Ramat David Airbase
| Ramat David Israeli Air Force Base Air Wing 1 | |||||||||||
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בָּסִיס חֵיל-הַאֲוִויר רָמַת דָּוִד | |||||||||||
| Ramat David, Northern District in Israel | |||||||||||
| Site information | |||||||||||
| Type | Airbase | ||||||||||
| Owner | Israel Defense Forces | ||||||||||
| Operator | Israeli Air Force | ||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 32°40′00″N 035°11′00″E / 32.66667°N 35.18333°E | ||||||||||
| Site history | |||||||||||
| Built | 1942 RAF / 1948 IAF | ||||||||||
| In use | 1942 - present | ||||||||||
| Airfield information | |||||||||||
| Identifiers | ICAO: LLRD | ||||||||||
| Elevation | 56 metres (184 ft) AMSL | ||||||||||
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Ramat David Airbase (ICAO: LLRD, Hebrew: בָּסִיס חֵיל-הַאֲוִיר רָמַת דָּוִד Basis Kheil HaAvir Ramat David, English: David Heights) is an Israeli Air Force (IAF) base located 20 km southeast of Haifa in the Northern District of Israel, close to kibbutz Ramat David in the Jezreel Valley. It is the northernmost IAF base in Israel with fighter jets, UAVs and helicopters based on it (see Units). There is an ongoing debate about whether Ramat David should be converted into an international airport (see here).