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
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
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
09/27 7,382 2,250 Asphalt
Statistics (2019)
Passengers1,066,204
Passenger Change 18–19 9.92%

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] Paris–Orly
Seasonal: Marseille[3]
Air France Hop[2] Lyon, Paris–Charles de Gaulle
Seasonal: Geneva, Nice
easyJet[2] Paris–Charles de Gaulle, Paris-Orly[4]
Seasonal: Bristol, London–Gatwick, London–Luton, Lyon, Nice
easyJet Switzerland[2] Seasonal: Basel/Mulhouse
Lufthansa[2] Seasonal: Munich
Luxair[2] Seasonal: Luxembourg
Ryanair[2] Charleroi, London–Stansted
Seasonal: Dublin
Scandinavian Airlines[2] Seasonal: Copenhagen, Stockholm–Arlanda
Swiss International Air Lines[2] Seasonal: Geneva
Volotea[2] Seasonal: Lille,[5] Marseille, Rennes,[5] Strasbourg (begins 7 September 2020)[5]

Statistics

Passengers
Passengers per Year[6]
Year Passengers Change
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[6]
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 –

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.[7] 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. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 12 August 2014. Retrieved 29 July 2014.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. biarritz.aeroport.fr retrieved 7 September 2019
  3. Liu, Jim. "Air France S20 Short-Haul Network additions as of 28JAN20". Routesonline. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
  4. https://centreforaviation.com/search?term=easyjet&sort=date&range=&where=dist
  5. Liu, Jim. "Volotea moves selected new routes launch to S21". Routesonline. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  6. "Union des Aéroports Français". www.aeroport.fr. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
  7. "Buses – Aeroport de Biarritz". Aeroport de Biarritz. Retrieved 2 March 2017.

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