Ramon Air Base

Ramon Airbase

Ramon Airbase is an Israeli Air Force (IAF) base on the highland of the Negev desert, 50 km south of Beersheba, 20 km northwest of the town Mitzpe Ramon and 17 km away from the Egyptian border to the west. The base and the town got their names from the huge "erosion crater" Makhtesh Ramon south of it. The base is also titled the Negev Airbase or Kanaf 25, it was formerly known as Matred after a mostly dry stream on it. It is home to several squadrons of fighter jets and attack helicopters, and has two runways measuring 2,700 and 3,010 meters in length.