Megiddo Airfield

Airport in Afula, Northern District

Megiddo Airfield - Shachar 7

מנחת מגידו

* IATA: none
* ICAO: LLMG

Summary
Airport type| Public
Operator| Jezreel Valley Regional Council
Location| Afula, Northern District
Elevation AMSL| 200 ft / 61 m
Coordinates| 32°35′50.25″N 35°13′43.64″E﻿ / ﻿32.5972917°N 35.2287889°E﻿ / 32.5972917; 35.2287889
Runways
| Direction | Length  | Surface

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ft  | m
09/27  | 7,800  | 2,377  | Asphalt

Megiddo Airfield (Hebrew: מנחת מגידו) (IATA: N/A, ICAO: LLMG), known as Shachar 7 by the Israel Defense Forces, is an Israeli airfield located in the Jezreel Valley near Tel Megiddo and 3 km (1.9 mi) southwest of Afula. It opened in 1942 as RAF Station Megiddo and was used as an auxiliary field to RAF Ramat David. It was used by 6 &208 Squadron's.[1]

It currently handles private and agricultural flights. It formerly served as an Israeli Air Force base and was decommissioned in the mid-1980s.

## Syrian defection

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Defected Syrian MiG 23 at Hatzerim

On October 11, 1989, a Syrian Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23MLD defected to Israel, landing at Megiddo. The aircraft was subsequently flown by the IAF's Flight Test Center and is now on display at the IAF museum in Hatzerim.

## Plans for an international airport

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In April 2006, Jezreel Valley Regional Council announced plans to construct an international airport in Megiddo in cooperation with several authorities. The new airport will be located on a 400 dunam (400,000 m2, 100 acres) site, with construction costs estimated at $35 million. Officials report that the airport will undoubtedly increase tourism to the Jezreel Valley and surrounding areas.

## References

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1. ^ Jefford 1988, p. 168.

* Jefford, C. G. (1988). RAF Squadrons. A comprehensive record of the movement and equipment of all RAF squadrons and their antecedents since 1912. Shrewsbury, UK: Airlife Publishing. ISBN 1-85310-053-6.

## External links

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Media related to Megiddo Airstrip at Wikimedia Commons

* Megiddo at Airports Worldwide

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