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title: "TLV is which airport? Tel Aviv"
description: "TLV is Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv, Israel. Why the code is TLV and not something you could guess, what LLBG means, and the codes it gets mixed up with."
url: https://atoneplace.net/airport/tlv/
site: "At One Place"
---

# What airport is TLV?

**TLV is: Ben Gurion Airport**

Tel Aviv, Israel

## Why the code is TLV

Tel aViv.

The airport authority or a contemporaneous record states this directly.

## The airport

- **IATA code:** TLV
- **ICAO code:** LLBG
- **Airport:** Ben Gurion Airport
- **City:** Tel Aviv, Israel
- **Code origin:** Documented

The ICAO code LLBG spells out Ben Gurion, while the IATA code names the city instead — a common split. The airport has a departures hall with a stone-lined ramp descending to passport control, designed so arriving passengers walk down into the country rather than through a corridor.

## The other code, LLBG

Every airport has two codes. The three-letter IATA code, TLV, is the one on your boarding pass and your luggage tag, and it is assigned for commercial use. The four-letter ICAO code, LLBG, is the one pilots and controllers use, and it is assigned geographically: the first letter or two identify the region, so every airport in the same part of the world shares a prefix. That is why LLBG looks nothing like TLV.

## Common questions

### What airport is TLV?

Ben Gurion Airport, in Tel Aviv, Israel.

### Why is Tel Aviv's airport called TLV?

Tel aViv.

### What is the difference between TLV and LLBG?

TLV is the IATA code, used commercially — tickets, timetables, luggage tags. LLBG is the ICAO code, used operationally by pilots and air traffic control, and assigned geographically by region.

## Related pages

- [Israel](https://atoneplace.net/country/israel/)
- [The flag of Israel](https://atoneplace.net/flag/israel/)
- [Airport codes in Israel](https://atoneplace.net/airport/in/israel/)

## Sources

- OurAirports — OurAirports (https://ourairports.com/data/) [Public domain]