TLV Airport Code, Ben Gurion International Airport
TLV is the IATA airport code for Ben Gurion International Airport, the main international gateway for Tel Aviv, Israel. Pilots and air traffic control use its ICAO code, LLBG.
What airport is TLV?
TLV is the IATA airport code for Ben Gurion International Airport, in Tel Aviv, Israel. The same airport has the ICAO code LLBG.
It is a major hub, ranked number 117 by scheduled connections in the open dataset. Its ICAO code LLBG begins with L, the prefix ICAO assigns to southern Europe.
| IATA airport code | TLV |
|---|---|
| ICAO airport code | LLBG |
| Airport | Ben Gurion International Airport |
| City | Tel Aviv |
| Country | Israel |
| Main airlines | LY, IZ, W6 |
| Runways | 3 |
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Where is TLV airport located?
Ben Gurion International Airport (TLV) is in Tel Aviv, Israel, at coordinates 32.0114, 34.8867.
It lies in the northern and eastern hemispheres, at 32.01° N, 34.89° E. It is close to sea level at 135 ft (41 m), typical of a coastal or low-lying airport.
Runways at TLV
It has 3 runways. The longest is 13,327 ft (4.06 km), designated 08/26.
Which airlines fly to TLV?
The open route dataset lists LY (El Al Israel Airlines), IZ (Arkia Israel Airlines), W6 (Wizz Air), U2 (easyJet), 6H (Israir), A3 (Aegean Airlines) as operating carriers on nonstop routes touching Ben Gurion International Airport.
Route and carrier data comes from the OpenFlights open dataset, regenerated here on . It is a historical snapshot of scheduled connections, not a live schedule, and it includes codeshare listings, so some carriers shown may no longer operate the route or exist. How we build this · Data and sources.
Where the TLV code comes from
TLV is TeL aViv, though Ben Gurion Airport actually sits near Lod, whose own name the airport carried until 1973. The code kept the market's name through the renaming for Israel's first prime minister, the usual pattern of codes ignoring politics and spelling geography.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the IATA code for Ben Gurion International Airport?
The IATA code for Ben Gurion International Airport in Tel Aviv is TLV. It is the three-letter code on tickets, baggage tags and departure boards.
What is the 3-letter code for Tel Aviv?
The 3-letter IATA code for Ben Gurion International Airport in Tel Aviv is TLV.
What is the ICAO code for Ben Gurion International Airport?
The ICAO code for Ben Gurion International Airport is LLBG. Pilots and air traffic control use it, while airlines and booking systems use the IATA code TLV.
What is the difference between TLV and LLBG?
TLV is the IATA code used for tickets and baggage. LLBG is the ICAO code used by pilots and air traffic control for the same airport, Ben Gurion International Airport.
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Nearby and related airports
Other airports in Israel and the wider region:
Popular routes from TLV
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