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Coordinates: 33°13′00.00″N 35°35′48.00″E / 33.2166667°N 35.5966667°E / 33.2166667; 35.5966667
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'''Kiryat Shmona Airport''' {{airport codes|KSW|LLKS}} used to be an [[Israel|Israeli]] airport located in the northern town of [[Kiryat Shmona]]. It handled domestic flights until [[2003]]<ref>{{he icon}} {{cite web | title = חברת טמיר למבקר המדינה: מופז וסיטרמן פועלים בניגוד לדין |work = Nfc.co.il, [[15 March]], [[2007]] | url = http://www.nfc.co.il/Archive/001-D-120621-00.html?tag=22-02-28 | accessmonthday = 5 April | accessyear = 2007 }}</ref>. when it closed down due to a lack of passenger traffic<ref>{{he icon}} {{cite web | title = מקבץ חדשות: מהצפון עד הדרום|work = [[Yedioth Ahronoth]], [[12 March]], [[2007]] | url = http://www.ynet.co.il/articles/0,7340,L-3375023,00.html | accessmonthday = 5 April | accessyear = 2007 }}</ref>. Rights to fly a domestic route to and from the airport are held by [[Tamir Airways]]<ref>{{he icon}} {{cite web | title = התנועה למען איכות השלטון מתערבת בסכסוך המונע את הפעלתו של שדה התעופה בקרית שמונה|work = [[The Marker]], [[21 January]], [[2007]] | url = http://www.themarker.com/tmc/article.jhtml?log=tag&ElementId=zb20070121_98501 | accessmonthday = 5 April | accessyear = 2007 }}</ref> while rights to operate the landing strip are owned by a seperate company that is in a dispute with [[Tamir Airways]]. The operator and the mayor of [[Kiryat Shmona]] have yet to resolve the dispute and because of this the airport does not function]]<ref>{{he icon}} {{cite web | title = הטיסות לצפון הארץ הופסקו עקב מחלוקת כספית |work = [[Ha'aretz]], [[8 October]], [[2006]] | url = http://www.haaretz.co.il/hasite/spages/771928.html?more=1 | accessmonthday = 5 April | accessyear = 2007 }}</ref>.


'''Kiryat Shmona Airport''' ({{lang-he|שדה התעופה קריית שמונה}}) {{Airport codes|KSW|LLKS}} is a public [[Israel]]i airport located 2&nbsp;km east of the northern town of [[Kiryat Shmona]]. The airport is operated by Kiryat Shmona Travellers Inc.
==Footnotes==
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==History==
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Its history was checkered based on lack of economic viability and local political differences. [[Arkia]] handled domestic flights until end of 2003,<ref>{{cite news
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| title = Tamir Company criticises the state: Mofaz and Siterman working illegally
| language = Hebrew
| work = Nfc.co.il
| date = 15 March 2007
| url = http://www.nfc.co.il/Archive/001-D-120621-00.html?tag=22-02-28
| accessdate = 5 April 2007 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news
| title = Tel Aviv-Rosh Pina flights to be renewed
| work = [[Ynetnews]]
| date=17 January 2006
| url = http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3201577,00.html
| accessdate = 17 January 2006}}</ref> when it closed down due to a lack of passenger traffic.<ref>{{cite news|title=News collection: From the North to the South |language=Hebrew |work=[[Yedioth Ahronoth]] |date=12 March 2007 |url=http://www.ynet.co.il/articles/0,7340,L-3375023,00.html |accessdate=5 April 2007 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070324105426/http://www.ynet.co.il/articles/0%2C7340%2CL-3375023%2C00.html |archivedate=24 March 2007 }}</ref> Now rights to fly a domestic route to and from the airport are held by [[Tamir Airways]],<ref>{{cite news
| author = Zohar Blumenkrantz
| title = The Movement for Quality Government gets involved in the power struggle over the running of Kiryat Shmona airport
| language = Hebrew
| work = [[The Marker]]
| date = 21 January 2007
| url = http://www.themarker.com/tmc/article.jhtml?log=tag&ElementId=zb20070121_98501
| accessdate = 5 April 2007
}}{{Dead link|date=May 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> while rights to operate the landing strip are owned by a separate company that is in a dispute with Tamir Airways. In 2006, the new airport terminal was opened. Tamir Airways announced that it would stop flying to Upper Galilee shortly before the [[Second Lebanon War]] broke out, but they changed their mind because they saw it as a "mission of national importance".<ref>{{cite news |author=Zohar Blumenkrantz | date=17 May 2007 | url=http://www.haaretz.com/news/airline-to-stop-flights-to-galilee-as-of-june-1st-1.220838 | title=Airline to stop flights to Galilee as of June 1 (2007)| accessdate=2007-05-19}}</ref> Nevertheless, they ceased their (twice a day) flights to [[Sde Dov Airport]] on June 1, 2007. The next closest airport is [[Ben Ya'akov Airport|Ben Ya'akov]] near [[Rosh Pinna|Rosh Pina]], 30&nbsp;km south.

[[Image:KiriatShmonaAerodrome.jpg|thumb|250px| Kiryat Shmona Aerodrome chart]]
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Image:KiryatShmonaAndAirport.jpg|Kiryat Shemona and its airport in the background
Image:KiryatShmonaOldTerminal.jpg|Old (previous) terminal, permanently closed
Image:KiryatShmonaRunway21.jpg|Runway 21 with Naftali hills in the background
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== References ==
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{{Portalbar|Israel|Aviation}}
{{Israel Airports Authority}}
{{Israel Airports Authority}}
{{Airports in Israel}}
{{Israeli Airports}}


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[[Category:Airports in Israel]]
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Latest revision as of 06:03, 21 November 2023

Kiryat Shmona Airport

שדה התעופה קריית שמונה‎
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerDisputed
OperatorMetailey Kiryat Shmona Inc.
ServesKiryat Shmona
Elevation AMSL376 ft / 115 m
Coordinates33°13′00.00″N 35°35′48.00″E / 33.2166667°N 35.5966667°E / 33.2166667; 35.5966667
Map
KSW is located in Northeast Israel
KSW
KSW
KSW is located in Israel
KSW
KSW
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
03/21 4,423 1,348 Asphalt

Kiryat Shmona Airport (Hebrew: שדה התעופה קריית שמונה) (IATA: KSW, ICAO: LLKS) is a public Israeli airport located 2 km east of the northern town of Kiryat Shmona. The airport is operated by Kiryat Shmona Travellers Inc.

History[edit]

Its history was checkered based on lack of economic viability and local political differences. Arkia handled domestic flights until end of 2003,[1][2] when it closed down due to a lack of passenger traffic.[3] Now rights to fly a domestic route to and from the airport are held by Tamir Airways,[4] while rights to operate the landing strip are owned by a separate company that is in a dispute with Tamir Airways. In 2006, the new airport terminal was opened. Tamir Airways announced that it would stop flying to Upper Galilee shortly before the Second Lebanon War broke out, but they changed their mind because they saw it as a "mission of national importance".[5] Nevertheless, they ceased their (twice a day) flights to Sde Dov Airport on June 1, 2007. The next closest airport is Ben Ya'akov near Rosh Pina, 30 km south.

Kiryat Shmona Aerodrome chart
  • Kiryat Shemona and its airport in the background
    Kiryat Shemona and its airport in the background
  • Old (previous) terminal, permanently closed
    Old (previous) terminal, permanently closed
  • Runway 21 with Naftali hills in the background
    Runway 21 with Naftali hills in the background

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Tamir Company criticises the state: Mofaz and Siterman working illegally". Nfc.co.il (in Hebrew). 15 March 2007. Retrieved 5 April 2007.
  2. ^ "Tel Aviv-Rosh Pina flights to be renewed". Ynetnews. 17 January 2006. Retrieved 17 January 2006.
  3. ^ "News collection: From the North to the South". Yedioth Ahronoth (in Hebrew). 12 March 2007. Archived from the original on 24 March 2007. Retrieved 5 April 2007.
  4. ^ Zohar Blumenkrantz (21 January 2007). "The Movement for Quality Government gets involved in the power struggle over the running of Kiryat Shmona airport". The Marker (in Hebrew). Retrieved 5 April 2007.[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ Zohar Blumenkrantz (17 May 2007). "Airline to stop flights to Galilee as of June 1 (2007)". Retrieved 2007-05-19.



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