34° 52' E Ben Gurion International Airport or Ben Gurion Airport (IATA: TLV, ICAO: LLBG), located near Lod and once known as Lod Airport, is 15 km southeast of Tel Aviv, and is the largest international airport in Israel. The airport's IATA airport code is TLV, and its ICAO airport code is LLBG. It is operated by the Israeli Airports Authority. In Israel it is often referred by its Hebrew acronym: נתב"ג = נמל תעופה בן גוריון (and ...

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Ben Gurion International Airport - Terminals
Ben Gurion International Airport - Terminal 1 Ben Gurion International Airport - Terminal 2 Ben Gurion International Airport - Terminal 3
Ben Gurion International Airport - Ground Transportation Ben Gurion International Airport - Runways
Ben Gurion International Airport - Main Runway Ben Gurion International Airport - Short Runway Ben Gurion International Airport - Quiet Runway
Ben Gurion International Airport - Historical Events Ben Gurion International Airport - Airlines flying to Ben-Gurion International Airport

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Ben Gurion International Airport, Ben Gurion International Airport - Terminals, Ben Gurion International Airport - Terminal 1, Ben Gurion International Airport - Terminal 2, Ben Gurion International Airport - Terminal 3, Ben Gurion International Airport - Ground Transportation, Ben Gurion International Airport - Runways, Ben Gurion International Airport - Main Runway, Ben Gurion International Airport - Short Runway, Ben Gurion International Airport - Quiet Runway, Ben Gurion International Airport - Historical Events, Ben Gurion International Airport - Airlines flying to Ben-Gurion International Airport

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An Airline hub is an airport that an airline uses as a transfer point to get passengers to their intended destination. It is part of a hub and spoke model, where travelers moving between airports not served by direct flights change planes en route to their destination. Some airlines may use only a single hub, while other airlines use multiple hubs. Hubs are used for both passenger flights as well as cargo flights. Many airlines also utilize focus cities, which function much the same as hubs, but with fewer flights. Airli ...

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Airline hub - Major passenger airlines and their hubs
Airline hub - North America Airline hub - Latin America Airline hub - Western Europe Airline hub - Eastern Europe Airline hub - Africa and Middle East Airline hub - Asia Airline hub - Oceania
Airline hub - Interesting Facts

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Jerusalem (31°46′N 35°14′E; Hebrew: יְרוּשָׁלַיִם ▶ (help·info); Yerushalayim; Arabic: القُدس ▶ (help·info) al-Quds; (alternative Arabic found in Bible translations: أُورْشَلِيم Urshalim); see also names of Jerusalem) is an ancient Middle Eastern city. It is the holiest city of Judaism and is of key importance to Christianity and Islam. T ...

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Jerusalem - Name Jerusalem - History Jerusalem - Status as Israel's capital
Jerusalem - Palestinian aspirations Jerusalem - UN position Jerusalem - United States position Jerusalem - United Kingdom position Jerusalem - Arguments for and against internationalization
Jerusalem - Religious significance Jerusalem - Geography and demography
Jerusalem - Geography Jerusalem - Neighborhoods places and monuments Jerusalem - Demographics
Jerusalem - Tourism
Jerusalem - Museums
Jerusalem - Jerusalem today
Jerusalem - Mayors and government Jerusalem - Economy
Jerusalem - Transportation
Jerusalem - Roads Jerusalem - Buses Jerusalem - Railway Jerusalem - Airports
Jerusalem - Born in Jerusalem Jerusalem - External reference and links
Jerusalem - Official site Jerusalem - Photographs Jerusalem - Maps Jerusalem - Status of the city Jerusalem - History Jerusalem - News and media Jerusalem - Institutions Jerusalem - Books

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Airport security refers to the techniques and methods used in protecting airports and by extension aircraft from crime and terrorism. Large numbers of people pass through airports every day. Such a large gathering of people presents a natural target for terrorism and other forms of crime due to the number of people located in a small area. Similarly, the high concentration of people on larger airliners and the potental high lethality rate of attacks on aircraft provide an alluring target for terrorism. Airport security provides ...

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Airport security - Airport enforcement authority Airport security - Process and equipment Airport security - Notable incidents Airport security - Airport Security by Country
Airport security - Canada Airport security - France Airport security - India Airport security - Singapore Airport security - United Kingdom Airport security - United States

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British Airways destinations - East Asia. China, People's Republic of Beijing (Beijing Capital International Airport) Hong Kong (Hong Kong International Airport) Shanghai (Shanghai Pudong International Airport) Japan Tokyo (Narita International Airport) British Airways destinations - South Asia. Bangladesh Dhaka (Zia International Airport) India Chennai ...

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British Airways destinations, British Airways destinations - Africa, British Airways destinations - Asia, British Airways destinations - East Asia, British Airways destinations - South Asia, British Airways destinations - Southeast Asia, British Airways destinations - Southwest Asia, British Airways destinations - Europe, British Airways destinations - North America, British Airways destinations - United States Canada and Mexico, British Airways destinations - Bermuda and the Caribbean, British Airways destinations - Oceania, British Airways destinations - South America

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Austrian Airlines destinations - East Asia. China, People's Republic of Beijing (Beijing Capital International Airport) Shanghai (Shanghai Pudong International Airport) Japan Osaka (Kansai International Airport) Tokyo (Narita International Airport) Austrian Airlines destinations - South Asia. India Delhi (Indira Gandhi International Airport) Mumbai (Chatrapati Shivaji Inter ...

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Austrian Airlines destinations, Austrian Airlines destinations - Africa, Austrian Airlines destinations - Asia, Austrian Airlines destinations - East Asia, Austrian Airlines destinations - South Asia, Austrian Airlines destinations - Southeast Asia, Austrian Airlines destinations - Southwest Asia, Austrian Airlines destinations - Europe, Austrian Airlines destinations - North America, Austrian Airlines destinations - Caribbean, Austrian Airlines destinations - Oceania

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Many Palestinians had already become refugees by the time neighboring Arab states attacked the newly established State of Israel in 1948, and the exodus continued during the war until after the armistice that ended it (see Palestinian Exodus.) These refugees, the great majority of whom had lived there for generations, were generally not permitted to return to their homes. The final estimate of their number was 711,000, according to the United Nations Conciliation Commission (General Progress Report and Supplementary Report of the U ...

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Palestinian refugee, Palestinian refugee - History, Palestinian refugee - Who is a Palestinian refugee?, Palestinian refugee - Right of return, Palestinian refugee - Treatment in Arab countries, Palestinian refugee - Jordan, Palestinian refugee - Saudi Arabia, Palestinian refugee - Lebanon, Palestinian refugee - Kuwait

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Delta Air Lines destinations - United States U.S. Territories Canada and Mexico. Canada British Columbia Vancouver (Vancouver International Airport) Ontario Toronto (Toronto Pearson International Airport) Quebec Montreal (Montréal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport) Mexico Baja California Sur San Jose del Cabo (Los Cabos International Airport) Feder ...

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Delta Air Lines destinations, Delta Air Lines destinations - Asia, Delta Air Lines destinations - East Asia, Delta Air Lines destinations - South Asia, Delta Air Lines destinations - Southwest Asia, Delta Air Lines destinations - Europe, Delta Air Lines destinations - North America, Delta Air Lines destinations - United States U.S. Territories Canada and Mexico, Delta Air Lines destinations - Bermuda and the Caribbean excluding US territories, Delta Air Lines destinations - Central America, Delta Air Lines destinations - South America

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El Al operates the following services (at October 2005): El Al - Domestic. Eilat (int'l online connex only) Ovda (int'l online connex only) Tel Aviv El Al - Africa. Egypt Cairo (Cairo International Airport) South Africa Johannesburg (Johannesburg Int ...

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El Al, El Al - History, El Al - Destinations, El Al - Domestic, El Al - Africa, El Al - Asia, El Al - Europe, El Al - North America, El Al - Cargo, El Al - Incidents and accidents, El Al - Fleet, El Al - External link

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List of places named after people - Australia. Queensland - Queen Victoria Tasmania - Abel Tasman Victoria - Queen Victoria List of places named after people - Brazil. Rondônia - Marshal Cândido Rondon Santa Catarina - Saint Catherine São Paulo - Saint Paul List of places named after people - Canada. Alberta - Princess Louise Caroline Alberta, fourth daughter of Queen Vict ...

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List of places named after people, List of places named after people - Continents, List of places named after people - Countries, List of places named after people - Former countries, List of places named after people - Administrative divisions, List of places named after people - Australia, List of places named after people - Brazil, List of places named after people - Canada, List of places named after people - Chile, List of places named after people - Colombia, List of places named after people - France, List of places named after people - Mexico, List of places named after people - Namibia, List of places named after people - New Zealand/Aotearoa, List of places named after people - Norway, List of places named after people - Papua New Guinea, List of places named after people - Paraguay, List of places named after people - Romania, List of places named after people - United Kingdom, List of places named after people - United States, List of places named after people - Uruguay, List of places named after people - Towns and cities, List of places named after people - Brazil, List of places named after people - Czech Republic, List of places named after people - France, List of places named after people - Germany, List of places named after people - Kyrgyzstan, List of places named after people - Poland, List of places named after people - Turkmenistan, List of places named after people - Vietnam, List of places named after people - Islands, List of places named after people - Airports, List of places named after people - Former airports, List of places named after people - List of places categorized by name of person

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All the branches of Israeli government (Presidential, Legislative, Judicial, and Administrative) are seated in Jerusalem. The Knesset building is in Jerusalem. As of 2004, only two states, Costa Rica and El Salvador, locate their embassies in Jerusalem (since 1984). Bolivia and Paraguay have their embassies in Mevasseret Zion, a suburb of Jerusalem. The Netherlands maintains an office in Jerusalem serving mainly Israeli citizens. Other foreign governments base Consulate General offices in Jerusalem, including Greece, the United Kingdo ...

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Jerusalem, Jerusalem - Name, Jerusalem - History, Jerusalem - Status as Israel's capital, Jerusalem - Palestinian position, Jerusalem - UN position, Jerusalem - United States position, Jerusalem - United Kingdom position, Jerusalem - Arguments for and against internationalization, Jerusalem - Religious significance, Jerusalem - Geography and demography, Jerusalem - Geography, Jerusalem - Neighborhoods places and monuments, Jerusalem - Demographics, Jerusalem - Tourism, Jerusalem - Museums, Jerusalem - Jerusalem today, Jerusalem - Mayors and government, Jerusalem - Economy, Jerusalem - Transportation, Jerusalem - Roads, Jerusalem - Buses, Jerusalem - Railway, Jerusalem - Airports, Jerusalem - Born in Jerusalem, Jerusalem - External reference and links, Jerusalem - Official site, Jerusalem - Photographs, Jerusalem - Maps, Jerusalem - Status of the city, Jerusalem - History, Jerusalem - News and media, Jerusalem - Institutions, Jerusalem - Books

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The name Tel Aviv in Hebrew means "Hill (tel) of Spring (aviv)", the title given by Nahum Sokolov to his Hebrew translation of Theodor Herzl's book Altneuland (German: "Old-new-land"). The Hebrew word aviv means spring (the season). There is an account that Sokolov came up with the Hebrew title "Tel Aviv" to allude to the destruction of the ancient Jewish state and its hoped-for restoration: aviv = "spring" to symbolize renewal; and tel to symbolize the destruction of the ancient state, follow ...

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Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv - Origin of the name, Tel Aviv - History, Tel Aviv - Culture, Tel Aviv - Sports, Tel Aviv - Transportation, Tel Aviv - Statistics, Tel Aviv - Mayors of Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv - Twin cities, Tel Aviv - Footnote

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Air Canada destinations - Canada. Alberta Calgary (Calgary International Airport) Hub Edmonton (Edmonton International Airport) Fort McMurray Grand Prairie Lethbridge (Lethbridge County Airport) British Columbia Cranbrook Castlegar Fort St. John Kamloops Kelowna Nanaimo Penticton Prince George Prince Rupert Smithers Terrace Vanco ...

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Air Canada destinations, Air Canada destinations - Asia, Air Canada destinations - East Asia, Air Canada destinations - South Asia, Air Canada destinations - Southwest Asia, Air Canada destinations - Europe, Air Canada destinations - North America, Air Canada destinations - Canada, Air Canada destinations - Mexico, Air Canada destinations - United States, Air Canada destinations - Bermuda and the Caribbean excluding US territories, Air Canada destinations - Central America, Air Canada destinations - Oceania, Air Canada destinations - South America

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Many Palestinians had already become refugees prior to the time neighboring Arab states attacked the newly established State of Israel in 1948, and the exodus continued during the war until after the armistice that ended it (see Palestinian Exodus.) These refugees, the great majority of whom had lived there for generations, were generally not permitted to return to their homes. The final estimate of their number was 711,000, according to the United Nations Conciliation Commission (General Progress Report and Supplementary Report of ...

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Palestinian refugee, Palestinian refugee - History, Palestinian refugee - Who is a Palestinian refugee?, Palestinian refugee - Right of return, Palestinian refugee - Treatment in Arab countries, Palestinian refugee - Jordan, Palestinian refugee - Saudi Arabia, Palestinian refugee - Lebanon, Palestinian refugee - Kuwait

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When Egypt and Syria attacked the Sinai and the Golan Heights, respectively, on the night of October 6, 1973, the Western world was stunned. Iraq had also sent some troops. With their dramatic successes early in the war, Arab nations also issued a warning that they would stop all oil shipments to any nation that assisted Israel in defense. However, it soon became clear that Israel was in desperate need of supplies if they were to repulse the attack, and on October 9, Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir issued a personal appeal for assistance. ...

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Operation Nickel Grass, Operation Nickel Grass - Operation, Operation Nickel Grass - Effects

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The name Tel Aviv in Hebrew means "Hill (tel) of Spring (aviv)", the title given by Nahum Sokolov to his Hebrew translation of Theodor Herzl's book Altneuland (German: "Old-new-land"). The Hebrew word aviv means spring (the season). There is an account that Sokolov came up with the Hebrew title "Tel Aviv" to allude to the destruction of the ancient Jewish state and its hoped-for restoration: aviv = "spring" to symbolize renewal; and tel to symbolize the destruction of the ancient state, follow ...

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Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv - Origin of the name, Tel Aviv - History, Tel Aviv - Culture, Tel Aviv - Sports, Tel Aviv - Transportation, Tel Aviv - Mayors of Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv - Twin cities, Tel Aviv - Footnote

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Continental Airlines destinations - United States U.S. Territories Canada and Mexico. Canada Alberta Calgary/Banff (Calgary International Airport) Edmonton (Edmonton International Airport) British Columbia Vancouver (Vancouver International Airport) New Brunswick Moncton (Moncton International Airport) (Starting May 2, 2006) Newfoundland and Labrador St. John's (St. John's International Airpo ...

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Continental Airlines destinations, Continental Airlines destinations - Asia, Continental Airlines destinations - East Asia, Continental Airlines destinations - Southwest Asia, Continental Airlines destinations - South Asia, Continental Airlines destinations - Europe, Continental Airlines destinations - North America, Continental Airlines destinations - United States U.S. Territories Canada and Mexico, Continental Airlines destinations - Bahamas Bermuda and the Caribbean excluding US territories, Continental Airlines destinations - Central America, Continental Airlines destinations - South America

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Train-to-the-plane - One-seat ride via main-line train. Regional rail-type service directly from a city center to the airport, without needing to change trains and sometimes without intermediate stops: Tokyo Narita International Airport via JR East's Narita Express or Keisei Electric Railway's Skyliner Osaka Kansai International Airport via JR West's Haruka or Nankai Railway's Rapi:t Nagoya Chubu Centrair International Airport via Nagoya Railroad Sapporo Chitose Int ...

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Train-to-the-plane, Train-to-the-plane - Connection types, Train-to-the-plane - One-seat ride via main-line train, Train-to-the-plane - One-seat ride via local public transport, Train-to-the-plane - Rail to airport people mover, Train-to-the-plane - Rail to bus to airport, Train-to-the-plane - Future

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Airport security - Canada. All restrictions involving airport security are determined by the Canadian Air Transport Security Authority (CATSA). Since the September 11, 2001 attacks, airport security has tightened in Canada in order to prevent any attacks on Canadian soil. Airport security - France. French security has been stepped up since the terrorist attacks in France in 1986. In response France established the Vigipirate program. After a brief drop of the program it was reinstated in 1991. The program involves using troops to reinforce local security. ...

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Airport security, Airport security - Airport enforcement authority, Airport security - Process and equipment, Airport security - Notable incidents, Airport security - Airport Security by Country, Airport security - Canada, Airport security - France, Airport security - India, Airport security - Singapore, Airport security - United Kingdom, Airport security - United States

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