Haifa airport
| Haifa Airport נמל התעופה חיפה |
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| Characteristics | |||
| ICAO code | LLHA | ||
| IATA code | HFA | ||
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| Height above MSL | 9 m (30 ft ) | ||
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| operator | IAA (Israel Airport Authority) | ||
| Passengers | 70,000 (2003) | ||
| Start-and runway | |||
| 16/34 | 1318 m × 30 m asphalt | ||
The Haifa Airport ( Engl. Haifa International Airport , Hebrew נמל התעופה חיפה Namal HaTe'ufa Haifa , in Israel also U Michaeli Airport ) is an airport near the port city of Haifa in northern Israel .
history
The airport was built in 1934 by the British Mandate Administration in Palestine and served both military and civilian purposes. From 1936 international regular services were established. Influenced by the Second World War , the airport ceased regular services from 1940 to 1948. From 1942 to 1948 it served as a base for the Royal Air Force . It was later taken over by the Israeli Air Force (IAF) . Cyprus Airways started its first regular flights in 1948, followed by Arkia in 1958. Israir from 1996, Aeroel since 1998. This was followed by Royal Wings (Jordan) and Scorpio (Egypt) as further companies in flight operations. With the expansion of the airport in 1998, air traffic increased. In 2001 the Israeli minister Silvan Shalom announced that the airport would be expanded again and the runway would be 2,400 meters long. On July 24, 2012, the tasks of flight operations were handed over from the Israeli Air Force to civilian operators, who are to expand operations in the future. The IAF only operates a technical school there.
The terminal of the Haifa flag port
Map and areas of the airport
Individual evidence
- ^ History of Haifa Airport official website (accessed August 26, 2012)
- ↑ Jerusalem Post, August 9, 2001 "Shalom calls for NIS 800m. Upgrade of Haifa airport" ( Memento of May 16, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) (accessed on August 26, 2012)
- ↑ Katz: "I want to expand the activity at the airport in Haifa", Globes, July 24, 2012 article (Hebrew accessed August 25, 2012)
Web links
- iaa.gov.il / ... Official website of the airport at the operating company IAA (English)
- arkia.co.il Official website of the airline Arkia (English)
