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Hatzor Air Base (ICAO LLHS) is a military airfield of the Israeli Air Force in Hatzor, Central District, Israel, built around a substantial triple-runway complex. It is not a civil aerodrome and offers no facilities for visiting light aircraft, but its scale and long, lit runways make it a notable fixture on the VFR chart for anyone flying in the region.
Hatzor Air Base sits in the Central District of Israel and is operated by the Israeli Air Force. It has historically been home to front-line fast-jet squadrons, and its size and infrastructure reflect an active military installation rather than a civil airfield. For a simulator pilot the field is chiefly of interest as a large, well-lit military complex with three substantial parallel and crossing runways.
Hatzor Air Base lies at Hatzor in Israel's Central District. As a military installation it sits within airspace controlled for defence purposes, and approach services for the wider Tel Aviv area are provided on the Tel Aviv APP frequency listed below.
The base has three physical runways. Runway 05/23 is 7,898 ft long with a hard surface and lighting. Runway 11L/29R is 7,968 ft long, also hard-surfaced and lit. Runway 11R/29L is the longest, at 8,115 ft, likewise hard-surfaced and lit. There is no ILS at the field. Field elevation is 121 ft.
Approach control in the area is provided as TEL AVIV APP on 120.9 MHz.
Hatzor Air Base has served as a base for Israeli Air Force fast-jet squadrons, including F-16 units; Key Aero has reported on the relocation of two F-16 squadrons from Hatzor to Ramat David Air Base. More recently, the base has been the site of construction linked to a combined US-Israeli operations facility, with the U.S. Air Forces in Europe - Air Forces Africa seeking a contractor to build a roof on a single-story command building at the northern end of the base, according to Israel Defense, with US Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 11 also reported working on the structure.
Hatzor remains an active Israeli Air Force installation and is not open to civil or general aviation traffic. Reporting indicates ongoing military development at the base, including work on a joint US-Israeli command and operations facility, alongside its continuing role hosting Israeli Air Force squadrons.
