Air Transport
Israel has 48 airports, the largest and most well known being Ben Gurion International Airport (TLV) located near Tel Aviv, which is used by most international flights to Israel. In 2011, Ben Gurion Airport handled 13 million passengers, making it the second-busiest airport in the far Eastern Mediterranean (behind Antalya Airport and tied with Cairo International Airport). Non-stop flights from Israel travel to North America, Europe, the Far East, and neighboring countries in the Middle East. Scheduled domestic air service is available between Tel Aviv's two airports and Haifa, Rosh Pina, the Golan Heights, and the southern city of Eilat. Some international charter flights also land at Ovda International Airport and Eilat. A new airport is to be built 20 km north of Eilat to replace the existing Ovda and Eilat airports.
According to the Israel Civil Aviation Authority, as of 2012, Israel's civil aircraft fleet consisted of 59 aircraft; 56 passenger planes, and 3 freighters. 48 of these were Boeing jets, 2 Airbus,8 turbo-prop produced by ATR,and 1 Embraer jet. the Israeli airlines orders another 2 embraer jets, 1 atr jet, 5 airbus jets, and 10 boeing jets, which means that the Israeli Airlines orders 18 jets. the estimated number of aircraft that Israeli Airlines will have in 2017-2018 is 65-70. Airlines include El Al Israel Airlines, Sun d'Or International Airlines, Arkia Israel Airlines and Israir Airlines. Boeing estimates that 60-80 new aircraft will be purchased by Israeli airlines over the next 20 years.
Israel has 30 airports with paved runways, 18 unpaved landing strips, and 3 heliports.
| Rank | Country | Passengers | Top Carriers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 1.5 million | Delta Air Lines, EL AL, United Airlines, US Airways |
| 2 | Germany | 1 million | Air Berlin, Arkia, EL AL, Germanwings, Israir, Lufthansa, Germania, Sun D'or, TUIfly |
| 3 | France | 853,000 | Aigle Azur, Air France, Air Mediterranee, Arkia, EL AL, Israir, Sun D'or, Transavia.com France, XL Airways France |
| 4 | Italy | 848,000 | Alitalia, Arkia, EL AL, Israir, Livingston Compagnia Aerea, Meridiana Fly, Mistral Air, Neos, Small Planet Airlines, Sun D'or |
| 5 | United Kingdom | 817,000 | British Airways, Easyjet, EL AL, Jet2 |
| 6 | Russia | 773,000 | Aeroflot, Arkia, Donavia, EL AL, Israir, Kuban Airlines, Orenair, Rossiya, RusLine, Tatarstan Airlines, Transaero, Ural Airlines, UTair Aviation |
| 7 | Israel | 753,000 | Arkia, EL AL, Israir |
| 8 | Spain | 670,000 | Air Europa, Arkia, EL AL, Iberia, Israir, Sun D'or, Vueling Airlines |
| 9 | Greece | 591,000 | Aegean Airlines, Arkia, Bluebird Airways, El Al, Israir, Olympic Air, Sun D'or |
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