Israel Airports Authority

40 million passengers a year: Ben Gurion Airport launches major expansion of Terminal 3

The expansion of Terminal 3 will include a new 63,000-square-meter wing, 86 additional check-in counters, advanced baggage screening and sorting systems, and new retail and passenger service areas.

Expansion of Terminal 3 at Ben Gurion Airport.
Simulation of the new control center at Ben Gurion Airport.

Leap forward: Israel Airports Authority advances new national control center at Ben Gurion Airport

The F-35 "Adir" fighter jet.

IDF scrambles fighter jets after losing contact with commercial plane on its way to Israel

El Al plane takes off at the Ben Gurion International Airport, outside of Tel Aviv, May 24, 2026.

Ben-Gurion Airport Terminal One to reopen ahead of school holidays after Iran war forced closure


'This is not a strike': Ben-Gurion Airport staff claim delays due to lack of staff

Despite the chairman of the workers' committee at Ben-Gurion stating that the staff are not on strike, the Israel Airports Authority announced the workers had begun an 'Italian strike.'

 TRAVELERS AT Ben-Gurion International Airport.

El Al, Arkia to launch evacuation flights from Europe for stranded Israelis on Wednesday

These flights are only for incoming flights to Israel, and there are no outgoing flight operations.

El Al flight at Ben Gurion International Airport, May 13, 2025

Knesset committee advances plans for second international airport in Israel's Negev

The project is intended to help alleviate traffic at Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion Airport and bolster the economy in the country's south by creating around 50,000 jobs.

 GETTING READY for departure from Ben-Gurion Airport.

Ben-Gurion Airport's Terminal 1 to reopen in last week of March

Israel Airports Authority estimates that 25% of all flights at Ben Gurion Airport will use Terminal 1, totaling about 1,377 flights during April.

 View of the Departure hall in Terminal 1, at Ben-Gurion Airport. December 1, 2020.

Airlines cancel flights amid fear of escalation

Air France announced the cancellation of its flights to Israel tomorrow. At the same time, Lufthansa also announced the cancellation of its night flight to Israel.

 Disruptions in Israel

Metal solution: Eltron company won the tender of the Airports Authority

Eltron, top Israeli metal solutions provider, wins Israel Airports Authority tender again. Services include production, supply, installation, and maintenance of doors and gates.

  Eltron company is part of the Trelidor group /

Israel Airport Authority announces Ben-Gurion Airport resumes full aviation activity

Airport is fully operational after an early closure. Israir Airlines reports flight disruptions due to crew anxieties amid security concerns.

 An El Al flight takes off at the Ben Gurion Airport, near Tel Aviv, August 25, 2024

A small, advanced propeller: all about Air Haifa's new plane

Yesterday, the first plane of Air Haifa landed, receiving lukewarm responses online due to its "propellers" reminiscent of old planes.

Air Haifa launched their new airplane in July as part of their airline launch.

'Snipers were present': Serious security incident reported at Ben-Gurion Airport

A witness to the incident told Walla: "Somebody told me snipers were present...We got rushed into the building and could not see a thing."

An El Al plane in Ben Gurion Airport

Can you guess what the world's longest flight route will be in 2025?

The longest flight in the world, from New York to Singapore, is just under 19 hours. In 2025, another world record is expected to be broken in aviation.

 Singapore Airlines currently operates the world's longest flight routes.