 3 runways; the longest is 2,944 m (9,657 ft). It is operated by Israeli Air Force.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: — / LLHB
- Type: Small airport
- Operator: Israeli Air Force
- Serves: Beersheba, Southern District, Israel
- Opened: 1966
- Elevation: 221 m / 725 ft
- Coordinates: 31.2334, 34.6626
- Runways: 3
- Longest runway: 2,944 m / 9,657 ft
- Time zone: UTC+2/+3 · Asia/Jerusalem
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hatzerim_Airbase (13 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1283490
- Weather station: LLBS
- Ident: LLHB

## Timeline

- 1966: Hatzerim Air Base opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 10R/28L | 2,944 m / 9,657 ft | 34 m / 112 ft | Asphalt | 105° / 285° |  |
| 10L/28R | 2,423 m / 7,948 ft | 40 m / 131 ft | Asphalt | 105° / 285° |  |
| 15/33 | 1,768 m / 5,800 ft | 23 m / 75 ft | Asphalt | 143° / 323° |  |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 2,944 m / 9,657 ft | #1,478 of 29,858 | #164 in Middle East | #6 in IL |
| Elevation | 221 m / 725 ft | =22,874 of 43,403 | #261 in Middle East | #10 in IL |
| Age | Opened 1966 | =5,606 of 15,079 | =34 in Middle East | #9 in IL |
| Runways | 3 | =151 of 29,978 | =2 in Middle East | =2 in IL |

## Nearby airports

- [LL1A](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ll1a.md) Hatzerim Northwest Airport · 3.7 km / 2.3 mi
- [BEV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/llbs.md) Beersheba (Teyman) Airport · 8.3 km / 5.1 mi
- [IL-0003](https://dromopedia.com/airports/il-0003.md) Gvulot Airstrip · 19 km / 12 mi
- [IL-0004](https://dromopedia.com/airports/il-0004.md) Talmei Yosef Airstrip · 30 km / 18 mi
- [VTM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/llnv.md) Nevatim Air Base · 33 km / 21 mi
- [IL-0012](https://dromopedia.com/airports/il-0012.md) Dimona Airport · 38 km / 24 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/llhb/data