Gush Katif Airport

The airport was closed and abandoned as part of Israel's unilateral disengagement from the Gaza Strip. After the Israeli withdrawal and handover to the Palestinian Authority, the airfield's infrastructure was systematically dismantled and destroyed, rendering it permanently inoperable.

The site is completely abandoned and non-functional as an airport. The runway has been broken up and removed, and the land has been repurposed for agricultural use and scattered construction. The faint outline of the former airstrip is still visible in satellite imagery, but no aviation infrastructure remains. The area is located within the Khan Yunis Governorate.

Gush Katif Airport was a small, private airfield that served the Israeli settlements within the Gush Katif bloc. It was not a commercial airport for public use. Its primary functions included supporting agricultural activities (such as crop dusting), accommodating private light aircraft for settlers, and serving minor logistical and security roles for the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) in the area. The ICAO code 'PS-0005' is an unofficial identifier, likely used by flight simulation communities, as Palestine is not an ICAO member state and does not have officially assigned codes. The airfield was a significant piece of infrastructure for the Israeli settler community in Gaza prior to their evacuation.

There are no known plans or realistic prospects for reopening Gush Katif Airport. The facility is entirely destroyed, and its small size and historical context as a settler-specific airfield make it an unlikely candidate for reconstruction. Any future international efforts to restore aviation capabilities in the Gaza Strip would almost certainly focus on the site of the former, much larger Yasser Arafat International Airport.