# Biarritz Pays Basque airport (BIQ / LFBZ) **Biarritz Pays Basque airport** (IATA: BIQ, ICAO: LFBZ) is a medium airport in Biarritz, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France. It opened in 1954. It has one runway, 2,250 m (7,382 ft) long, asphalt. In 2025 it handled 935 thousand passengers. Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfbz ## At a glance - IATA / ICAO: BIQ / LFBZ - Type: Medium airport - Serves: Biarritz, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France - Opened: 1954 - Elevation: 75 m / 245 ft - Coordinates: 43.4684, -1.5232 - Runways: 1 - Longest runway: 2,250 m / 7,382 ft - Passengers: 935,394 (2025) - Time zone: UTC+1/+2 · Europe/Paris - Website: http://www.biarritz.aeroport.fr - Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biarritz_Pays_Basque_Airport (25 languages) - Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q620101 - Weather station: LFBZ · WMO 07602 - Ident: LFBZ ## Timeline - 1954: Biarritz Pays Basque airport opens. ## Runways | Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 09/27 | 2,250 m / 7,382 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 089° / 269° | yes | ## Passengers per year | Year | Passengers | Source | | --- | --- | --- | | 2014 | 1,063,597 | Eurostat | | 2015 | 1,039,729 | Eurostat | | 2016 | 1,134,849 | Eurostat | | 2017 | 1,190,587 | Eurostat | | 2018 | 1,183,198 | Eurostat | | 2019 | 1,065,791 | Eurostat | | 2020 | 382,951 | Eurostat | | 2021 | 607,872 | Eurostat | | 2022 | 931,408 | Eurostat | | 2023 | 970,483 | Eurostat | | 2024 | 916,747 | Eurostat | | 2025 | 935,394 | Eurostat | ## Routes 24 destinations in 12 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article. ### Year-round (6) - [LYS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfll.md) Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport · France · 580 km / 360 mi · Air France, easyJet - [ORY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfpo.md) Paris-Orly Airport · France · 657 km / 408 mi · Transavia France - [CDG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfpg.md) Charles de Gaulle International Airport · France · 691 km / 429 mi · Air France - [CRL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ebci.md) Brussels South Charleroi Airport · Belgium · 900 km / 559 mi · Ryanair - [STN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egss.md) London Stansted Airport · United Kingdom · 945 km / 587 mi · Ryanair - [RAK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gmmx.md) Marrakesh Menara Airport · Morocco · 1,438 km / 894 mi · Transavia France ### Seasonal (18) - [MRS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfml.md) Marseille Provence Airport · France · 544 km / 338 mi · Transavia France - [NCE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfmn.md) Nice-Côte d'Azur Airport · France · 704 km / 437 mi · easyJet - [BSL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfsb.md) EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg · France · 840 km / 522 mi · easyJet - [MXP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/limc.md) Milan Malpensa International Airport · Italy · 846 km / 526 mi · easyJet - [LGW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egkk.md) London Gatwick Airport · United Kingdom · 860 km / 534 mi · easyJet - [LIL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfqq.md) Lille Airport · France · 863 km / 536 mi · Volotea - [FSC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfkf.md) Figari Sud-Corse Airport · France · 897 km / 557 mi · Air France - [BIA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfkb.md) Bastia-Poretta International airport · France · 900 km / 559 mi · Transavia France - [ZRH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lszh.md) Zürich Airport · Switzerland · 901 km / 560 mi · Edelweiss Air - [LUX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ellx.md) Luxembourg-Findel International Airport · Luxembourg · 904 km / 562 mi · Luxair - [BGY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lime.md) Il Caravaggio International Airport · Italy · 922 km / 573 mi · Ryanair - [FRA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddf.md) Frankfurt Main Airport · Germany · 1,057 km / 657 mi · Lufthansa - [AMS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eham.md) Amsterdam Airport Schiphol · Netherlands · 1,088 km / 676 mi · KLM - [DUB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eidw.md) Dublin Airport · Ireland · 1,161 km / 721 mi · Ryanair - [MUC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddm.md) Munich Airport · Germany · 1,162 km / 722 mi · Lufthansa - [EDI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egph.md) Edinburgh Airport · United Kingdom · 1,394 km / 866 mi · Ryanair - [CPH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ekch.md) Copenhagen Kastrup Airport · Denmark · 1,688 km / 1,049 mi · Scandinavian Airlines - [ARN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/essa.md) Stockholm-Arlanda Airport · Sweden · 2,228 km / 1,384 mi · Scandinavian Airlines ## Airlines The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from BIQ, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata. ### Passenger (10) - U2 [easyJet](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/easyjet) · 5 - FR [Ryanair](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/ryanair) · 5 - TO [Transavia France](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/transavia-france) · 4 - AF [Air France](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-france) · 3 - LH [Lufthansa](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/lufthansa) · 2 · seasonal - SK [Scandinavian Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/scandinavian-airlines) · 2 · seasonal - WK [Edelweiss Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/edelweiss-air) · 1 · seasonal - KL [KLM](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/klm) · 1 · seasonal - LG [Luxair](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/luxair) · 1 · seasonal - V7 [Volotea](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/volotea) · 1 · seasonal ## Rankings Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place. | Measure | Value | World | Region | Country | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Passengers | 935K (2025) | #849 of 3,974 | #205 in Europe | #16 in FR | | Longest runway | 2,250 m / 7,382 ft | =3,184 of 29,858 | #626 in Europe | #60 in FR | | Elevation | 75 m / 245 ft | =32,812 of 43,403 | =4,102 in Europe | #961 in FR | | Age | Opened 1954 | =4,023 of 15,079 | =814 in Europe | =101 in FR | | Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =646 in Europe | =121 in FR | ## Radio frequencies | Type | Description | MHz | | --- | --- | --- | | APP | BIARRITZ APP | 125.600 | | ATIS | ATIS | 128.225 | | GND | BIARRITZ GND | 121.950 | | TWR | BIARRITZ TWR | 118.700 | ## Nearby airports - [EAS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/leso.md) San Sebastián Airport · 25 km / 15 mi - [PNA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lepp.md) Pamplona Airport · 78 km / 49 mi - [PUF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfbp.md) Pau Pyrénées Airport · 90 km / 56 mi - [LFBM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfbm.md) Mont-de-Marsan (BA 118) Air Base · 95 km / 59 mi - [BIO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lebb.md) Bilbao Airport · 114 km / 71 mi - [VIT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/levt.md) Vitoria Airport · 117 km / 73 mi ## Sources - [Eurostat](https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/avia_paoa/default/table): Source: Eurostat (avia_paoa) (Eurostat reuse policy (CC BY 4.0)) - [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: “Biarritz Pays Basque Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Biarritz_Pays_Basque_Airport&oldid=1376516464), revision of 24 Sep 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/lfbz/data