# Badajoz Airport (BJZ / LEBZ)

**Badajoz Airport** (IATA: BJZ, ICAO: LEBZ) is a medium airport in Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain. It opened in 1954. It has one runway, 2,850 m (9,350 ft) long, asphalt. It is operated by Aena. In 2022 it handled 66 thousand passengers.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/lebz

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: BJZ / LEBZ
- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: Aena
- Serves: Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain
- Opened: 1954
- Elevation: 186 m / 609 ft
- Coordinates: 38.8913, -6.8213
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,850 m / 9,350 ft
- Passengers: 65,564 (2022)
- Time zone: UTC+1/+2 · Europe/Madrid
- Website: https://www.aena.es/en/badajoz.html
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Badajoz_Airport (23 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q695127
- Weather station: LEBZ · WMO 08330
- Ident: LEBZ

## Timeline

- 1954: Badajoz Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 13/31 | 2,850 m / 9,350 ft | 60 m / 197 ft | Asphalt | 126° / 306° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2011 | 56,981 | Wikidata |
| 2012 | 65,642 | Wikidata |
| 2013 | 29,112 | Wikidata |
| 2014 | 39,600 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 22,370 | Wikidata |
| 2016 | 32,963 | Wikidata |
| 2017 | 49,972 | Wikidata |
| 2018 | 52,071 | Wikidata |
| 2019 | 75,418 | Wikidata |
| 2020 | 29,988 | Wikidata |
| 2021 | 42,274 | Wikidata |
| 2022 | 65,564 | Wikidata |

## Routes

5 destinations in 1 country. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (4)

- [MAD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lemd.md) Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport · Spain · 330 km / 205 mi · Iberia
- [BCN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lebl.md) Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat Airport · Spain · 802 km / 498 mi · Iberia
- [LPA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gclp.md) Gran Canaria Airport · Spain · 1,453 km / 903 mi · Binter Canarias
- [TFN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gcxo.md) Tenerife Norte-Ciudad de La Laguna Airport · Spain · 1,453 km / 903 mi · Binter Canarias

### Seasonal (2)

- [PMI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lepa.md) Palma de Mallorca Airport · Spain · 826 km / 513 mi · Iberia
- [LPA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gclp.md) Gran Canaria Airport · Spain · 1,453 km / 903 mi · Iberia

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from BJZ, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Passenger (2)

- IB [Iberia](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/iberia) · 4
- NT [Binter Canarias](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/binter-canarias) · 2

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 66K (2022) | #1,972 of 3,974 | #422 in Europe | #36 in ES |
| Longest runway | 2,850 m / 9,350 ft | =1,551 of 29,858 | =246 in Europe | #23 in ES |
| Elevation | 186 m / 609 ft | =25,176 of 43,403 | #2,354 in Europe | #219 in ES |
| Age | Opened 1954 | =4,023 of 15,079 | =814 in Europe | =32 in ES |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =646 in Europe | =25 in ES |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | APP | 139.300 |
| TWR | BADAJOZ TWR | 122.100 |

## Nearby airports

- [LPEV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lpev.md) Évora Airfield · 101 km / 63 mi
- [LPSO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lpso.md) Aeródromo Municipal de Ponte de Sor · 113 km / 70 mi
- [LPCB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lpcb.md) Aerodromo de Castelo Branco · 119 km / 74 mi
- [BYJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lpbj.md) Beja Airport / Airbase · 132 km / 82 mi
- [LPTN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lptn.md) Tancos Airbase · 148 km / 92 mi

## Sources

- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [Wikipedia: “Badajoz Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Badajoz_Airport&oldid=1364662479), revision of 17 Jul 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/lebz/data