Biarritz Pays Basque Airport

Biarritz Pays Basque Airport
Aéroport de Biarritz Pays Basque
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 / 43.46833; -1.52333Coordinates: 43°28′06″N 01°31′24″W / 43.46833°N 1.52333°W / 43.46833; -1.52333
Website www.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 (2017)
Passengers 1,190,991
Passenger Change 16-17 Increase 4.88%

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 2017, there were 1,190,991 passenger movements.[1] The airport is served by numerous European hubs. The airport opened on 11 April 1954.[2]

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

AirlinesDestinations
Air France Paris–Orly
Seasonal: Marseille
easyJet Paris–Charles de Gaulle
Seasonal: Berlin Tegel, Lille, London–Gatwick, London–Luton, Lyon, Nice
easyJet Switzerland Seasonal: Basel/Mulhouse
Finnair Seasonal: Helsinki
Flybe Seasonal: Birmingham, Southampton
IGavion Seasonal: Châteauroux
HOP! Lyon, Paris–Charles de Gaulle
Seasonal: Geneva, Lille, Nice
Iberia Regional Seasonal: Madrid[3]
Luxair Seasonal: Luxembourg
Ryanair Charleroi, London–Stansted
Seasonal: Dublin
Scandinavian Airlines Seasonal: Copenhagen, Stockholm-Arlanda
Swiss International Air Lines Seasonal: Geneva
Volotea Seasonal: Marseille, Strasbourg

Statistics

Passengers

Passengers per Year[4]
Year Passengers Change
Jan-Sep 2018 934,415 Decrease0,75%
2017 1,190,991 Increase4,88%
2016 1,135,482 Increase9.2%
2015 1,039,346 Decrease2.4%
2014 1,064,402 Decrease3.1%
2013 1,098,079 Increase1.2%
2012 1,084,200 Increase5.0%
2011 1,032,937 Increase4.3%
2010 989,622 Decrease2.2%
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

Movements per year[5]
Year Movements Change
Jan-Sep 2018 8,432 Decrease 6,21%
2017 11,314 Increase 3.02%
2016 10.981 Increase 12.68%
2015 9,745 Increase 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.[6] 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. ↑ "Aeroport de Biarritz Activity Report 2015" (PDF). Aeroport de Biarritz. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
  2. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 12 August 2014. Retrieved 2014-07-29.
  3. ↑ http://airlineroute.net/2015/12/22/ib-biq-s16/
  4. ↑ "Union des Aéroports Français". www.aeroport.fr. Retrieved 2017-02-21.
  5. ↑ "Union des Aéroports Français". www.aeroport.fr. Retrieved 2017-02-21.
  6. ↑ "Buses - Aeroport de Biarritz". Aeroport de Biarritz. Retrieved 2017-03-02.
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