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During [[World War II]], the airport was used by the [[United States Army Air Force]] [[Air Transport Command]]. It functioned as a stopover en-route to [[Payne Field]] near [[Cairo]] or to [[Mellaha Field]] near [[Tripoli]] on the North African Cairo-Dakar transport route for cargo, transiting aircraft and personnel. |
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Revision as of 18:56, 8 May 2009
Benina International Airport مطار بنينة الدولي | |||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Operator | Civil Aviation and Meteorology Bureau | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Benghazi | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 433 ft / 132 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 32°05′49″N 20°16′10″E / 32.09694°N 20.26944°E | ||||||||||||||
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Benina International Airport (IATA: BEN, ICAO: HLLB) (Arabic: مطار بنينة الدولي) serves Benghazi, Libya. It is located in the town of Benina, 19 km 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.
Future Plans
A new terminal with a capacity of 5 million passengers will be developed north of the existing runway at Benina International under a LD720 million first-stage contract awarded to Canada's SNC-Lavalin. The final cost is estimated at LD1.1 billion. As with Tripoli International Airport, the new terminal was designed by Aéroports de Paris Engineering. Preliminary work and site preparation has started, but it remains unclear when the terminal will be open for operation.[1]
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
|---|---|
| Afriqiyah Airways | Tripoli |
| Air Libya | Tripoli |
| Air One Nine | Tripoli |
| Alajnihah Airways | Tripoli |
| Buraq Air | Aleppo, Alexandria, Istanbul-Atatürk, Misurata, Tripoli |
| EgyptAir | Cairo |
| EgyptAir operated by EgyptAir Express | Alexandria |
| Ghadames Air Transport | Kufra, Misurata, Sebha, Tripoli |
| Libyan Airlines | Alexandria, Amman, Athens, Cairo, Damascus, Dubai, Istanbul-Atatürk, Kufra, Rome-Fiumicino, Sebha, Tripoli, Tunis |
| Royal Jordanian | Amman [begins 1 June] |
| Tunisair | Tunis |
| Turkish Airlines | Istanbul-Atatürk |
World War II
During World War II, the airport was used by the United States Army Air Force Air Transport Command. It functioned as a stopover en-route to Payne Field near Cairo or to Mellaha Field near Tripoli on the North African Cairo-Dakar transport route for cargo, transiting aircraft and personnel.
References
- ^ (May 20, 2008), Endres, Gunter, Libya to restructure air transport sector, FlightGlobal, Accessed May 20, 2008