Ovda Airport

Ovda Airport was the former civilian part of the Ovda Israeli Air Force Base in the region of southern , about 40 km north of . It was the country's second international airport.
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  • Type: Aerodrome
  • Description: former airport in Israel
  • Also known as: “Aeroport international Ovda”, “Aeropuerto de Ovda”, “Aeropuerto Internacional de Uvda”, “Bandara Ovda”, “Flughafen Uvda”, “Letiště Ovda”, “LLOV”, “Międzynarodowy port lotniczy Ovda”, “Ovda AB Airport”, “Ovda Airbase”, “Ovda International Airport”, “VDA”, “Авиабаза Увда”, “Аэропорт Овда”, “Аэропорт Увда”, “Международный аэропорт Овда”, “Международный аэропорт Увда”, “Овда”, “בח’א 10”, “בסיס עובדה”, “מחנה יוכבד”, “נְמַל הַתְּעוּפָה עֻבְדָּה”, “נמל תעופה עובדה”, and “עובדה”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Biq`at `Uvda.

Valley
Uvda is the name of a region in the southern desert, directly north of in .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Shaharut.

Village
Photo: RobertWallner, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a community settlement in the far south of . is situated 7 km southeast of Ovda Airport.

Ovda Airport

Latitude
29.93756° or 29° 56′ 15″ north
Longitude
34.93339° or 34° 56′ 0″ east
Elevation
454 metres (1,490 feet)
Operator
Israeli Air Force
IATA airport code
VDA
ICAO airport code
LLOV
UN/LOCODE
IL VDA
Open location code
7GXPWWQM+29
Open­Street­Map ID
way 150895887
Open­Street­Map feature
aeroway=­aerodrome
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­military
Open­Street­Map feature
military=­airfield
Geo­Names ID
6299661
Wiki­data ID
Q573524
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Ovda Airport” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “اوڤدا مطار”
  • Arabic: “مطار عوفدا”
  • Catalan: “Aeroport Internacional d’Ovda”
  • Cebuano: “Ovda Airport”
  • Chinese: “奧華特機場”
  • Czech: “Mezinárodní letiště Uvda”
  • Dutch: “Luchthaven Ovda”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “مطار عوفدا”
  • Finnish: “Ovda”
  • Finnish: “Ovdan lentoasema”
  • French: “aéroport international Ovda”
  • French: “Aéroport international Ovda”
  • French: “Base aérienne d’Ovda”
  • German: “Flughafen Eilat-Ovda”
  • German: “Flughafen Owda”
  • Hebrew: “בסיס חיל האוויר עובדה”
  • Hebrew: “נמל התעופה עובדה”
  • Indonesian: “Bandar Udara Ovda”
  • Italian: “Aeroporto di Ovda”
  • Japanese: “オブダ国際空港”
  • Korean: “오브다 공항”
  • Malay: “Lapangan Terbang Ovda AB”
  • Minangkabau: “Palabuahan udaro Internasional Ovda”
  • Persian: “فرودگاه اوودا”
  • Persian: “فرودگاه عوودا”
  • Polish: “Port lotniczy Ovda”
  • Polish: “Port lotniczy Owda”
  • Portuguese: “Aeroporto Internacional de Ovda”
  • Romanian: “Aeroportul Ovda”
  • Russian: “Увда”
  • Spanish: “Aeropuerto Internacional de Ovda”
  • Swedish: “Ovda Airport”
  • Swedish: “Ovdas internationella flygplats”
  • Tajik: “Фурудгоҳи овудо”
  • Ukrainian: “Увда”
  • Urdu: “عوفدا ہوائی اڈا”
  • Vietnamese: “Sân bay quốc tế Ovda”
  • Welsh: “Maes Awyr Ovda”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Shaharut and Grofit.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Tiger temple and Zuqe `Uvda.

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