Be'er Sheva (Teyman) Airport

Be'er Sheva Airport
שדה תימן
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator Ayit Aviation
Location Beersheba
Elevation AMSL 656 ft / 200 m
Coordinates 31°17′13″N 34°43′22″E / 31.28694°N 34.72278°E / 31.28694; 34.72278Coordinates: 31°17′13″N 34°43′22″E / 31.28694°N 34.72278°E / 31.28694; 34.72278
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
14/32 3,384 1,031 Asphalt

Be'er Sheva Airport (Hebrew: שְׂדֵה תֵּימָן‎), also known as the Teyman Airport (IATA: BEV, ICAO: LLBS) is an Israeli airport located near Beersheba. The airport is mainly used for teaching flying, private aviation activity, a gliding club and a skydiving center. The main operator of the airport is Ayit Aviation, owned by Captain Eli Peretz, who has managed the airport for the last 25 years.

Be'er Sheva (Teyman) Airport chart

History

British Mandate Era

The Sde Teyman strip was built during early WW2, for the use of the RAF to aid in the western desert campaign.

State of Israel

During the Suez Crisis the airstrip was converted for the IAF Mustang squadron.

As of 1958, Arkia started to have direct flights between Be'er Sheva and Eilat using DC3 planes.[1] The airfield was not well suited for commercial planes and due to dust and poor construction Arkia stopped the flights in 1960.[2] In 1964, after covering the airstrip with a special chemical coating, Arkia was able to start flying again.

In 1974 Arkia started to use the Islander planes[3] and added the Neve Zohar as a destination.

In 2001, the Israeli transportation agency declared that the airstrip would be upgraded and maintained. The maintenance started in 2003 and the airstrip was transferred to Ayit Aviation and Tourism.[4]

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