Biarritz Pays Basque Airport

Biarritz Pays Basque Airport

*Aéroport de Biarritz Pays Basque*
Biarritz Pays Basque Airport; Aéroport de Biarritz Pays Basque
	IATA: BIQ; ICAO: LFBZ;
Summary
Airport type	Public
Location	Biarritz
Elevation AMSL	245 ft / 75 m
Coordinates	43°28′06″N 01°31′24″W / 43.46833°N 1.52333°W
Website	www.biarritz.aeroport.fr
Map
	LFBZ Location of the airport in Nouvelle-Aquitaine LFBZ Location of the airport in France
Runways
Statistics (2023)
Passengers
Passengers	970,483
Passenger Change 22-23	4.20%

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

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

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

Airlines	Destinations
Air France^[2]	Lyon,^[3] Paris–Charles de Gaulle^[4] Seasonal: Figari (begins 5 July 2025)
easyJet^[2]	Seasonal: Basel/Mulhouse, London–Gatwick, Lyon, Milan–Malpensa (begins 23 June 2025), Nice
Edelweiss Air	Seasonal: Zürich^[5]
KLM	Seasonal: Amsterdam (begins 19 April 2025)^[6]
Lufthansa	Seasonal: Frankfurt,^[7] Munich
Luxair^[2]	Seasonal: Luxembourg
Ryanair^[2]	Charleroi, London–Stansted^[8] Seasonal: Bergamo,^[9] Dublin, Edinburgh^[10]
Scandinavian Airlines^[2]	Seasonal: Copenhagen,^[11] Stockholm–Arlanda
Swiss International Air Lines^[2]	Seasonal: Geneva^[12]
Transavia^[2]	Paris–Orly^[13] Seasonal: Bastia (begins 12 July 2025),^[14] Marseille^[15]

Statistics

Passengers

Annual passenger traffic at BIQ airport. See Wikidata query.

Passengers per Year^[16]
Year	Passengers	Change
2023	970,483	4,20%
2022	931,698	53,27%
2021	607,864	58,56%
2020	383,366	64,04%
2019	1,066,204	9,92%
2018	1,183,635	0,62%
2017	1,190,991	4,88%
2016	1,135,482	9.2%
2015	1,039,346	2.4%
2014	1,064,402	3.1%
2013	1,098,079	1.2%
2012	1,084,200	5.0%
2011	1,032,937	4.3%
2010	989,622	2.2%
2009	1,011,589	1.6%
2008	1,028,006	10.4%
2007	930,880	7.5%
2006	865,601	5.9%
2005	817,083	–

Movements

Movements per year^[16]
Year	Movements	Change
2018	10,761	4.89%
2017	11,314	3.02%
2016	10.981	12.68%
2015	9,745	1.65%
2014	9,584	–

Ground transport

The airport is serviced by three bus routes (C, 14, 48), delivering travellers to Biarritz, Bayonne, and Anglet, as well as Bidart and Hendaye.^[17] Passengers heading to nearby Spain can take buses operated to Irun, San Sebastian, Pamplona, and Bilbao. Taxis are also accessible at the airport.

References

^ "Historical background Biarritz Airport". Archived from the original on 12 August 2014. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h biarritz.aeroport.fr retrieved 7 September 2019
^ "Air France NW24 Europe Frequency Changes – 27OCT24". Aeroroutes. Aeroroutes. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
^ "Air France NW22 Paris CDG Europe Frequency Variations – 23OCT22". Aeroroutes.
^ "EDELWEISS NS23 EUROPE NETWORK ADDITIONS".
^ "KLM NS25 European Network Additions". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 17 December 2024.
^ "Lufthansa: 5,200 connections more to 205 destinations in summer 2023".
^ "Ryanair Moves Additional Routes to Ryanair UK in NS23". Aeroroutes.
^ "Ryanair NS24 Network Additions Summary – 14JUL24".
^ "Airline launches three new routes from Scottish airport". 14 January 2024.
^ Liu, Jim (21 December 2022). "SAS NS23 Short-Haul Frequency Variations – 18DEC22". Aeroroutes.com. Retrieved 28 November 2024.
^ "SWISS NS24 European Network/Frequency Changes – 21JAN24". Aeroroutes. Aeroroutes. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
^ Liu, Jim (29 October 2024). "Transavia France NS25 A320neo Network Expansion – 27OCT24". Aeroroutes.com. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
^ "Transavia France NS25 Network Additions – 22OCT24". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
^ "Transavia France NS24 Network Additions – 19DEC23". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Union des Aéroports Français". www.aeroport.fr. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
^ "Buses – Aeroport de Biarritz". Aeroport de Biarritz. Retrieved 2 March 2017.

French Aeronautical Information Publication for LFBZ (PDF) – BIARRITZ BAYONNE ANGLET

External links

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

Biarritz – Anglet – Bayonne Airport (in English)
Air Club (in English and French)
Aéroport de Biarritz-Anglet-Bayonne (Union des Aéroports Français) (in French)

[1] "Historical background Biarritz Airport". Archived from the original on 12 August 2014. Retrieved 29 July 2014.

[officialschedule-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h biarritz.aeroport.fr retrieved 7 September 2019

[3] "Air France NW24 Europe Frequency Changes – 27OCT24". Aeroroutes. Aeroroutes. Retrieved 30 October 2024.

[4] "Air France NW22 Paris CDG Europe Frequency Variations – 23OCT22". Aeroroutes.

[5] "EDELWEISS NS23 EUROPE NETWORK ADDITIONS".

[6] "KLM NS25 European Network Additions". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 17 December 2024.

[7] "Lufthansa: 5,200 connections more to 205 destinations in summer 2023".

[8] "Ryanair Moves Additional Routes to Ryanair UK in NS23". Aeroroutes.

[9] "Ryanair NS24 Network Additions Summary – 14JUL24".

[10] "Airline launches three new routes from Scottish airport". 14 January 2024.

[11] Liu, Jim (21 December 2022). "SAS NS23 Short-Haul Frequency Variations – 18DEC22". Aeroroutes.com. Retrieved 28 November 2024.

[12] "SWISS NS24 European Network/Frequency Changes – 21JAN24". Aeroroutes. Aeroroutes. Retrieved 30 October 2024.

[13] Liu, Jim (29 October 2024). "Transavia France NS25 A320neo Network Expansion – 27OCT24". Aeroroutes.com. Retrieved 2 January 2025.

[14] "Transavia France NS25 Network Additions – 22OCT24". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 23 October 2024.

[15] "Transavia France NS24 Network Additions – 19DEC23". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 19 December 2023.

[Union_des_Aéroports_Français-16] "Union des Aéroports Français". www.aeroport.fr. Retrieved 21 February 2017.

[17] "Buses – Aeroport de Biarritz". Aeroport de Biarritz. Retrieved 2 March 2017.

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