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Benina International Airport مطار بنينا الدولي | |||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public/Military | ||||||||||||||
| Operator | Civil Aviation and Meteorology Bureau | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Benghazi, Libya | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Benina | ||||||||||||||
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| Elevation AMSL | 433 ft / 132 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 32°05′50″N 20°16′10″E / 32.09722°N 20.26944°E | ||||||||||||||
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Benina International Airport (IATA: BEN, ICAO: HLLB) (Arabic: مطار بنينا الدولي) serves Benghazi, Libya. It is located in the borough of Benina, 19 kilometres (12 mi) east of Benghazi, from which it takes its name. The airport is operated by the Civil Aviation and Meteorology Bureau of Libya and is the second largest in the country after Tripoli International Airport. Benina International is also the secondary hub of both Buraq Air and flag carrier, Libyan Airlines. As of 17 July 2014 all flights to the airport were suspended due to fighting in the area.[4]
- ^ "Airport information for HLLB". World Aero Data. Archived from the original on 5 March 2019.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) Data current as of October 2006. - ^ Airport information for Benina International Airport at Great Circle Mapper.
- ^ "Benghazi-Benina Airport". SkyVector. Archived from the original on 14 September 2018. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
- ^ "Libya in Mortal Danger". Saudi Gazette. 17 July 2014. Archived from the original on 10 August 2014.