Bar Yehuda Airfield

Bar Yehuda Airfield מנחת בר־יהודה
IATA: MTZ ICAO: LLMZ
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Sun Air Aviation, Tamar Regional Council
Location	Masada
Elevation AMSL	−378 m / −1,240 ft
Coordinates	31°19′41.41″N 35°23′18.99″E / 31.3281694°N 35.3886083°E / 31.3281694; 35.3886083Coordinates: 31°19′41.41″N 35°23′18.99″E / 31.3281694°N 35.3886083°E / 31.3281694; 35.3886083
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 01/19 1,200 3,937 Asphalt

Bar Yehuda Airfield (Hebrew מנחת בר־יהודה, minḥat bar-yehuda; sometimes known as Masada Airfield) (IATA: MTZ, ICAO: LLMZ), named after Israel Bar-Yehuda, is a small desert airfield located in the southern Judean desert, between Arad and Ein Gedi, west of the Dead Sea. Opened in 1963, it is just 4.2 kilometres (2+5⁄8 mi) from the Masada fortress access and about one hour and a half drive from Jerusalem, Israel. The airfield is a public concession, mainly used as an alternate airport, and for charter and sightseeing flights.

Located at 378 m (1,240 ft) below mean sea level, Bar Yehuda Airfield is the lowest airport in the world.

See also[]

• Extreme points of Earth - Lowest attainable by transportation
• List of places on land with elevations below sea level

External links[]

• Airports Worldwide: Bar Yehuda Airfield
• Israir 's page about this destination

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