LLEK
Tel Nof Air Base
VFR
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Name
Tel Nof Air Base
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ICAO / GPS
LLEK / LLEK
- Type
- Restriction
- Region
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Timezone
9:08 pm (EET)
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Municipality
Rehovot
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Coordinates
31° 50′ 22″ N 34° 49′ 18″ E
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Elevation
193 ft (59 m MSL)
About Tel Nof Air Base
Tel Nof Airbase (Hebrew: בָּסִיס חֵיל-הַאֲוִויר תֵּל נוֹף, English: Lookout hill) (ICAO: LLEK), also known as Air Force Base 8, is the oldest and main base of the Israeli Air Force (IAF) located 5 km south of Rehovot, Israel. Tel Nof houses two strike fighter, two helicopter and a UAV squadron. Also located on the base are the Flight Test Center and several special units of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), among others Unit 669 (heliborne Combat Search and Rescue (CSAR)) and the Paratroopers Brigade training center and its headquarters.