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LLJR identifies an airfield at Jerusalem, sited high on the plateau of the Judaean Mountains in the West Bank, Palestine, between the Mediterranean Sea and the Dead Sea. It offers a single hard-surfaced runway pair (11/29) at a field elevation of 2,461 feet, though little published information exists on its current operational status. Pilots planning a visit will find the surrounding city itself, one of the oldest and most contested in the world, considerably better documented than the aerodrome.
The aerodrome lies at Jerusalem, a city of great antiquity set on a plateau in the Judaean Mountains of the Southern Levant, between the Mediterranean coast and the Dead Sea depression. At a field elevation of 2,461 feet it sits well above sea level, a point worth noting for aircraft performance planning given the high plateau terrain in the vicinity. The city below is one of the oldest continuously inhabited places on earth and holds deep religious significance for Judaism, Christianity and Islam, making the approach and overflight visually striking, though the sources available speak chiefly to the city's history and status rather than to the aerodrome's own operations.
The field lies within the West Bank, Palestine, at coordinates 31.8666N 35.2175E, on the plateau of the Judaean Mountains between the Mediterranean Sea and the Dead Sea. Jerusalem itself straddles a politically complex boundary, with the city divided in usage between Israeli and Palestinian administration, a status that has remained contested since the Six-Day War of 1967. No specific airspace classification, controlling authority, or neighbouring aerodromes are given in the material available.
There is one physical runway, 11/29, aligned roughly northwest-southeast. It is 6,436 feet long with a hard surface and is lit. There is no ILS.
The Old City and its walls, rebuilt in their present form in 1538 under Suleiman the Magnificent, form an unmistakable landmark for anyone approaching Jerusalem, with the Dome of the Rock and the Qibli Mosque on the Temple Mount, and the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, all prominent within its bounds. The Old City is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and remains visually distinct from the surrounding modern city, making it a useful reference point when orienting toward the aerodrome.
