Biarritz Pays Basque Airport
| 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 / 43.46833°N 1.52333°WCoordinates: 43°28′06″N 01°31′24″W / 43.46833°N 1.52333°W | ||||||||||
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 Aquitaine region in France | |||||||||||
  LFBZ Location of the airport in Aquitaine | |||||||||||
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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 2016, there were 1,135,482 passenger movements.[1] The airport is served by numerous European hubs. The airport opened on 11 April 1954.[2]
Facilities
The airport resides at an elevation of 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
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Air France | Paris-Orly Seasonal: Marseille |
| British Airways | Seasonal: London–Heathrow |
| easyJet | Paris-Charles de Gaulle Seasonal: Lille, London-Gatwick, London-Luton, Lyon |
| easyJet Switzerland | Seasonal: Basel/Mulhouse |
| Etihad Regional operated by Darwin Airline | Seasonal: Geneva |
| Finnair | Seasonal: Helsinki |
| Flybe | Seasonal: Birmingham, Southampton |
| HOP! | Lyon, Paris-Charles de Gaulle Seasonal: Geneva, Lille, Nice |
| Iberia operated by Air Nostrum | Madrid[3] |
| Luxair | Seasonal: Luxembourg |
| Ryanair | Charleroi, London-Stansted Seasonal: Dublin, Stockholm-Skavsta |
| Scandinavian Airlines | Seasonal: Copenhagen, Stockholm-Arlanda |
| Swiss International Air Lines operated by Swiss Global Air Lines | Seasonal: Geneva |
| Volotea | Seasonal: Strasbourg |
Statistics
Passengers
| Year | Passengers | Change |
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| Jan-Jul 2017 | 677,671 |  7.11% |
| 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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| Jan-Jul 2017 | 6.540 | 7.55% |
| 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.[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
- ↑ "Aeroport de Biarritz Activity Report 2015" (PDF). Aeroport de Biarritz. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 12 August 2014. Retrieved 2014-07-29.
- ↑ http://airlineroute.net/2015/12/22/ib-biq-s16/
- ↑ "Union des Aéroports Français". www.aeroport.fr. Retrieved 2017-02-21.
- ↑ "Union des Aéroports Français". www.aeroport.fr. Retrieved 2017-02-21.
- ↑ "Buses - Aeroport de Biarritz". Aeroport de Biarritz. Retrieved 2017-03-02.
- French Aeronautical Information Publication for LFBZ (PDF) – BIARRITZ BAYONNE ANGLET
External links
- Biarritz – Anglet – Bayonne Airport (in English)
- Air Club (in English) & (in 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.