# Bastia-Poretta International airport (BIA / LFKB)

**Bastia-Poretta International airport** (IATA: BIA, ICAO: LFKB) is a large airport in Bastia, Corsica, France. It has one runway, 2,520 m (8,266 ft) long, asphalt. In 2025 it handled 1.5 million passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: BIA / LFKB
- Type: Large airport
- Serves: Bastia, Corsica, France
- Elevation: 8 m / 26 ft
- Coordinates: 42.5527, 9.4837
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,520 m / 8,266 ft
- Passengers: 1,529,936 (2025)
- Time zone: UTC+1/+2 · Europe/Paris
- Website: http://bastia.aeroport.fr/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bastia%E2%80%93Poretta_Airport (21 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1430951
- Weather station: LFKB · WMO 07790
- Ident: LFKB

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 16/34 | 2,520 m / 8,266 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 163° / 343° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2014 | 1,161,080 | Eurostat |
| 2015 | 1,189,915 | Eurostat |
| 2016 | 1,284,641 | Eurostat |
| 2017 | 1,397,823 | Eurostat |
| 2018 | 1,522,124 | Eurostat |
| 2019 | 1,557,828 | Eurostat |
| 2020 | 810,605 | Eurostat |
| 2021 | 1,194,223 | Eurostat |
| 2022 | 1,485,733 | Eurostat |
| 2023 | 1,497,184 | Eurostat |
| 2024 | 1,487,011 | Eurostat |
| 2025 | 1,529,936 | Eurostat |

## Routes

38 destinations in 12 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (6)

- [AJA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfkj.md) Ajaccio Napoléon Bonaparte airport · France · 90 km / 56 mi · Air Corsica
- [NCE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfmn.md) Nice-Côte d'Azur Airport · France · 221 km / 137 mi · Air Corsica
- [MRS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfml.md) Marseille Provence Airport · France · 361 km / 224 mi · Air Corsica
- [LYS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfll.md) Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport · France · 497 km / 309 mi · Air Corsica
- [TLS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfbo.md) Toulouse-Blagnac Airport · France · 670 km / 416 mi · Air Corsica
- [ORY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfpo.md) Paris-Orly Airport · France · 882 km / 548 mi · Air France, Air Corsica

### Seasonal (34)

- [FCO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lirf.md) Rome–Fiumicino Leonardo da Vinci International Airport · Italy · 243 km / 151 mi · Air Corsica
- [TLN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfth.md) Toulon-Hyères Airport · France · 279 km / 173 mi · Air Corsica
- [MPL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfmt.md) Montpellier-Méditerranée Airport · France · 463 km / 288 mi · Volotea, Transavia
- [GVA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lsgg.md) Geneva International Airport · Switzerland · 490 km / 304 mi · easyJet
- [LYS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfll.md) Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport · France · 497 km / 309 mi · easyJet, Volotea, Transavia
- [BSL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfsb.md) EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg · France · 582 km / 362 mi · easyJet
- [DLE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfgj.md) Dole Tavaux Airport · France · 593 km / 368 mi · Air Corsica
- [RDZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfcr.md) Rodez–Aveyron Airport · France · 601 km / 373 mi · Volotea
- [MUC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddm.md) Munich Airport · Germany · 670 km / 416 mi · Lufthansa
- [TLS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfbo.md) Toulouse-Blagnac Airport · France · 670 km / 416 mi · Volotea
- [SXB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfst.md) Strasbourg Airport · France · 681 km / 423 mi · Volotea, Air Corsica
- [STR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/edds.md) Stuttgart Airport · Germany · 683 km / 424 mi · Eurowings
- [NUE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddn.md) Nuremberg Airport · Germany · 782 km / 486 mi · Eurowings
- [LUX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ellx.md) Luxembourg-Findel International Airport · Luxembourg · 826 km / 513 mi · Luxair
- [VIE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/loww.md) Vienna International Airport · Austria · 829 km / 515 mi · Austrian Airlines
- [FRA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddf.md) Frankfurt Main Airport · Germany · 834 km / 518 mi · Lufthansa
- [BOD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfbd.md) Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport · France · 858 km / 533 mi · easyJet, Volotea, Air Corsica
- [BIQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfbz.md) Biarritz Pays Basque airport · France · 900 km / 559 mi · Transavia
- [CGN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddk.md) Cologne Bonn Airport · Germany · 941 km / 585 mi · Eurowings
- [BVA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfob.md) Beauvais-Tillé airport · France · 955 km / 593 mi · Volotea
- [CRL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ebci.md) Brussels South Charleroi Airport · Belgium · 959 km / 596 mi · Air Corsica
- [DUS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddl.md) Düsseldorf Airport · Germany · 993 km / 617 mi · Eurowings
- [NTE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfrs.md) Nantes Atlantique Airport · France · 1,012 km / 629 mi · Volotea, Air Corsica
- [LIL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfqq.md) Lille Airport · France · 1,015 km / 631 mi · Volotea
- [CFR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfrk.md) Caen Carpiquet airport · France · 1,064 km / 661 mi · Volotea
- [RNS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfrn.md) Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport · France · 1,069 km / 664 mi · Air Corsica
- [HAJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddv.md) Hannover Airport · Germany · 1,102 km / 685 mi · Eurowings
- [RTM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ehrd.md) Rotterdam The Hague Airport · Netherlands · 1,112 km / 691 mi · Transavia
- [BER](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddb.md) Berlin Brandenburg Airport · Germany · 1,131 km / 703 mi · Eurowings
- [LGW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egkk.md) London Gatwick Airport · United Kingdom · 1,204 km / 748 mi · easyJet
- [GCI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egjb.md) Guernsey Airport · Guernsey · 1,205 km / 749 mi · Aurigny Air Services
- [BES](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfrb.md) Brest Bretagne airport · France · 1,264 km / 785 mi · Volotea, Transavia
- [OUD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gmfo.md) Oujda Angads Airport · Morocco · 1,312 km / 815 mi · Transavia
- [GOT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/esgg.md) Göteborg Landvetter Airport · Sweden · 1,692 km / 1,051 mi · Transavia

## Airlines

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

### Passenger (10)

- XK [Air Corsica](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-corsica) · 14
- V7 [Volotea](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/volotea) · 11 · seasonal
- HV [Transavia](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/transavia) · 7 · seasonal
- EW [Eurowings](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/eurowings) · 6 · seasonal
- U2 [easyJet](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/easyjet) · 5 · seasonal
- LH [Lufthansa](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/lufthansa) · 2 · seasonal
- AF [Air France](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-france) · 1
- GR [Aurigny Air Services](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/aurigny-air-services) · 1 · seasonal
- OS [Austrian Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/austrian-airlines) · 1 · seasonal
- LG [Luxair](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/luxair) · 1 · seasonal

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 1.5M (2025) | #672 of 3,974 | #175 in Europe | #14 in FR |
| Longest runway | 2,520 m / 8,266 ft | =2,250 of 29,858 | #354 in Europe | #27 in FR |
| Elevation | 8 m / 26 ft | =40,786 of 43,403 | =5,494 in Europe | =1,131 in FR |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =646 in Europe | =121 in FR |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| AFIS | BASTIA INFO | 124.725 |
| APP | BASTIA RADAR APP | 123.825 |
| ARR | BASTIA APP | 37.850 |
| ATIS | BASTIA ATIS | 125.925 |
| GND | GND | 121.825 |
| TWR | BASTIA TWR | 118.000 |

## Nearby airports

- [CLY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfkc.md) Calvi Sainte Catherine Airport · 57 km / 35 mi
- [EBA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lirj.md) Marina di Campo Airport · 66 km / 41 mi
- [SOZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfks.md) Solenzara (BA 126) Air Base · 70 km / 44 mi
- [AJA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfkj.md) Ajaccio Napoléon Bonaparte airport · 90 km / 56 mi
- [FSC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfkf.md) Figari Sud-Corse Airport · 121 km / 75 mi
- [GRS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lirs.md) Grosseto Corrado Baccarini Air Base / Grosseto Airport · 132 km / 82 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: “Bastia–Poretta Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bastia–Poretta_Airport&oldid=1365770828), revision of 24 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/lfkb/data