"Kfar Sirkin" airfield (Greater Tel Aviv)

Israel / Hamerkaz / Rosh HaAyin / Greater Tel Aviv
 military airbase, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), draw only border
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Built as RAF Petah Tiqva (Petach Tiqwa)but no longer an operating as an air flight base. Completed in 1941 and used by the RAF until May 1948. Used by the IDF/AF for part of the Flight School 1949-1955, with most aircraft based at Tel Nof. In the 1950s the airfield was used as flight school, and now it a base for an elite IDF unit. Now serves as the HQ for the IDF/AF air defence branch.

Located east of Tel Aviv, very near to Petach-Tikva town. Elevation: 164 ft (50 m). Had two runways: 14/32 degrees of 4003 ft (1220 m) length and 10/28 degrees of the same length. The field was hit by an Iraqi Tu-16 during the Six Day War, destroying at least one aircraft.



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Coordinates:   32°5'14"N   34°55'1"E
This article was last modified 12 years ago