Ben Gurion Airport
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Ben Gurion Airport is referenced as the intended destination of the missing transport; its mention frames the timing (25 minutes before scheduled landing) and elevates the disappearance into an international concern.
Absent on-screen but invoked as a remote, urgent point of arrival tied to the missing flight's timeline.
Reference destination that helps staff calculate flight timing and urgency.
Represents the link between the U.S. and Israeli officials — a place where diplomatic travel converges with national security.
An international airport under national jurisdiction; not directly accessed in the event.
Ben Gurion Airport is referenced as the intended destination of the missing transport, establishing the timeline and geographic end-point of the disrupted flight.
Not onscreen; functions as a distant, ordered hub now rendered uncertain by the missing plane.
Geographic referent that frames timing and urgency of the search and rescue operation.
Represents the disrupted normalcy of travel and diplomatic movement.
Typical airport controls; extraneous to the Oval Office action but essential for international coordination.
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