# Benina International Airport (BEN / HLLB)

**Benina International Airport** (IATA: BEN, ICAO: HLLB) is a large airport in Benina, Benghazi District, Libya. It has 2 runways; the longest is 3,576 m (11,732 ft).

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/hllb

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: BEN / HLLB
- Type: Large airport
- Serves: Benina, Benghazi District, Libya
- Elevation: 132 m / 433 ft
- Coordinates: 32.0968, 20.2695
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 3,576 m / 11,732 ft
- Time zone: UTC+2 · Africa/Tripoli
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benina_International_Airport (24 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q44553
- Weather station: HLLB · WMO 62053
- Ident: HLLB

## Timeline

- 2 Dec 1977: 1977 Benghazi Libyan Arab Airlines Tu-154 crash. 59 killed.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 15L/33R | 3,576 m / 11,732 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 151° / 331° | yes |
| 15R/33L | 3,576 m / 11,731 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 151° / 331° | yes |

## Routes

18 destinations in 12 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (17)

- [MRA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/hlms.md) Misrata International Airport · Libya · 491 km / 305 mi · Berniq Airways, Afriqiyah Airways
- [MJI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/hllm.md) Mitiga International Airport · Libya · 661 km / 411 mi · MedSky Airways, Libyan Airlines, Berniq Airways, Buraq Air, Afriqiyah Airways
- [MLA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lmml.md) Malta International Airport · Malta · 676 km / 420 mi · MedSky Airways
- [ATH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lgav.md) Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport · Greece · 730 km / 454 mi · MedSky Airways, Marathon Airlines
- [ZIS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/hlzn.md) Alzintan Airport · Libya · 757 km / 470 mi · Fly Oya, Berniq Airways
- [SEB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/hlls.md) Sabha Airport · Libya · 798 km / 496 mi · Afriqiyah Airways
- [HBE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/heba.md) Alexandria International Airport · Egypt · 903 km / 561 mi · Libyan Airlines, EgyptAir, Afriqiyah Airways
- [AKF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/hlkf.md) Kufra Airport · Libya · 930 km / 578 mi · Libyan Airlines, Afriqiyah Airways
- [TUN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/dtta.md) Tunis Carthage International Airport · Tunisia · 1,061 km / 659 mi · Libyan Airlines, Berniq Airways, Afriqiyah Airways
- [CAI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/heca.md) Cairo International Airport · Egypt · 1,082 km / 672 mi · Libyan Airlines, EgyptAir, Afriqiyah Airways
- [IST](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltfm.md) İstanbul Airport · Türkiye · 1,268 km / 788 mi · Libyan Airlines, Berniq Airways, Turkish Airlines
- [FCO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lirf.md) Rome–Fiumicino Leonardo da Vinci International Airport · Italy · 1,292 km / 803 mi · MedSky Airways
- [AMM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ojai.md) Queen Alia International Airport · Jordan · 1,483 km / 921 mi · Royal Jordanian
- [DAM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/osdi.md) Damascus International Airport · Syria · 1,525 km / 948 mi · Syrian Air
- [JED](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oejn.md) King Abdulaziz International Airport · Saudi Arabia · 2,197 km / 1,365 mi · Libyan Airlines
- [DWC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/omdw.md) Al Maktoum International Airport · United Arab Emirates · 3,486 km / 2,166 mi · Berniq Airways
- [DXB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/omdb.md) Dubai International Airport · United Arab Emirates · 3,492 km / 2,170 mi · flydubai

### Seasonal charter (1)

- [MSQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/umms.md) Minsk National Airport · Belarus · 2,501 km / 1,554 mi · Belavia

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from BEN, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Hub airlines (2)

- [Berniq Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/berniq-airways) · 6
- 7I [Air Libya](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-libya)

### Passenger (12)

- 8U [Afriqiyah Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/afriqiyah-airways) · 7
- LN [Libyan Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/libyan-airlines) · 7
- MedSky Airways · 4
- MS [EgyptAir](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/egyptair) · 2
- B2 [Belavia](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/belavia) · 1 · seasonal charter
- UZ [Buraq Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/buraq-air) · 1
- Fly Oya · 1
- FZ [flydubai](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/flydubai) · 1
- O8 [Marathon Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/marathon-airlines) · 1
- RJ [Royal Jordanian](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/royal-jordanian) · 1
- RB [Syrian Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/syrian-air) · 1
- TK [Turkish Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/turkish-airlines) · 1

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 3,576 m / 11,732 ft | #448 of 29,858 | #59 in Africa | #13 in LY |
| Elevation | 132 m / 433 ft | =28,375 of 43,403 | #2,622 in Africa | #38 in LY |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =24 in Africa | =3 in LY |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | BENGHAZI APP | 126.500 |
| ARR | ARR | 127.000 |
| DEP | DEP | 127.000 |
| GND | GND | 121.300 |
| TWR | TWR | 118.100 |

## Nearby airports

- [HL64](https://dromopedia.com/airports/hl64.md) Benghazi Aviation Club Airport · 27 km / 16 mi
- [HL60](https://dromopedia.com/airports/hl60.md) Elmarj Airport · 74 km / 46 mi
- [HL59](https://dromopedia.com/airports/hl59.md) Al Khadim Airport · 88 km / 54 mi
- [HLZU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/hlzu.md) Zuetina Airport · 138 km / 86 mi
- [HL58](https://dromopedia.com/airports/hl58.md) Ajdabiya Airport · 148 km / 92 mi

## Sources

- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [Wikipedia: “Benina International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Benina_International_Airport&oldid=1370301894), revision of 20 Aug 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/hllb/data