Sde Dov (SDV)

Sde Dov Airport, also known as Dov Hoz Airport is a closed airport located in Tel Aviv, Israel which mainly handled scheduled domestic flights to Eilat, northern Israel, and the Golan Heights, as well as serving as a base for the Israeli Air Force. It was the largest airport in Tel Aviv proper, and the second largest in the area, after Ben Gurion Airport on the outskirts of Lod. The airport was named after Dov Hoz, one of the pioneers of Jewish aviation. It ceased operations on 30 June 2019 after a controversial, long-delayed plan came into effect to close the airport in order to build high-end residential apartments on its valuable beachfront property. Commercial flights will operate out of Ben Gurion Airport instead. The airport was a focus city for Arkia Israel Airlines and Israir Airlines.