Biarritz Pays Basque Airport

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]

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
Websitewww.biarritz.aeroport.fr
Map
LFBZ
Location of the airport in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
LFBZ
Location of the airport in France
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
09/27 7,382 2,250 Asphalt
Statistics (2023)
Passengers970,483
Passenger Change 22-23 4.20%

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]

AirlinesDestinations
Air France[2] Lyon, Paris–Charles de Gaulle
Seasonal: Ajaccio, Geneva
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, Dublin, Edinburgh[5]
Scandinavian Airlines[2] Seasonal: Copenhagen, Stockholm–Arlanda
Swiss International Air Lines[2] Seasonal: Geneva
Transavia[2] Paris–Orly
Seasonal: Marseille[6]
Volotea[2] Seasonal: Strasbourg[7]

Statistics

Passengers
Annual passenger traffic at BIQ airport. See Wikidata query.
Passengers per Year[8]
Year Passengers Change
2023 970,483 04,20%
2022 931,698 053,27%
2021 607,864 058,56%
2020 383,366 064,04%
2019 1,066,204 09,92%
2018 1,183,635 00,62%
2017 1,190,991 04,88%
2016 1,135,482 09.2%
2015 1,039,346 02.4%
2014 1,064,402 03.1%
2013 1,098,079 01.2%
2012 1,084,200 05.0%
2011 1,032,937 04.3%
2010 989,622 02.2%
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[8]
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.[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
  1. "Historical background Biarritz Airport". Archived from the original on 12 August 2014. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
  2. 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. "Union des Aéroports Français". www.aeroport.fr. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
  9. "Buses – Aeroport de Biarritz". Aeroport de Biarritz. Retrieved 2 March 2017.

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