Ben Gurion Airport Halts All Flights for Yom Kippur Observance
Translated & summarized from JDN by baba
Ben Gurion Airport will suspend all flights from Sunday afternoon, September 20, 2026, until Monday evening, September 21, 2026, for Yom Kippur. Operations will fully resume by early Tuesday morning.
The story in 4 lines · by baba
- Ben Gurion Airport halts all flights for Yom Kippur.
- Flight suspensions begin Sunday, September 20, 2026, at 1:00 PM.
- Operations resume Monday evening, September 21, 2026.
- Full service returns by Tuesday morning, September 22, 2026.
Ben Gurion Airport will suspend all flight operations in observance of Yom Kippur, the holiest day in Judaism. The gradual cessation of air traffic will begin on Sunday, September 20, 2026, at 1:00 PM local time. During this period, all takeoffs and landings in Israel will cease, reflecting the national solemnity and introspection associated with the holiday.
The last departure from Terminal 1 is scheduled for 1:00 PM, with the final domestic arrival at 1:10 PM. Terminal 3 will see its last international departure and arrival at 1:55 PM on Sunday.
Air traffic will resume on Monday, September 21, 2026, after the conclusion of Yom Kippur. The first international flight is expected to land at Terminal 3 at 10:30 PM, followed by the first international departure at 11:30 PM.
Full operational capacity, including international and domestic flights at Terminal 1, is set to resume on Tuesday, September 22, 2026, at 2:00 AM.
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