Quiet runway The longest runway at the airfield, , and the main take off runway from east to west (direction 08/26'''), is referred to as "the quiet runway" since jets taking off in this direction produce less noise pollution for surrounding residents. A 24 million NIS renovation project completed in February 2006 reinforced the runway and made it suitable for wide-body aircraft such as Airbus A380.
Quiet runway The longest runway at the airfield,  and the main take off runway from east to west (direction 08/26'''), is referred to as "the quiet runway" since jets taking off in this direction produce less noise pollution for surrounding residents. A 24 million NIS renovation project completed in February 2006 reinforced the runway and made it suitable fo,r wide-body aircraft such as Airbus A380.