Ilan and Asaf Ramon International Airport
LLER - Ilan and Asaf Ramon International airport
opened in 2019 and replace the old Eilat's airport and Ovda airport for passenger transport.
The airport named after Ilan Ramon (1954-2003, Israel firs astronaut
killed in Colombia space shuttle disaster in 2003) and Asaf Ramon, his
son (1988-2009, killed in F-16 crash while in training)
this is an all new airport and doesn't base on RAF layout of airports from WWII ear like most of the airports in Israel.
LEER has one runway 01/19 with length of
3,600m capable of handling 747 and should operate as the second
International airport of Israel after Ben Gurion and operate as a
alternative destination for Ben Gurion instead of Larnaca today.
The new Airport plan to serve 5 million passengers a year and there is
an option for extending the terminal to be capable handling more
passengers.
