AirportsBenina International Airport is a large airport serving Benina, in Benghazi District, Libya. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is BEN.
Key facts
- IATA code
- BEN
- ICAO code
- HLLB
- City
- Benina
- State or region
- Benghazi District
- Country
- Libya
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 32.0968° N, 20.2695° E
- Elevation
- 132 m (433 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 3,576 m (11,732 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, BEN means Benina International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: HLLB. ICAO codes that begin with H belong to east and north-east Africa. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 32.0968° N, 20.2695° E. It stands 132 metres (433 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Africa/Tripoli, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Benina International Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 3,576 metres (11,732 feet). A runway of this length can take the largest long-distance aircraft. Among the 7 airports of Libya on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 5.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15L/33R | 3,576 m 11,732 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 15R/33L | 3,576 m 11,731 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Al Abraq International AirportAl Albraq | LAQ | 176 km |
| Misrata International AirportMisrata | MRA | 491 km |
| Chania International AirportSouda, Greece | CHQ | 524 km |
| Kithira AirportKithira Island, Greece | KIT | 529 km |
| Kalamata AirportKalamata, Greece | KLX | 576 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 5,405 km | 7 h 00 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 5,415 km | 7 h 00 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 3,492 km | 4 h 40 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 2,736 km | 3 h 50 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 8,062 km | 10 h 15 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 11,493 km | 14 h 20 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 9,337 km | 11 h 45 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 10,203 km | 12 h 50 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 15,478 km | 19 h 10 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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