Yotvata Airfield
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Yotvata Airfield is a small desert airfield in south Israel
40 km north of Eilat adjacent to Kibbutz Yotvata
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The runway is currently in a state of disrepair. It is unused except for agricultural flights and is listed as the contingency airport for nearby Eilat Airport
and Ovda International Airport
.
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
40 km north of Eilat adjacent to Kibbutz Yotvata
Yotvata
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The runway is currently in a state of disrepair. It is unused except for agricultural flights and is listed as the contingency airport for nearby Eilat Airport
Eilat Airport
Eilat Airport , also known as J. Hozman Airport , is an Israeli airport located in the city of Eilat. It mostly handles domestic flights to Tel Aviv and Haifa with international flights operating instead to Ovda International Airport, but a few international flights on aircraft that can handle the...
and Ovda International Airport
Ovda International Airport
Ovda Airport , is a military and civilian airport in Israel, and the country's second international airport, located in the south of the country about north of the city of Eilat...
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