Benina International Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

Benina, Benghazi District (Libya)

IATA: BEN ICAO: HLLB

Longest Active Runway

11,732 ft

3,576 meters

Field Elevation

433 ft

132 m MSL

Runway Inventory

2 active

Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

32.0968°, 20.2695°

LARGE AIRPORT

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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

#253 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#408 of 7558

Top 5.4% percentile worldwide

National Standing (Libya)

#2 of 3 in LY

#7 of 14 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

+17.3%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 BEN in numbers: 11,732 ft longest runway · #253 of 650 published · #408 of 7,558 worldwide (top 5.4%) · #2 in Libya.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway ≥10,500 ft

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Elevation & National Context

Lowland Aerodrome (<2,000 ft)

BEN lies at 132 m (433 ft), #291 of 650 published airports by elevation and 49.1 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is equal to the Libya median; LAQ is highest at 2,157 ft, 1,724 ft higher than BEN.

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Regional Density & Alternates (100 NM)

1 Qualifying Aerodrome in Vicinity

Closest of 1 paved-runway (≥5,000 ft) neighbour within 100 NM: Al Abraq International Airport (LAQ), 95 NM, 11,824 ft. LAQ has the radius's longest runway, 92 ft more than BEN.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 11,732 ft (3,576 m)

BEN runways: 15L/33R 11,732 × 148 ft asphalt (asp); 15R/33L 11,731 × 148 ft asphalt (asp). National standing: #2 of 3 in Libya; LAQ leads by 92 ft (11,824 ft). +17.3% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
15L/33R	11,732 ft (3576 m / 3.576 km)	148 ft (45m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active
15R/33L	11,731 ft (3576 m / 3.576 km)	148 ft (45m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active

🧭 Comparative Aerodromes (100 NM Radius, ≥5,000 ft Paved)

Great-circle Haversine spatial proximity matching for commercial facilities with paved runway capacity within 100 NM.

Aerodrome Name	IATA	Distance	Longest Runway	Lighting
Al Abraq International Airport (Al Albraq)	`LAQ`	95 NM (175.9 km)	11,824 ft	—

🛡️ Source: OurAirports Open Aviation Database, snapshot 2026-09-01 · Provenance →