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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, 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 | |||||||||||
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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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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).
The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights to and from Biarritz:[2]
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Air France[2] | Lyon,[3] Paris–Charles de Gaulle[4] Seasonal: Ajaccio, Figari (begins 5 July 2025), Geneva |
| easyJet[2] | Seasonal: Basel/Mulhouse, London–Gatwick, Lyon, Nice |
| Edelweiss Air | Seasonal: Zürich[5] |
| KLM | Seasonal: Amsterdam (begins 19 April 2025)[6] |
| Lufthansa | Seasonal: Frankfurt,[7] Munich |
| Luxair[2] | Seasonal: Luxembourg |
| Ryanair[2] | Charleroi, London–Stansted[8] Seasonal: Bergamo,[9] Dublin, Edinburgh[10] |
| Scandinavian Airlines[2] | Seasonal: Copenhagen,[11] Stockholm–Arlanda |
| Swiss International Air Lines[2] | Seasonal: Geneva[12] |
| Transavia[2] | Paris–Orly Seasonal: Bastia (begins 12 July 2025),[13] Marseille[14] |
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Passengers
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Annual passenger traffic at BIQ airport.
See Wikidata query.
| Year | Passengers | Change |
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| 2023 | 970,483 |  4,20% |
| 2022 | 931,698 | 53,27% |
| 2021 | 607,864 | 58,56% |
| 2020 | 383,366 |  64,04% |
| 2019 | 1,066,204 | 9,92% |
| 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 | – |
The airport is serviced by three bus routes (C, 14, 48), delivering travellers to Biarritz, Bayonne, and Anglet, as well as Bidart and Hendaye.[16] Passengers heading to nearby Spain can take buses operated to Irun, San Sebastian, Pamplona, and Bilbao. Taxis are also accessible at the airport.
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