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Benina International Airport
HLLB / BENBenina, LibyaELEV 433 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
95 nm
To the nearest alternate
Al Abraq International Airport (LAQ).
Overview
Benina International Airport (HLLB / BEN) is a large commercial airport serving Benina, Libya. Field elevation is 433 feet above sea level. Scheduled carriers operate here, and the field also sees regular private and charter activity.
While no charter operators list BEN as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are Al Abraq International Airport (LAQ, 95 nm), Marsa al Brega Airport (LMQ, 109 nm), and Bombah Airport (HL68, 146 nm).
Trip costs from BEN are driven by the aircraft category flown and how far it must reposition. You may also see the field referenced as Benghazi and Soluch Airfield. Browse operators flying from the area or estimate a trip cost from BEN to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
HLLB
IATA
BEN
FAA / Local
HLLB
Elevation
433 ft
Coordinates
32.0968° N · 20.2695° 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
Large
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs Libya fields
state range 33–2,296 ft
At 433 ft, BEN sits lower than 54% of the 13 Libya fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 95nmLAQAl Abraq International AirportAl Albraq
- 109nmLMQMarsa al Brega AirportMarsa al Brega
- 146nmHL68Bombah AirportBombah
- 198nmSRXSirt International Airport / Ghardabiya AirbaseSirt
- 283nmCHQChania International AirportSouda
- 311nmKLXKalamata AirportKalamata
Location
Open the full mapHLLB · Benina International Airport · Benina, Libya