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, France. It is located 5 km (3.1 mi) southeast of Biarritz, near Bayonne and Anglet. In 2019, 1,066,204 passed through the Basque platforma, significant decrease due to the closure of the airport in February 2019 and the G7 2019. The airport is served by numerous European hubs. The airport opened on 11 April 1954.[1]
Biarritz Pays Basque Airport Aéroport de Biarritz Pays Basque | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Location | Biarritz | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 245 ft / 75 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 43°28′06″N 01°31′24″W | ||||||||||
| Website | www | ||||||||||
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  LFBZ Location of the airport in Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |||||||||||
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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 |
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| Air France Hop[2] | Lyon, Paris–Charles de Gaulle Seasonal: Geneva, Nice |
| easyJet[2] | Paris–Charles de Gaulle Seasonal: Basel/Mulhouse, Berlin (begins 30 June 2021), Bristol, London–Gatwick, Lyon, Nice |
| Luxair[2] | Seasonal: Luxembourg |
| Ryanair[2] | London–Stansted Seasonal: Dublin |
| Swiss International Air Lines[2] | Seasonal: Geneva |
| Transavia[2] | Paris–Orly |
| Volotea[2] | Seasonal: Marseille,[3] Strasbourg[3] |
Statistics
Passengers
| Year | Passengers | Change |
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| 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
| Year | Movements | Change |
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| 2018 | 10,761 | 4.89% |
| 2017 | 11,314 | 3.02% |
| 2016 | 10.981 | 12.68% |
| 2015 | 9,745 | 1.65% |
| 2014 | 9,584 | – |
Access
The airport is serviced by three bus routes (C, 14, 48), delivering travellers to Biarritz, Bayonne, and Anglet, as well as Bidart and Hendaye.[5] Passengers heading to nearby Spain can take buses operated to Irun, San Sebastian, Pamplona, and Bilbao. Taxis are also accessible at the airport.
References
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 12 August 2014. Retrieved 29 July 2014.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- biarritz.aeroport.fr retrieved 7 September 2019
- Liu, Jim. "Volotea moves selected new routes launch to S21". Routesonline. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
- "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)
- Airport information for LFBZ at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.