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


Health Ministry criticized for allowing smoking at airport terminal

The Health Ministry and Israel Airports Authority are being condemned for allowing the return of smoking rooms to Terminal 3 at Ben-Gurion Airport despite prohibition three years ago.

A woman smoking while looking out the window.

Passengers take bags from tarmac as Ben-Gurion suffers luggage-related delays

A video posted to N12 shows passengers reclaiming luggage on their own, reportedly unwilling to wait for workers to do it any longer.

 Workers handle packages of Israeli humanitarian aid destined for Ukraine, at Ben Gurion International Airport, near Tel Aviv, Israel March 1, 2022

We wouldn't bet on an airport cab in Israel, and neither should you

Walla News conducted an investigation into the messy taxi situation at Ben-Gurion Airport, and the results may not be to your liking.

 Taxis at the Ben Gurion Airport outside of Tel Aviv on August 7, 2018

Allenby Border Crossing launches 24-7 pilot opening after US push

US Ambassador to Israel Tom Nides visited the Allenby Crossing on early Wednesday, to hear an update on the pilot program.

 US Ambassador to Israel Tom Nides visited the Allenby Crossing on early Wednesday, to hear an update on the pilot program which has seen the crossing remain open 24 hours a day, November 9, 2022

Palestinian driver rams through Ben-Gurion Airport entry checkpoint

At around 1:15 a.m., the suspect crashed through a checkpoint to the airport via Israel's Highway 1. No casualties were reported.

An El Al plane in Ben Gurion Airport

Palestinians can start flying out of Ramon airport later this month

West Bank Palestinians who want to travel abroad must now go through the Allenby Crossing in the Jordan Valley and into neighboring Jordan for international flights out of Amman.

Cargo plane with military equipment lands at Ramon Airport

Palestinians can start flying out of Ramon airport later this month

West Bank Palestinians who want to travel abroad must now go through the Allenby Crossing in the Jordan Valley and into neighboring Jordan for international flights out of Amman.

Cargo plane with military equipment lands at Ramon Airport

Cabinet approves former defense minister as head of Israel Aircraft Industries

Amir Peretz was appointed by the gov't on Sunday as the new head of the IAI, despite the appointment committee deeming him unqualified.

Chairman of the Labor party Amir Peretz seen during a press conference with Meretz leader Nitzan Horowitz and party members in Tel Aviv on March 12, 2020.

Flight from Tel Aviv to Kiev delayed after passenger refuses to wear mask

According to Ynet, after being asked to put on a face mask, the passenger started swearing and confronting the flight attendants on the plane.

El Al plane

Israel and Jordan sign historic airspace agreement

The deal allows flights crossing over one country to also fly over the other.

Jordan's King Abdullah II (R) greets Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, as leaders gathered to deliver a joint statement on Middle East Peace talks in the East Room of the White House in Washington September 1, 2010