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BNI to YAO: distance & flight time
Benin (Benin Airport) → Yaounde (Yaoundé Airport)
442 mi
712 km · 384 nm
1h 26m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
442 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 26m gate to gate, flying southeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- BNI — Benin Airport · Benin, Nigeria
- YAO — Yaoundé Airport · Yaounde, Cameroon
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near BNI
- QRW · Warri Airport52 mi away
- AKR · Akure Airport67 mi away
- ABB · Asaba International Airport74 mi away
- QOW · Sam Mbakwe International Airport126 mi away
Near YAO
- NSI · Yaoundé Nsimalen International Airport8 mi away
- BMM · Bitam Airport122 mi away
- DLA · Douala International Airport125 mi away
- FOM · Foumban Nkounja Airport135 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is BNI from YAO?
The flight distance from Benin (BNI) to Yaounde (YAO) is 442 miles (712 km, 384 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BNI to YAO?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 26m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from BNI to YAO?
Nonstop service on BNI–YAO depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 1h 26m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from BNI to YAO?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on BNI–YAO that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some BNI to YAO fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain BNI–YAO tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.