# Beja Airport / Airbase (BYJ / LPBJ)

**Beja Airport / Airbase** (IATA: BYJ, ICAO: LPBJ) is a medium airport in Beja, Beja District, Portugal. It opened in 1964. It has 2 runways; the longest is 3,450 m (11,319 ft). In 2025 it handled 3 thousand passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: BYJ / LPBJ
- Type: Medium airport
- Serves: Beja, Beja District, Portugal
- Opened: 1964
- Elevation: 194 m / 636 ft
- Coordinates: 38.0789, -7.9324
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 3,450 m / 11,319 ft
- Passengers: 3,120 (2025)
- Time zone: UTC+0/+1 · Europe/Lisbon
- Website: http://www.ana.pt/en-US/Aeroportos/alentejo/Beja/Pages/BejaHomepage.aspx
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beja_Airbase (11 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1657595
- Weather station: LPBJ · WMO 08562
- Ident: LPBJ

## Timeline

- 1964: Beja Airport / Airbase opens.
- 11 Nov 2018: Air Astana Flight 1388. No deaths.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 01L/19R | 3,450 m / 11,319 ft | 60 m / 197 ft | Concrete | 006° / 186° | yes |
| 01R/19L | 2,951 m / 9,682 ft | 30 m / 98 ft | Concrete | 006° / 186° |  |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2014 | 862 | Eurostat |
| 2015 | 262 | Eurostat |
| 2016 | 394 | Eurostat |
| 2017 | 969 | Eurostat |
| 2018 | 5,811 | Eurostat |
| 2019 | 2,645 | Eurostat |
| 2020 | 2,574 | Eurostat |
| 2021 | 1,684 | Eurostat |
| 2022 | 946 | Eurostat |
| 2023 | 4,933 | Eurostat |
| 2024 | 4,423 | Eurostat |
| 2025 | 3,120 | Eurostat |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 3K (2025) | #3,052 of 3,974 | #621 in Europe | #18 in PT |
| Longest runway | 3,450 m / 11,319 ft | #564 of 29,858 | #82 in Europe | #3 in PT |
| Elevation | 194 m / 636 ft | =24,687 of 43,403 | =2,265 in Europe | #18 in PT |
| Age | Opened 1964 | =5,263 of 15,079 | =1,014 in Europe | =12 in PT |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =135 in Europe | =1 in PT |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | APP | 130.100 |
| GND | GND | 23.400 |
| TWR | TWR | 130.400 |

## Nearby airports

- [LPEV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lpev.md) Évora Airfield · 51 km / 31 mi
- [PRM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lppm.md) Portimão Airport · 118 km / 73 mi
- [FAO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lpfr.md) Faro - Gago Coutinho International Airport · 118 km / 73 mi
- [LPMT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lpmt.md) Montijo Air Base · 119 km / 74 mi
- [LPSO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lpso.md) Aeródromo Municipal de Ponte de Sor · 126 km / 79 mi
- [LIS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lppt.md) Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport · 131 km / 81 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)
- [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/lpbj/data