The Israel Airports Authority (IAA, Hebrew

Hebrew language

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: רשות שדות התעופה בישראל, ) was founded in 1977 as a public corporation

Government-owned corporation

A government-owned corporation, state-owned company, state-owned entity, state enterprise, publicly owned corporation, government business enterprise, or parastatal is a legal entity created by a government to undertake commercial activities on behalf of an owner government...

 mandated by the Israel Airports Authority Law. The authority is responsible for the management of Israel

Israel

The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...

's major civil airports and land-to-land border terminals between Israel and its neighbours (Egypt

Egypt

Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...

, Jordan

Jordan

Jordan , officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan , Al-Mamlaka al-Urduniyya al-Hashemiyya) is a kingdom on the East Bank of the River Jordan. The country borders Saudi Arabia to the east and south-east, Iraq to the north-east, Syria to the north and the West Bank and Israel to the west, sharing...

, and the Palestinian Authority). The authority's head office is on the grounds of Ben Gurion International Airport

Ben Gurion International Airport

Ben Gurion International Airport , also referred to by its Hebrew acronym Natbag , is the largest and busiest international airport in Israel, handling 12,160,339 passengers in 2010...

.

Border terminals

Egypt

• Nitzana Border Crossing
  Nitzana Border Crossing
  The Nitzana Border Crossing is an international border crossing between El Ouga, Egypt and Nitzana, Israel. Opened in 1982, the crossing used to handle pedestrians as well as private cars but most of the crossing was being done via the Taba Border Crossing in Eilat and the Rafah Border Crossing in...
  
  
• Taba Border Crossing
  Taba Border Crossing
  The Taba Border Crossing is an international border crossing between Taba, Egypt, and Eilat, Israel. Opened on April 26, 1982 it is currently the only entry/exit point between the two countries that handles tourists...
  
  

Jordan

• Allenby Bridge
  Allenby Bridge
  The Allenby Bridge , also known as the King Hussein Bridge , is a bridge that crosses the Jordan River, and connects Jericho in the West Bank to the country of Jordan...
  
  
• Jordan River Crossing
  Jordan River Crossing
  The Jordan River Crossing is an international border crossing between Irbid, Jordan and Beit She'an, Israel. Opened in November, 1994 it is currently one of three entry/exit points between the two countries that handles tourists.-Transportation to and from the terminal:There is no public...
  
  
• Yitzhak Rabin Crossing (aka Wadi Araba Crossing)
  Wadi Araba Crossing
  The Wadi Araba Border Crossing is an international border crossing between Aqaba, Jordan and Eilat, Israel. Opened on August 8, 1994, it is currently one of three entry/exit points between the two countries that handles tourists....
  
  

Palestinian Authority

• Karni Crossing
  Karni crossing
  The Karni Crossing is a cargo terminal on the Israel-Gaza Strip barrier. It is located in the north-eastern end of the Gaza Strip and was opened in 1994 after the signing of the Oslo Accords, in order to allow Palestinian merchants to export and import goods...
  
  
• Kerem Shalom
  Kerem Shalom
  Kerem Shalom is a kibbutz in the Eshkol Regional Council and a border crossing near the meeting of the Gaza Strip-Israel-Egypt borders.- Kibbutz :The kibbutz was founded in 1966 adjacent to the triborder area by members of Hashomer Hatzair...
  
  

External links

Official Israel Airports Authority Official Website Israel Airports Authority Official Website Israel Airports Authority Official Website