Palmachim Air Force Base

Palmachim Airbase is an Israeli Air Force base and spaceport, which the IAF and the Israel Space Agency operate jointly. It is located west of the city of on the Mediterranean coast, 12 km south of the Gush Dan metropolitan area with , named after the Kibbutz a few hundred meters to the north.
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  • Type: Military installation
  • Description: Israeli airbase
  • Also known as: “PALB” and “Palmachim Airbase”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Soreq Nuclear Research Center and Palmachim beach.

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is a research and development institute situated near the localities of and in . It operates under the auspices of the Israel Atomic Energy Commission and under the supervision of the International Atomic Energy Agency. is situated 570 metres east of Palmachim Air Force Base.

Beach
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is situated 3 km north of Palmachim Air Force Base.

Railway station
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Yavne–West railway station is a passenger railway station in , and is one of two railway stations in the city. The station is located between the Rishon LeZion Moshe Dayan railway station to the north and the Ashdod railway station to the south. is situated 3½ km east of Palmachim Air Force Base.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Palmachim and Yavne.

Village
is a gated community and kibbutz in central . Located about ten kilometers south of the Tel Aviv area along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea, among the sand dunes, it falls under the jurisdiction of . is situated 4 km north of Palmachim Air Force Base.

Town
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is a city in the of . In 2024 it had a population of 58,090. Modern was established in 1949. It is located near the ruins of the ancient town of Yibna, later the village of , and today the archeological site of Tel . is situated 4½ km southeast of Palmachim Air Force Base.

Village
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is a moshav in central . Located in the around 20 km south of and north of , it falls under the jurisdiction of . In 2024 it had a population of 964. is situated 5 km east of Palmachim Air Force Base.

Palmachim Air Force Base

Latitude
31.89919° or 31° 53′ 57″ north
Longitude
34.69591° or 34° 41′ 45″ east
Open location code
8G3PVMXW+M9
Open­Street­Map ID
way 292210998
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­military
Wiki­data ID
Q590092
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Palmachim Air Force Base” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “بالماخيم”
  • Arabic: “قاعدة بلماحيم الجوية”
  • Arabic: “قاعدة بلماخيم الجوية”
  • Arabic: “قاعدة بلماخيم للدفاع الجوي”
  • Bulgarian: “ВВС база Палмачим”
  • Bulgarian: “Палмахим”
  • Bulgarian: “Палмачим”
  • Catalan: “Base aèria de Palmahim”
  • Catalan: “Palmachim Airbase”
  • Chinese: “帕勒馬希姆空軍基地”
  • Chinese: “帕勒马希姆空军基地”
  • Chinese: “帕尔马奇姆空军基地”
  • Czech: “Letecká základna Palmachim”
  • Czech: “Palmachim Air Force Base”
  • Dutch: “Palmachim Airbase”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “قاعدة بلماخيم الجويه”
  • French: “base aérienne de Palmachim”
  • French: “Base aérienne de Palmachim”
  • French: “Base de Palmahim”
  • French: “Palmachim”
  • French: “Palmahim”
  • German: “Luftwaffenbasis Palmachim”
  • German: “Luftwaffenstützpunkt Palmachim”
  • Hebrew: “בח’א 30”
  • Hebrew: “בחא 30”
  • Hebrew: “בסיס חיל האוויר פלמחים”
  • Hebrew: “בסיס פלמחים”
  • Hebrew: “מחנה הילה”
  • Hebrew: “מטווח 82”
  • Hungarian: “Palmachim légitámaszpont”
  • Italian: “base aerea di Palmachim”
  • Italian: “Base aerea di Palmachim”
  • Japanese: “パルマチン空軍基地”
  • Japanese: “パルマヒム空軍基地”
  • Korean: “팔마침 공군기지”
  • Korean: “팔마힘 공군 기지”
  • Ladino: “Baza Aerea de Palmahim”
  • Macedonian: “Палмачим”
  • Malay: “Lapangan Terbang Palmahim AB”
  • Persian: “پایگاه هوایی پالماخیم”
  • Polish: “Baza lotnicza Palmachim”
  • Polish: “Kosmodrom Palmachim”
  • Polish: “Kosmodrom Palmahim”
  • Portuguese: “Base Aérea de Palmachim”
  • Russian: “Авиабаза Пальмахим”
  • Russian: “Пальмахим”
  • Spanish: “Base Aerea de Palmachim”
  • Spanish: “Base Aérea de Palmachim”
  • Spanish: “Base Aérea de Palmajim”
  • Spanish: “Palmachim”
  • Tajik: “Пойгоҳи ҳавоӣ полмохим”
  • Tajik: “Пойгоҳи ҳавоии Палмачим”
  • Ukrainian: “Пальмахім”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Palmachim Air Force Base and Holot Yavne Nature Reserve.

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