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
IATA: BIQ ICAO: LFBZ
Summary
Airport type	Public
Location	Biarritz
Elevation AMSL	245 ft / 75 m
Coordinates	43°28′06″N 01°31′24″W
Website	www.biarritz.aeroport.fr
Map
LFBZ Location of the airport in Nouvelle-Aquitaine Show map of Nouvelle-Aquitaine LFBZ Location of the airport in France Show map of France
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 09/27 7,382 2,250 Asphalt
Statistics (2023)
Passengers 970,483 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]

Airlines	Destinations
Air France[2]	Lyon,[3] Paris–Charles de Gaulle[4] Seasonal: Figari (begins 5 July 2025)
easyJet[2]	Seasonal: Basel/Mulhouse, London–Gatwick, Lyon, Milan–Malpensa (begins 23 June 2025), Nice
Edelweiss Air	Seasonal: Zürich[5]
KLM	Seasonal: Amsterdam (begins 19 April 2025)[6]
Lufthansa	Seasonal: Frankfurt,[7][8] Munich[7]
Luxair[2]	Seasonal: Luxembourg
Ryanair[2]	Charleroi, London–Stansted[9] Seasonal: Bergamo,[10] Dublin, Edinburgh[11]
Scandinavian Airlines[2]	Seasonal: Copenhagen,[12] Stockholm–Arlanda
Swiss International Air Lines[2]	Seasonal: Geneva[13]
Transavia[2]	Paris–Orly[14] Seasonal: Bastia (begins 12 July 2025),[15] Marseille[16]

Statistics

Passengers

Annual passenger traffic at BIQ airport. See Wikidata query.

Passengers per Year^[17]

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^[17]

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.^[18] 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. "Air France NW24 Europe Frequency Changes – 27OCT24". Aeroroutes. Aeroroutes. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
4. "Air France NW22 Paris CDG Europe Frequency Variations – 23OCT22". Aeroroutes.
5. "EDELWEISS NS23 EUROPE NETWORK ADDITIONS".
6. "KLM NS25 European Network Additions". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 17 December 2024.
7. Liu, Jim (22 January 2024). "Lufthansa / Air Dolomiti NS24 European Network/Frequency Changes – 21JAN24". Aeroroutes.com. Retrieved 1 February 2025.
8. "Lufthansa: 5,200 connections more to 205 destinations in summer 2023".
9. "Ryanair Moves Additional Routes to Ryanair UK in NS23". Aeroroutes.
10. "Ryanair NS24 Network Additions Summary – 14JUL24".
11. "Airline launches three new routes from Scottish airport". 14 January 2024.
12. Liu, Jim (21 December 2022). "SAS NS23 Short-Haul Frequency Variations – 18DEC22". Aeroroutes.com. Retrieved 28 November 2024.
13. "SWISS NS24 European Network/Frequency Changes – 21JAN24". Aeroroutes. Aeroroutes. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
14. Liu, Jim (29 October 2024). "Transavia France NS25 A320neo Network Expansion – 27OCT24". Aeroroutes.com. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
15. "Transavia France NS25 Network Additions – 22OCT24". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
16. "Transavia France NS24 Network Additions – 19DEC23". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
17. "Union des Aéroports Français". www.aeroport.fr. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
18. "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)