Nevatim Israeli Air Force Base Air Force Base 28 | |||||||||||
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בסיס נבטים | |||||||||||
Nevatim, Southern District in Israel | |||||||||||
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Coordinates | 31°12′30.05″N 35°00′44.28″E / 31.2083472°N 35.0123000°E | ||||||||||
Type | Airbase | ||||||||||
Site information | |||||||||||
Owner | Israel Defense Forces | ||||||||||
Operator | Israeli Air Force | ||||||||||
Site history | |||||||||||
Built | 1947 | & 1983||||||||||
In use | 1947 – 1948, 1983 – present | ||||||||||
Airfield information | |||||||||||
Identifiers | IATA: VTM, ICAO: LLNV | ||||||||||
Elevation | 424 metres (1,391 ft) AMSL | ||||||||||
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Nevatim Airbase (Hebrew: בסיס נבטים, English: sprouts) (IATA: VTM, ICAO: LLNV), also Air Force Base 28, is an Israeli Air Force (IAF) base, located 15 km east-southeast of Beersheba, near moshav Nevatim in the Negev desert. It is one of the largest in Israel and has three runways of different lengths. Stealth fighter jets, transport aircraft, tanker aircraft and machines for electronic reconnaissance/surveillance, as well as the Wing of Zion, are stationed there.