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Benin Airport
DNBE / BNIBenin, NigeriaELEV 258 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
45 nm
To the nearest alternate
Warri Airport (QRW).
Overview
Benin Airport (DNBE / BNI) sits in Benin, Nigeria, where it functions as a mid-sized airport. The airport sits 258 feet above sea level. Alongside scheduled airline service, the airport handles a steady flow of private and charter traffic.
No charter operator is headquartered on the field, but operators routinely position aircraft into BNI for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Warri Airport (QRW, 45 nm), Akure Airport (AKR, 59 nm), and Asaba International Airport (ABB, 64 nm).
Charter pricing from BNI depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Benin.
Field capability
ICAO
DNBE
IATA
BNI
FAA / Local
DNBE
Elevation
258 ft
Coordinates
6.3170° N · 5.5995° E
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Medium
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs Nigeria fields
state range 57–4,232 ft
At 258 ft, BNI sits lower than 72% of the 29 Nigeria fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 45nmQRWWarri AirportOkpe
- 59nmAKRAkure AirportAkure
- 64nmABBAsaba International AirportAsaba
- 89nmDNBYBayelsa International AirportYenagoa
- 110nmQOWSam Mbakwe International Cargo AirportOwerri
- 112nmPHCPort Harcourt International AirportPort Harcourt
Location
Open the full mapDNBE · Benin Airport · Benin, Nigeria