Airports / Israel / MTZ
Bar Yehuda Airfield
LLMZ / MTZMasada, IsraelELEV -1,266 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
21 nm
To the nearest alternate
Nevatim Air Base (VTM) — 6 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Bar Yehuda Airfield (LLMZ / MTZ) sits in Masada, Israel, where it functions as a mid-sized airport. The field lies at an elevation of -1,266 feet. The field has no airline schedules, which keeps it focused on private and general aviation flying.
MTZ has no resident charter fleet; trips here are typically flown by operators repositioning from surrounding airports. Useful alternates include Nevatim Air Base (VTM, 21 nm), Queen Alia International Airport (AMM, 39 nm), and Tel Nof Air Base (LLEK, 42 nm).
Quotes for flights out of MTZ vary with aircraft type, repositioning, and schedule flexibility. The airport is also known as Masada Airfield. Use the cost estimator to model a trip from MTZ, or browse verified operators serving the area.
Field capability
ICAO
LLMZ
IATA
MTZ
FAA / Local
LLMZ
Elevation
-1,266 ft
Coordinates
31.3282° N · 35.3886° E
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Medium
Scheduled svc
No
Elevation vs Israel fields
state range -1,266–2,126 ft
At -1,266 ft, MTZ sits lower than 89% of the 9 Israel fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 21nmVTMNevatim Air BaseBeersheba
- 39nmAMMQueen Alia International AirportAmman
- 42nmLLEKTel Nof Air BaseRehovot
- 48nmTLVBen Gurion International AirportTel Aviv
- 49nmADJMarka International (Amman Civil) AirportAmman
- 50nmLLRMRamon Air BaseBeersheba
Location
Open the full mapLLMZ · Bar Yehuda Airfield · Masada, Israel