Palmachim Air Force Base

Palmachim Air Force Base is an aerodrome in , . Palmachim Air Force Base is situated nearby to the village , as well as near the neighborhood .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Palmachim Air Force Base and Palmachim beach.

Military installation
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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.

Beach
Photo: Yuvalr, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Museum
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is a museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Yavne and Palmachim.

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 .

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 .

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.

Palmachim Air Force Base

Latitude
31.911° or 31° 54′ 40″ north
Longitude
34.6997° or 34° 41′ 59″ east
Operator
Israeli Air Force;Israel Space Agency
Open location code
8G3PWM6X+9V
Open­Street­Map ID
way 292211031
Open­Street­Map feature
aeroway=­aerodrome
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­military
Open­Street­Map feature
military=­airfield
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Polish—“Palmachim Air Force Base” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “قاعدة بلمحيم الجوية”
  • Czech: “Letecká základna Palmachim”
  • French: “Base aérienne de Palmachim”
  • German: “Luftwaffenstützpunkt Palmachim”
  • Greek: “Αεροπορική Βάση Παλμαχίμ”
  • Hebrew: “בסיס חיל האוויר פלמחים”
  • Polish: “Baza lotnicza Palmachim”

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Localities in the Area

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