Bar Yehuda Airfield

Bar Yehuda Airfield
IATA: MTZ – ICAO: LLMZ
Summary
Airport type		Public
Operator		Sun Air Aviation, Tamar Regional Council
Location		Masada
Elevation AMSL		-1,240 ft / -378 m
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
	ft	m
01/19	3,937	1,200	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 km (2.6 mi) from the Metsadah 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 1,240 ft (378 m) below mean sea level, Bar Yehuda Airfield is the lowest airport in the world.

External links

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

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