# Ovda Airport (VDA / LLOV)

**Ovda Airport** (IATA: VDA, ICAO: LLOV) is a small airport in Eilat, Southern District, Israel. It opened in 1980. It has 2 runways; the longest is 3,000 m (9,843 ft). It is operated by Israel Airports Authority. In 2017 it handled 210 thousand passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: VDA / LLOV
- Type: Small airport
- Operator: Israel Airports Authority
- Serves: Eilat, Southern District, Israel
- Opened: 1980
- Elevation: 455 m / 1,492 ft
- Coordinates: 29.9403, 34.9358
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 3,000 m / 9,843 ft
- Passengers: 209,515 (2017)
- Time zone: UTC+2/+3 · Asia/Jerusalem
- Website: http://www.iaa.gov.il/en-US/airports/ovda/Pages/default.aspx
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ovda_Airport (28 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q573524
- Weather station: LLOV
- Ident: LLOV

## Timeline

- 1980: Ovda Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 02R/20L | 3,000 m / 9,843 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 022° / 202° | yes |
| 02L/20R | 2,600 m / 8,530 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 022° / 202° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2009 | 104,340 | Wikidata |
| 2010 | 124,316 | Wikidata |
| 2011 | 139,353 | Wikidata |
| 2012 | 118,732 | Wikidata |
| 2013 | 121,395 | Wikidata |
| 2014 | 94,585 | Wikidata |
| 2016 | 128,595 | Wikidata |
| 2017 | 209,515 | Wikidata |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 210K (2017) | #1,519 of 3,974 | #61 in Middle East | #3 in IL |
| Longest runway | 3,000 m / 9,843 ft | =1,196 of 29,858 | =137 in Middle East | #5 in IL |
| Elevation | 455 m / 1,492 ft | =12,126 of 43,403 | #210 in Middle East | #5 in IL |
| Age | Opened 1980 | =8,063 of 15,079 | #64 in Middle East | #11 in IL |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =13 in Middle East | =7 in IL |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| TWR | TWR | 129.900 |

## Nearby airports

- [ETM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ller.md) Ramon International Airport · 25 km / 15 mi
- [AQJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ojaq.md) King Hussein International Airport · 37 km / 23 mi
- [JO-0008](https://dromopedia.com/airports/jo-0008.md) Al Quwayrah Highway Strip · 40 km / 25 mi
- [TCP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/hetb.md) Taba International Airport · 41 km / 26 mi
- [MIP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/llmr.md) Mitzpe Ramon Airfield · 80 km / 50 mi
- [EIY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lley.md) Ein Yahav Airfield · 80 km / 50 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/llov/data