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Benin Airport

airport serving Benin in Nigeria
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Benin Airport

Summary

Benin Airport is an airport[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of airport entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (64 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Benin Airport is located in Edo State[3].
  • Benin Airport is in the country of Nigeria[4].
  • Benin Airport's instance of is recorded as airport[5].
  • Benin Airport's instance of is recorded as commercial traffic aerodrome[6].
  • Benin Airport's IATA airport code is recorded as BNI[7].
  • Benin Airport's ICAO airport code is recorded as DNBE[8].
  • Benin Airport's Commons category is recorded as Benin Airport[9].
  • Benin Airport's located in time zone is recorded as Africa/Lagos[10].
  • Benin Airport's runway is recorded as 05/23[11].
  • Benin Airport's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 6.3169444444444, 'lon': 5.5994444444444}[12].
  • Benin Airport's place served by transport hub is recorded as Benin City[13].
  • Benin Airport's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Benin City'}[14].
  • Benin Airport's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Benin City'}[15].
  • Benin Airport sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+79'}[16].
  • Benin Airport's aerodrome reference point is recorded as {'lat': 6.31698, 'lon': 5.5995}[17].
  • Benin Airport's patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+143513'}[18].
  • Benin Airport's patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+197690'}[19].
  • Benin Airport's patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+253780'}[20].
  • Benin Airport's patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+18077'}[21].
  • Benin Airport's patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+25327'}[22].
  • Benin Airport's patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+27441'}[23].
  • Benin Airport's patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+28793'}[24].
  • Benin Airport's patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+26281'}[25].
  • Benin Airport's patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+24934'}[26].
  • Benin Airport's patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+28577'}[27].

Body

Geography

Benin Airport is in the country of Nigeria[4]. It is located in Edo State[3].

Physical Characteristics

Benin Airport sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+79'}[16].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include airport[5] and commercial traffic aerodrome[6].

Why It Matters

Benin Airport ranks in the top 3% of airport entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (64 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Related Entities

Benin City Nigeria

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . World Airport Traffic Report. wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . Q12013. wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . World Airport Traffic Report. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . World Airport Traffic Report. store.aci.aero. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . faan.gov.ng. faan.gov.ng. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . faan.gov.ng. faan.gov.ng. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . faan.gov.ng. faan.gov.ng. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . faan.gov.ng. faan.gov.ng. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . faan.gov.ng. faan.gov.ng. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . faan.gov.ng. faan.gov.ng. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . faan.gov.ng. faan.gov.ng. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . faan.gov.ng. faan.gov.ng. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . faan.gov.ng. faan.gov.ng. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . faan.gov.ng. faan.gov.ng. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 14d ago · Shem.iz · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Coordinate location → {'lat': 6.3169444444444, 'lon': 5.5994444444444}
    Worldcat entities id → E39PBJvHftfQJtGCPJM7grKmVC
    Instance of → —
    Instance of → airport, commercial traffic aerodrome
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-short:0||ml */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32649|batch #32649]]: nig-dml-f3"
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