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Palmachim

Air Force Base 30 (LLPL)

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Palmachim Israeli Air Force Base (ICAO: LLPL) is located near the cities of Rishon LeZion and Yavne on the Mediterranean coast. It is named after the adjacent Kibbutz Palmachim.

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The base is home to several S-70 helicopter and UAV squadrons, and serves as a rocket & missile launch site for the Israeli space program.

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The launchpad's location ensures that rocket debris falls into water, and that the rocket does not fire over regional neighboring countries near Israel that may feel threatened.

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