AviatDataBenina International Airport BEN / HLLB
Benghazi · Libya · Libyan Civil Aviation Authority (Civil Aviation and Meteorology Bureau of Libya), administered via Benghazi under the eastern House of Representatives/LNA civil-aviation authority, separate from Tripoli's GNU-aligned counterpart, reflecting Libya's parallel east-west government structure since 2014. A widely-repeated claim of a "$1.3bn LDRF-led" redevelopment with contractors "Global Builders Company"/"Terminal Group Holding" could not be corroborated by any available source (including targeted web searches) and should be treated as unverified, possibly fabricated, pending a primary-source confirmation
1.2Mpax · 2024
H24International · customs & immigrationJet A-1
ICAO / IATAHLLB / BEN
OperatorLibyan Civil Aviation Authority (Civil Aviation and Meteorology Bureau of Libya), administered via Benghazi under the eastern House of Representatives/LNA civil-aviation authority, separate from Tripoli's GNU-aligned counterpart, reflecting Libya's parallel east-west government structure since 2014. A widely-repeated claim of a "$1.3bn LDRF-led" redevelopment with contractors "Global Builders Company"/"Terminal Group Holding" could not be corroborated by any available source (including targeted web searches) and should be treated as unverified, possibly fabricated, pending a primary-source confirmation
Coordinates32.0972°N, 20.2694°E
Elevation433 ft · 132 m
Time zoneEET (UTC+2, no DST)
Passengers / yr1,200,000 (2024)
CustomsYes
Border controlYes
SchengenNo
FuelJet A-1
Bonded—
AIP referenceHLLB — AIP Libya (LCAA)
Operating hoursH24 (ATC/tower per Libyan AIP); scheduled international service is intermittent and has been suspended for security reasons multiple times since 2014 (closed May 2014, reopened 15 Jul 2017, closed again, resumed Oct 2020 after an ~18-month suspension) — verify current NOTAMs/travel advisories before planning given Libya's continuing east-west political split
TerminalsSingle passenger terminal building; current passenger/cargo handling capacity not independently verified. A 2008-era plan for a new 5M-pax terminal (SNC-Lavalin contract, ~1.1bn LYD/€630m) was proposed but its completion status is unclear per available sources. A more recent claim of a $1.3bn, 125,000 m², 15M-pax, A380-capable LDRF-funded terminal could not be corroborated and should be treated as unverified
Runways (2)
- 15L/33R · 3,600 m / 11,811 ft · 45 m wide · Asphalt · ILS None
- 15R/33L · 3,600 m / 11,811 ft · 45 m wide · Asphalt · ILS None confirmed — a claimed Feb 2026 ILS/DME installation on RWY 15R by "Spain's Sky Navigation Systems" could not be corroborated by any source found and should be treated as unverified/likely erroneous until confirmed via current AIP or NOTAM
Airport contact
Benina remains eastern Libya's operating international gateway under the Benghazi-based House of Representatives/LNA civil aviation administration (separate from Tripoli's GNU-run system). Both runways are 3,600m (11,811ft) asphalt per Wikipedia and OurAirports; the draft's 3,576m figure was incorrect. No ILS could be confirmed on either runway — a specific claim of a Feb 2026 ILS installation by a company called Sky Navigation Systems returned no corroboration across multiple searches and appears to be fabricated; treat as unconfirmed pending primary AIP/NOTAM verification. Similarly, the specific $1.3bn LDRF-funded redevelopment with named contractors Global Builders Company/Terminal Group Holding could not be verified from any source and should not be relied upon without independent confirmation; only an older (2008), separately-sourced 5M-pax terminal plan by SNC-Lavalin is documented, with unclear completion status.com) appears to be an erroneous/unrelated value (Galaxy Gas is an unrelated consumer brand) and has been removed; the phone number could not be independently confirmed either way. Traffic reportedly still runs through the existing single terminal, and the ~1.2M pax (2024) figure is an unverified/unofficial estimate since Libya publishes no official civil aviation statistics.
Services
Available
On request / PPR
Seasonal / ageing
Unconfirmed / not listed
Ground handling
Available
Libyan Ground Services Company (LGSC)
Full passenger, ramp, baggage and turnaround handling. LGSC (LAAHCO subsidiary; 40+ years' operating history, 50+ commercial/charter/military/cargo clients per company site) runs a dedicated Benina branch, confirmed both by its own LinkedIn announcement naming Benina in a new Royal Jordanian Airlines route (4 weekly flights from Dec 2025) it will ground-handle, and by repeated Libyan press coverage (LibyaObserver, others) of labor disputes/government salary interventions at "الشركة الليبية للمناولة والخدمات الأرضية بمطار بنينا" (LGSC's Benina-airport branch) through 2021-2023.
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Aircraft fuel
Available · 2 providers
Libyan Ground Services Company (LGSC)
LGSC advertises on-call refuelling coordination ("On call fueling services is provided by Libyan Ground Services at all Libyan airports") as part of its ground-handling contract. Physical Jet A-1 supply at Benina is via Brega Petroleum Marketing Company's on-airport depot (see separate entry); LGSC's specific role as into-plane agent at BEN is unconfirmed.
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Brega Petroleum Marketing Company (BPMC)
Libya's National Oil Corporation-affiliated petroleum marketing company operates the dedicated Jet A-1 depot/warehouse at Benina Airport. Libya Herald (Apr 2023) reported the administrative building equipped and tanks supplied, with an airside pipeline to the aircraft parking apron planned; a Libyan News Agency report (5 Apr 2025) confirms Brega's Central/Eastern Region operations director inspected the Benina Airport warehouse's "daily workflows" and operational readiness, indicating it is now functioning, not merely under construction. A comparable depot opened at nearby Labraq Airport in March 2023 with 200,000-litre capacity. BPMC is the documented national aviation-fuel supplier; a distinct third-party into-plane agent at BEN was not identified.
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De-icing
Not listed
Part-145 line maintenance
Not listed
Part-145 base maintenance
Not listed
Component shops & overhaul
Not listed
Flight catering
Available · 2 providers
Air Culinaire Worldwide
Confirmed directly on Universal Aviation/Universal Weather's own airport reference page for Benina Intl (HLLB/BEN), which lists Air Culinaire Worldwide under "Preferred Service Partner - Catering Arrangements" with the phone number •••. Air Culinaire Worldwide is a global flight-catering coordinator sourcing meals through local kitchens/partners; whether it maintains its own on-airport kitchen at BEN is unconfirmed.
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Libyan Catering Company (الشركة الليبية للتموين)
State flight-kitchen subsidiary of the Libyan-African Aviation Holding Company (the group that also owns Libyan Airlines, Afriqiyah Airways and Libyan Ground Services); its own "Benghazi branch" Facebook page confirms it as "فرع بنغازى والقائمة بمطار بنينا الدولى" (Benghazi branch, based at Benina International Airport) in posts soliciting a cleaning-services contractor for its premises there. Consistent with LAA records of 2 catering companies operating at Benina. Specific contract terms/volumes not independently confirmed.
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Aircraft cleaning
On request
Libyan Ground Services Company (LGSC)
Aircraft interior/cabin cleaning is listed among LGSC's core ground-handling services ("professional team in aircraft cleaning sector are qualified to deal with the A/C") provided at all Libyan stations including the confirmed Benina branch; not independently itemized for BEN specifically.
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Ground support equipment
Not listed
Cargo handling
Available
Libyan Ground Services Company (LGSC)
Cargo handling is listed among LGSC's standard network-wide services (company site: "Cargo Handling... provides full handling to Cargo flights"), consistent with the confirmed active Benina branch; BEN-specific cargo volumes/contract terms are not independently confirmed.
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Aviation security
Not listed
Passenger & crew transport
On request · 2 providers
Libyan Ground Services Company (LGSC)
Crew/passenger accommodation and ground-transport arrangement ("Accommodation & Transportation... crew and passenger transport") is listed among LGSC's standard services network-wide; a BEN-specific contract was not independently confirmed.
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Berniq Terminal (Bank of Commerce & Development)
Terminal's PIB-described specification includes "VIP limousine services and systems to provide comfort for travellers through the terminal for all classes" (Libya Herald, May 2022); a dedicated airline-crew ground-transport contract was not independently confirmed.
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Flight support
Available
Berniq Terminal (Bank of Commerce & Development)
Privately financed and operated passenger terminal at Benina under a 25-year Build-Operate-Transfer concession held by Libya's Bank of Commerce & Development (the same group that founded Berniq Airways); opened 12 May 2022 (Libya Herald). Confirmed 2.5-million-passenger annual capacity with 3 VIP lounges ("one for external, one for internal flights and one for private flights"), duty-free market, business/office facilities and Covid-era sterilization systems, per the Privatisation and Investment Board's own project description reported at opening. A dedicated VIP lounge build-out was also documented in 2024 (WDfirm architecture). Runs alongside the main state-operated terminal.
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Hotel & travel
Unconfirmed
Tibesti Hotel Benghazi
15-storey, 242-room hotel (Wikipedia) in central Benghazi overlooking the 23rd July Lake, roughly 19km from Benina Airport; long-cited as housing airline ticket/administrative offices and used as a crew/visitor accommodation option for flights through Benina. A formal airline crew-accommodation contract was not independently confirmed.
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