Nonstop flight route between Benghazi, Libya and Mogadishu, Somalia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Benina International Airport (BEN), Benghazi, Libya and Aden Adde International Airport (MGQ), Mogadishu, Somalia would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,640 miles (or 4,249 kilometers).
A Great Circle is the shortest distance between 2 points on a sphere. Because most world maps are flat (but the Earth is round), the route of the shortest distance between 2 points on the Earth will often appear curved when viewed on a flat map, especially for long distances. If you were to simply draw a straight line on a flat map and measure a very long distance, it would likely be much further than if you were to lay a string between those two points on a globe. Because of the large distance between Benina International Airport and Aden Adde International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
Try it at home! Get a globe and tightly lay a string between Benina International Airport and Aden Adde International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BEN / HLLB |
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Location: | Benghazi, Libya |
GPS Coordinates: | 32°5'48"N by 20°16'9"E |
Area Served: | Benina, Benghazi, Libya |
Operator/Owner: | Civil Aviation and Meteorology Bureau |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 433 feet (132 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from BEN |
More Information: | BEN Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MGQ / HCMM |
Airport Name: | Aden Adde International Airport |
Location: | Mogadishu, Somalia |
GPS Coordinates: | 2°0'48"N by 45°18'16"E |
Area Served: | Mogadishu, Somalia |
Airport Type: | Public |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from MGQ |
More Information: | MGQ Maps & Info |
Facts about Benina International Airport (BEN):
- The furthest airport from Benina International Airport (BEN) is Mangaia Island Airport (MGS), which is located 11,723 miles (18,866 kilometers) away in Mangaia Island, Cook Islands.
- The closest airport to Benina International Airport (BEN) is Al Bayda - Al abraq Airport (LAQ), which is located 110 miles (177 kilometers) ENE of BEN.
- Benina International Airport (BEN) has 2 runways.
- Because of Benina International Airport's relatively low elevation of 433 feet, planes can take off or land at Benina International Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
- During World War II, the airport was used by the United States Army Air Forces Ninth Air Force during the Eastern Desert Campaign.
- In addition to being known as "Benina International Airport", another name for BEN is "مطار بنينة الدولي".
Facts about Aden Adde International Airport (MGQ):
- The closest airport to Aden Adde International Airport (MGQ) is Baidoa Airport (BIB), which is located 138 miles (223 kilometers) WNW of MGQ.
- In April 2014, Prime Minister of Somalia Abdiweli Sheikh Ahmed laid the foundation stone for a new national Aviation Training Academy at the Aden Adde International Airportu.
- In the 1980s, the Somali federal government recruited the U.S.
- The furthest airport from Aden Adde International Airport (MGQ) is Atuona Airport (AUQ), which is located 11,824 miles (19,029 kilometers) away in Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia.
- Aden Adde International Airport (MGQ) currently has only 1 runway.
- In September 2013, the Turkish company Favori LLC began operations at the airport.
- With the collapse of the Siad Barre regime and the ensuing civil war, the airport's ongoing renovations came to a halt.