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Tel Nof Airbase | military airbase, Israel Defense Forces (IDF)

Israel / Hamerkaz / Qiryat Eqron /
 military airbase, Israel Defense Forces (IDF)

Tel Nof Israeli Air Force (Hebrew: בָּסִיס חֵיל-הַאֲוִויר תֵּל נוֹף‎) (ICAO: LLEK), also known as Air Force Base 8, is one of three principal airbases of the Israeli Air Force. Tel Nof is located near Rehovot, Israel. This large airbase is located only a few miles from Tirosh, where nuclear weapons for its missions are reportedly stored. Just to the south of the Zachariah Jericho 2 training pad are several hardened bunkers that house nuclear gravity bombs for aircraft at the Tel Nof air base a few kilometers to the northwest

Elevation: 193 ft / 59 m

Units:
- 106th Squadron - operating F-15C/D
- 114th Squadron - operating CH-53
- 118th Squadron - operating CH-53
- 133rd Squadron - operating F-15C/D
- 210th Squadron - operating IAI Eitan UAVs
- Flight Test Center
- Unit 669, airborne combat search and rescue.
- Paratrooper Training Center
Nearby cities:
Coordinates:   31°50'9"N   34°49'24"E
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