AirportsBenin Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Benin, in Edo State, Nigeria. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is BNI.
Key facts
- IATA code
- BNI
- ICAO code
- DNBE
- City
- Benin
- State or region
- Edo State
- Country
- Nigeria
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 6.3170° N, 5.5995° E
- Elevation
- 79 m (258 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,399 m (7,870 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, BNI means Benin Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: DNBE. ICAO codes that begin with D belong to West Africa. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 6.3170° N, 5.5995° E. It stands 79 metres (258 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Africa/Lagos, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Benin Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,399 metres (7,870 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 24 airports of Nigeria on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 22.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/23 | 2,399 m 7,870 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Warri AirportOkpe | QRW | 84 km |
| Akure AirportAkure | AKR | 109 km |
| Asaba International AirportAsaba | ABB | 118 km |
| Sam Mbakwe International Cargo AirportOwerri | QOW | 203 km |
| Port Harcourt International AirportPort Harcourt | PHC | 208 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 7,867 km | 10 h 00 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 7,393 km | 9 h 25 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 5,686 km | 7 h 20 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 5,052 km | 6 h 35 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 8,655 km | 10 h 55 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 12,628 km | 15 h 45 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 10,918 km | 13 h 40 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 13,341 km | 16 h 35 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 15,330 km | 19 h 00 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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