Rona Ramon, widow of Israeli astronaut Ilan Ramon, laid the cornerstone of the new Ramon International Airport at Timna, 19km north of Eilat. The first new civilian airport since the founding of the state will take four years to construct and cost NIS 1.7 billion.
http://www.jpost.com/Breaking-News/Cornerstone-laid-for-Timna-International-Airport-near-Eilat-312668
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