Benina International Airport (IATA: BEN, ICAO: HLLB) (Arabic: ┘àÏÀÏºÏ▒ Ï¿┘å┘è┘åÏ® Ïº┘äÏ»┘ê┘ä┘è) serves Benghazi, Libya. It is located in the borough of Benina, 19 kilometres (12 mi) 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. As of 17 July 2014 all flights to the airport were suspended due to fighting in the area.