Biarritz Pays Basque Airport
Airport in Biarritz
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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. The airport opened on 11 April 1954.[1]
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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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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).
History
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.
Airlines and destinations
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: Figari[5] |
| EasyJet[2] | Lyon[6] Seasonal: Basel/Mulhouse,[6] London–Gatwick,[7] Milan–Malpensa,[8] Nice[6] |
| Edelweiss Air | Seasonal: Zürich[9] |
| KLM | Seasonal: Amsterdam[10] |
| Lufthansa | Seasonal: Frankfurt, Munich[11] |
| Luxair[2] | Seasonal: Luxembourg[12] |
| Ryanair[2] | Charleroi,[6] London–Stansted[13] Seasonal: Bergamo,[14] Dublin,[6] Edinburgh[15] |
| Scandinavian Airlines[2] | Seasonal: Copenhagen,[16] Stockholm–Arlanda |
| Swiss International Air Lines[2] | Seasonal: Geneva[17] |
| Transavia | Marrakesh, Paris–Orly[18] Seasonal: Bastia,[19] Marseille[20] |
| Volotea | Seasonal: Lille (resumes 28 June 2026)[21] |
Statistics
Passengers
| Year | Passengers | Change |
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| 2025 | 935,404 |  1,90% |
| 2024 | 917,541 |  5,50% |
| 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 | – |
