Infrastructure

Airports Authority to End Ramon Night Operations, Affecting About 25 U.S. Tankers

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Courtroom-sketch editorial illustration of the Ramon Airport departure terminal with an Israeli emergency pickup and flag in the foreground and other response vehicles along the curb.

The Israel Airports Authority will end nighttime operations at Ramon Airport from November 1, leaving about 25 U.S. Air Force refueling aircraft unable to take off or land there overnight. The tankers were moved from Ben Gurion Airport to Ramon to reduce pressure on civilian flight schedules. The authority cited a severe staffing shortage and sustained workload, and told its American counterpart to find alternative operational arrangements. CENTCOM has reportedly asked Israeli officials for explanations, while the aircraft continue to support regional missions by day and night.

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