Biarritz Pays Basque Airport

Coordinates: 43°28′06″N 01°31′24″W / 43.46833°N 1.52333°W / 43.46833; -1.52333
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Biarritz Pays Basque Airport

Aéroport de Biarritz Pays Basque
Summary
Airport typePublic
LocationBiarritz
Elevation AMSL245 ft / 75 m
Coordinates43°28′06″N 01°31′24″W / 43.46833°N 1.52333°W / 43.46833; -1.52333
Websitewww.biarritz.aeroport.fr
Map
LFBZ is located in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
LFBZ
LFBZ
Location of the airport in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
LFBZ is located in France
LFBZ
LFBZ
Location of the airport in France
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
09/27 7,382 2,250 Asphalt
Statistics (2022)
Passengers931,698
Passenger Change 21-22Increase 53.27%

Biarritz Pays Basque Airport (IATA: BIQ, ICAO: LFBZ), also known as Biarritz Airport or Biarritz-Parme Airport, is an airport serving Biarritz, French Basque Country. It is located 5 km (3.1 mi) southeast of Biarritz, near Bayonne and Anglet. In 2020, the Basque airport was shaken by the global pandemic and saw its infrastructure closed between March and May. A total of 383,366 passengers (down 64.04%) transited through the platform. In 2019, the airport welcomed the aircraft of many delegations during the G7 meeting organized in Biarritz. The airport opened on 11 April 1954.[1]

Facilities[edit]

The airport is 245 feet (75 m) above mean sea level. It has one paved runway designated 09/27 which measures 2,250 by 45 metres (7,382 ft × 148 ft).

Airlines and destinations[edit]

The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights to and from Biarritz:[2]

AirlinesDestinations
Air France[2] Lyon, Paris–Charles de Gaulle
Seasonal: Ajaccio, Geneva
Aurigny[2] Seasonal: Guernsey (begins 6 April 2024)
easyJet[2] Seasonal: Basel/Mulhouse, London–Gatwick, Lyon, Nice
Edelweiss Air Seasonal: Zürich[3]
Lufthansa Seasonal: Frankfurt,[4] Munich
Luxair[2] Seasonal: Luxembourg
Ryanair[2] Charleroi, London–Stansted
Seasonal: Bergamo (begins 3 June 2024), Dublin, Edinburgh (begins 1 April 2024)[5]
Scandinavian Airlines[2] Seasonal: Copenhagen, Stockholm–Arlanda
Swiss International Air Lines[2] Seasonal: Geneva
Transavia[2] Paris–Orly
Seasonal: Marseille (begins 12 April 2024)[6]
Volotea[2] Seasonal: Strasbourg[7]

Statistics[edit]

Passengers[edit]

Annual passenger traffic at BIQ airport. See Wikidata query.
Passengers per Year[8]
Year Passengers Change
2022 931,698 Increase053,27%
2021 607,864 Increase058,56%
2020 383,366 Decrease064,04%
2019 1,066,204 Decrease09,92%
2018 1,183,635 Decrease00,62%
2017 1,190,991 Increase04,88%
2016 1,135,482 Increase09.2%
2015 1,039,346 Decrease02.4%
2014 1,064,402 Decrease03.1%
2013 1,098,079 Increase01.2%
2012 1,084,200 Increase05.0%
2011 1,032,937 Increase04.3%
2010 989,622 Decrease02.2%
2009 1,011,589 Decrease 1.6%
2008 1,028,006 Increase 10.4%
2007 930,880 Increase 7.5%
2006 865,601 Increase 5.9%
2005 817,083

Movements[edit]

Movements per year[8]
Year Movements Change
2018 10,761 Decrease 4.89%
2017 11,314 Increase 3.02%
2016 10.981 Increase 12.68%
2015 9,745 Increase 1.65%
2014 9,584

Ground transport[edit]

The airport is serviced by three bus routes (C, 14, 48), delivering travellers to Biarritz, Bayonne, and Anglet, as well as Bidart and Hendaye.[9] Passengers heading to nearby Spain can take buses operated to Irun, San Sebastian, Pamplona, and Bilbao. Taxis are also accessible at the airport.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Historical background Biarritz Airport". Archived from the original on 12 August 2014. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j biarritz.aeroport.fr retrieved 7 September 2019
  3. ^ "EDELWEISS NS23 EUROPE NETWORK ADDITIONS".
  4. ^ "Lufthansa: 5,200 connections more to 205 destinations in summer 2023".
  5. ^ "Airline launches three new routes from Scottish airport". 14 January 2024.
  6. ^ "Transavia France NS24 Network Additions – 19DEC23". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
  7. ^ Liu, Jim. "Volotea moves selected new routes launch to S21". Routesonline. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  8. ^ a b "Union des Aéroports Français". www.aeroport.fr. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
  9. ^ "Buses – Aeroport de Biarritz". Aeroport de Biarritz. Retrieved 2 March 2017.

External links[edit]

Media related to Biarritz-Anglet-Bayonne Airport at Wikimedia Commons