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Air Libya

Airline of Libya

Air Libya is a privately owned charter airline based in Benghazi, Libya. It was established in 1996 as Tibesti Air Libya, and was initially based in Tripoli. The company now operates charter flights in support of oil field operations, as well as providing some scheduled and "ad hoc" charter services.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

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Air Libya plane
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Air Libya is a privately owned charter airline based in Benghazi, Libya. It was established in 1996 as Tibesti Air Libya, and was initially based in Tripoli. The company now operates charter flights in support of oil field operations, as well as providing some scheduled and "ad hoc" charter services. Its main base is at Benina International Airport in Benghazi.2

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Destinations

Current destinations

As of January 2021, Air Libya does not serve any scheduled destinations.

Terminated destinations

Agadez - Agadez Airport

Alexandria - Alexandria International Airport

Al-Fashir - El Fasher Airport

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Benghazi - Benghazi Airport

Kufra - Kufra Airport

N'Djamena - N'Djamena Airport

Sabha - Sabha Airport

Tobruk - Tobruk Airport

Fleet

Current fleet

As of July 2026, Air Libya operates the following aircraft:

Former fleet

As of August 2025, Air Libya operated 3 Avro RJ100 and 1 Bombardier CRJ200.

The airline also previously operated:

1 BAe 146-200

1 further Avro RJ100

1 Boeing 737-200

1 Boeing 737-500 (as of August 2017)

1 Yakovlev yak-40

From Wikipedia’s article on Air Libya, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3

Timeline

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