Lod Airbase, also Air Force Base 27, was an Israeli Air Force (IAF) airbase that was part of the Ben Gurion International Airport, located approximately 7 km (4 mi) north of Lod; 8 km (5 mi) east-southeast of Tel Aviv.

From 1938 to 1948 it was known as RAF Lydda while under British Royal Air Force control.

After the Israeli declaration of independence in May 1948, it became an IAF airbase and the only international airport in the new state of Israel.

Between July and November 1942, the US Army, Middle East Air Force – USAMEAF operated Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress and Consolidated B-24 Liberator aircraft from RAF Lydda.

This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency