Lod Airbase
| Lod Israeli Air Force Base Air Force Base 27 | |||||||||||
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| Lod, Central District in Israel | |||||||||||
| Site information | |||||||||||
| Type | Airbase | ||||||||||
| Owner | Israel Defense Forces | ||||||||||
| Operator | Israeli Air Force | ||||||||||
| Location | |||||||||||
| Coordinates | 32°00′41″N 034°53′18″E / 32.01139°N 34.88833°E | ||||||||||
| Site history | |||||||||||
| Built | 1934 | ||||||||||
| In use | 1938-48 RAF Use 1948 – 2008 | ||||||||||
| Airfield information | |||||||||||
| Identifiers | IATA: TLV, ICAO: LLBG | ||||||||||
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Lod Airbase, also Air Force Base 27, was an Israeli Air Force (IAF) airbase that was part of the Ben Gurion International Airport, located approximately 7 km (4 mi) north of Lod; 8 km (5 mi) east-southeast of Tel Aviv.
From 1938 to 1948 it was known as RAF Lydda while under British Royal Air Force control.