History:

The airfield at Mahanaim, east of Rosh Pina, was constructed by the British Mandate administration in the years 1943-1945, during the time of King George VI of Britain. The airfield served the British as a forward airfield, serving the needs of the British Military, against the French army operating in Syria.

Two intersecting runways were constructed for this purpose: 05 - 23 and 15 - 33 of a length of 1,080 meters and a width of 40 meters, surrounded by peripheral taxiways, in accordance with the British Standard. The paving method was rather interesting: Compressed aggregate for the covering of the runways, a layer of bitumen and on that an additional layer of gravel and asphalt.

Since 1948 - with the establishment of the State, the airfield was taken over by the Air Force. Battle positions and cover from the time of the British Mandate remained at the airfield, but the control tower and passenger terminal were not yet erected.

In the 1950s, Arkia began commercial activities at Rosh Pina, working from a hut, which served as the passenger terminal as well as the control tower.

1968 - The activities are transferred to the end of Runway 33, where a passenger Terminal was built.

1971 - A control tower and fire station are constructed at the airfield. The fire station is equipped with modern fire engines, replacing the firefighting services which were provided until that time by the Hatzor Haglilit Town Federation.

1994 - The Passenger Terminal is renovated and extended, in the wake of the increase in passenger traffic and the activities of Arkia.

Information:

Country Code: +972 ~ IDD Access Code: 00 ~ Domestic Prefix: 0 ~ Time Zone: GMT+2

Rosh Pina - Mahanaim Ben Yaakov Airport (RPN/LLIB)

Airport Data: Position 32°58´52"N, 035°34´19"E, Elevation 281m (921ft)

Airfield Data
Navigational Aids: VOR-DME, NDB
Runway 1: Heading 05/23, 1,001m (3,284ft), No ILS
Runway 2: Heading 15/33, 1,077m (3,533ft), 15/F/C/Y/T, No ILS

Address:

Rosh Pina Airport,
Israel, PO Box 73,
1200 Rosh Pina

Tel: +972 (0)6 936478
Fax: +972 (0)6 537272

WEB: http://www.iaa gov il/Rashat/en-US/Airports/RoshPina/

E-mail: telmas at iaa gov il
E-mail: avia at iaa gov il

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General Info
Country	Israel
ICAO ID	LLIB
Time	UTC+2(+3DT)
Latitude	32.981047 32° 58' 51.77" N
Longitude	35.571908 035° 34' 18.87" E
Elevation	922 feet 281 meters
Type	Civil
Magnetic Variation	003° E (03/05)
Operating Agency	CIVIL GOVERNMENT, (LANDING FEES AND DIPLOMATIC CLEARANCE MAY BE REQUIRED)
Alternate Name	ROSH PINA
Near City	Rosh Pina
Operating Hours	SEE REMARKS FOR OPERATING HOURS OR COMMUNICATIONS FOR POSSIBLE HOURS

Communications
ROSH PINA TWR Opr SR-SS.	118.45

Runways
ID	Dimensions	Surface	PCN	ILS
05/23	3190 x 100 feet 972 x 30 meters	ASPHALT	-	NO
15/33	3655 x 100 feet 1114 x 30 meters	ASPHALT	015FCYT	NO

Navaids
Type	ID	Name	Channel	Freq	Distance From Field	Bearing From Navaid
VOR-DME	ROP	ROSH PINA	100X	115.3	At Field	-
NDB	RPN	ROSH PINA	-	243	1.1 NM	038.8

Supplies/Equipment
Fuel	Unknown fuel type or whether there is any fuel.

Remarks
CAUTION	Gldr act.
OPR HOURS	Opr 0430-1600Z++ Sun-Thu, 0430-1500Z++ Fri and day before hol, 0700-1600Z++ Sat and hol.
RSTD	Rwy 05-23 max tkof wt 12,566 lb.

Runway 05/23

3190 x 100 feet
972 x 30 meters

Runway 15/33

3655 x 100 feet
1114 x 30 meters

Navaids

Navaids

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