Wikipedia's first sentence called it “israel's second international airport”. Today it says “former civilian part of the ovda israeli air force base in the uvda region of southern israel”.
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The opening as it read in October 6, 2023
Military airport in Israel "LLOV" redirects here. Ovda Airport is a military air base and former joint-use civilian airport in the Uvda region of southern Israel , about 60 km (37 mi) north of Eilat .1 It was the country's second international airport. Ovda was originally built as a military airbase in 1980 following Israel's withdrawal from the Sinai Peninsula as part of the Israel-Egypt Peace Treaty because the Israeli Air Force needed alternative airfields to its Sinai bases.2 The airport ceased handling civilian flights on 31 March 2019 thanks to the opening of Ramon Airport , which is located much closer to the city of Eilat than Ovda. In 2020 a plan was announced to establish Airpark, a large commercial aircraft storage facility at Ovda capable of storing hundreds of aircraft. The facility will be operated in association with IAI , a leading provider of aviation maintenance services. The decision was taken in light of the impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic on Aviation , but the storage facility is intended to operate even after aviation returns to normal. The fact that the co-located military facilities provide security as well as existing aircraft maintenance capabilities in the area were pointed to as favorable location factors in addition to the dry desert climate which limits corrosion.3
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The opening as it stood in 2010
Ovda Airport ( , Nemal HaTe'ufa Uvda , ) ( IATA : VDA , ICAO : LLOV ), is Israel's second international airport, located in the south of the country about 60 km (40 miles) north of the city of Eilat . Ovda was originally built as a military airport in 1980 following Israel's withdrawal from the Sinai Peninsula as part of the Israel-Egypt Peace Treaty because the Israeli Air Force needed alternative airfields to its Sinai bases. Nowadays, the airport also serves as the destination for many commercial flights to Eilat, especially for large planes which cannot use the shorter runway at Eilat Airport , although it is still owned by the air force. The airport is expected to cease civilian operations by 2010 when Eilat's new international airport should become operational.
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The opening as it stood in 2015
Ovda Airport ( , Nemal HaTe'ufa Uvda ) ( IATA : VDA , ICAO : LLOV ) is a military and civilian airport in Israel , located in the south of the country, about 60 km (37 mi) north of the city of Eilat .It is the country's second international airport. Ovda was originally built as a military airport in 1980 following Israel's withdrawal from the Sinai Peninsula as part of the Israel-Egypt Peace Treaty because the Israeli Air Force needed alternative airfields to its Sinai bases. Nowadays, the airport also serves as the destination for many commercial flights to Eilat, especially for large planes which cannot use the shorter runway at Eilat Airport , although it is still used by the air force. The airport is expected to cease civilian flights once Eilat's new international airport in Timna opens.
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Ovda Airport is a military air base and former joint-use civilian airport in the Uvda region of southern Israel , about 60 km (37 mi) north of Eilat .It was the country's second international airport. Ovda was originally built as a military airbase in 1980 following Israel's withdrawal from the Sinai Peninsula as part of the Israel-Egypt Peace Treaty because the Israeli Air Force needed alternative airfields to its Sinai bases. The airport ceased handling civilian flights on 31 March 2019 thanks to the opening of Ramon Airport , which is located much closer to the city of Eilat than Ovda.In 2020 a plan was announced to establish Airpark, a large commercial aircraft storage facility at Ovda capable of storing hundreds of aircraft.The facility will be operated in association with IAI , a leading provider of aviation maintenance services.
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Military airport in Israel "LLOV" redirects here. It was the country's second international airport. Ovda was originally built and opened as a military airbase in 1981 and was joint-used as a civilian airport a year later but ceased handling civilian flights on 31 March 2019 thanks to the opening of Ramon Airport , which is located much closer to the city of Eilat than Ovda.
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israel's second international airport
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former civilian part of the ovda israeli air force base in the uvda region of southern israel
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