Ein Shemer Airfield
| Ein Shemer Airfield | |||||||
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מחנה עין שמר | |||||||
| Hadera, Haifa District in Israel | |||||||
| Site information | |||||||
| Type | Airbase | ||||||
| Owner | Israel Defense Forces | ||||||
| Operator | Israeli Air Force | ||||||
| Location | |||||||
| Coordinates | 32°26′27″N 35°00′29″E / 32.440814°N 35.007937°E | ||||||
| Site history | |||||||
| Built | 1942 RAF / 1948 IAF | ||||||
| In use | 1942 - present | ||||||
| Airfield information | |||||||
| Identifiers | IATA: HDA, ICAO: LLES | ||||||
| Elevation | 29 metres (95 ft) AMSL | ||||||
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Ein Shemer Airfield (Hebrew: מחנה עין שמר, English: Shemer's Source) is an Israeli Air Force (IAF) base in northern Israel, located approximately 6 km east of Hadera in the Haifa District, named after the nearby kibbutz Ein Shemer. It houses no fighter jets or helicopters but UAVs for testing and a defense missile battery with long-range radar.