Bentiu Airport sits at an elevation of 437 metres (1,434 ft) above sea level.

In September 2018 a Let L-410 Turbolet aeroplane on final approach to land at the airport lost contact with controllers.

The passengers killed included a Red Cross official, a government representative, two army officers, and the Bishop of Yirol, the Rt Revd Simon Adut Yuang.

[3][4][5] Initial reports stated that four people had survived, including two children and an Italian doctor.

[6] Several days after the crash the South Sudanese government stated that 20 people had died, and three had survived, one of whom was a flight attendant.