One of my favorite activities on Yom Haatzmaut is watching the airforce flyover. I personally like to watch the planes fly over the Knesset or from the Tayelet.
BEST VIEWING SPOT – Gan Sacher, Jerusalem – 11.04am & 2.27pm
The Air Force has prepared a special show to salute the citizens of the State of Israel on its 75th birthday.
The flight path will cover the entire country.
Here’s a partial list of fly-by times for cities and towns.
- Jerusalem: 11.04am
- Tel Aviv: 11.16am
- Haifa: 11.24am
- Modiin: 11.33am
- Beersheva: 10.12am
- Ashdod: 10am
- Netanya: 11.19am
- Rehovot: 11.13am
- Sderot: 10.04am
- Beit Shemesh: 11.07am
The flyover will include F-15, F-16 and F-35 fighter jets; Lavi training aircraft; C-130 cargo planes; a Boeing refueling plane; Black Hawk, Sea Stallion, Panther and Apache helicopters; and Israel Aerospace Industries Heron drones. IAI drones are participating in the flyover.
Click here for the full list of cities and times to expect to see the planes fly overhead.
Click here for an interactive map (in Hebrew) with details of the types of military hardware, planes & helicopters that you will see in our skies!
