Israel's Airports and Border Crossings to Close for Yom Kippur Holiday

Israel's Ben Gurion Airport (TLV), Ramon Airport, and Haifa Airport will gradually cease operations ahead of the Yom Kippur holiday, with land border crossings also closing at various times. The cessation of air traffic at Ben Gurion Airport will begin on Sunday, September 20. Terminal 1 will see its last departure at 1:00 PM and its last domestic arrival at 1:10 PM. Terminal 3, handling international flights, will have its final international arrival and departure at 1:55 PM, after which all activity will halt.

Resumption of services will be staggered. At Terminal 3, the first international arrival is scheduled for Monday, September 21, at 10:30 PM, with the first international departure expected at 11:30 PM. Terminal 1 will not reopen for international or domestic flights until Tuesday, September 22, at 2:00 AM.

Ramon Airport near Eilat will stop all air traffic after its last landing at 11:30 AM on Sunday, September 20. Flights will not resume until 6:00 AM on Tuesday, September 22. Similarly, Haifa Airport will conclude its operations with its last landing at 2:00 PM on Sunday, September 20, and will restart flights at 6:00 AM on Tuesday, September 22.

Land border crossings will also operate under special schedules. The Allenby Bridge crossing will close at 11:00 AM on Sunday, September 20, and will reopen on Tuesday, September 22. Rabin Crossing will close at 12:00 PM on Sunday and also reopen on Tuesday. The Begin Crossing, connecting Eilat to Sinai, will cease operations at 1:00 PM on Sunday but is scheduled to reopen earlier than the others, at 10:00 PM on Monday, September 21. The Jordan River Crossing will close at 12:00 PM on Sunday, with the last passenger acceptance at 10:30 AM, and will resume normal hours on Tuesday, September 22.

The Israel Airports Authority advises all travelers to verify their flight and crossing times in advance, noting the varied return-to-operation schedules across different facilities.