Biarritz Pays Basque Airport

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. 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. The airport opened on 11 April 1954.^[1]

Biarritz Pays Basque Airport Aéroport de Biarritz Pays Basque
IATA: BIQ ICAO: LFBZ
Summary
Airport type	Public
Location	Biarritz
Elevation AMSL	245 ft / 75 m
Coordinates	43°28′06″N 01°31′24″W
Website	www.biarritz.aeroport.fr
Map
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Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 09/27 7,382 2,250 Asphalt
Statistics (2024)
Passengers 917,541 Passenger Change 23-24 5.5%

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).

Airlines and destinations

The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights to and from Biarritz:^[2]

Airlines	Destinations
Air Dolomiti	Seasonal: Frankfurt[3]
Air France[2]	Lyon,[4] Paris–Charles de Gaulle[5] Seasonal: Figari[6]
EasyJet[2]	Lyon[7] Seasonal: Basel/Mulhouse,[7] London–Gatwick,[8] Milan–Malpensa,[9] Nice[7]
Edelweiss Air	Seasonal: Zürich[10]
KLM	Seasonal: Amsterdam[11]
Lufthansa	Seasonal: Munich[12]
Luxair[2]	Seasonal: Luxembourg[13]
Ryanair[2]	Charleroi,[7] London–Stansted[14] Seasonal: Bergamo,[15] Dublin,[7] Edinburgh[16]
Scandinavian Airlines[2]	Seasonal: Copenhagen,[17] Stockholm–Arlanda
Swiss International Air Lines[2]	Seasonal: Geneva[18]
Transavia	Paris–Orly[19] Seasonal: Bastia,[20] Marrakesh (begins 21 October 2025), Marseille[21]

Statistics

Passengers

Annual passenger traffic at BIQ airport. See Wikidata query.

Passengers per Year^[22]

Year	Passengers	Change
2024	917,541	05,50%
2023	970,483	04,20%
2022	931,698	053,27%
2021	607,864	058,56%
2020	383,366	064,04%
2019	1,066,204	09,92%
2018	1,183,635	00,62%
2017	1,190,991	04,88%
2016	1,135,482	09.2%
2015	1,039,346	02.4%
2014	1,064,402	03.1%
2013	1,098,079	01.2%
2012	1,084,200	05.0%
2011	1,032,937	04.3%
2010	989,622	02.2%
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

Movements per year^[22]

Year	Movements	Change
2018	10,761	4.89%
2017	11,314	3.02%
2016	10.981	12.68%
2015	9,745	1.65%
2014	9,584	–

Ground transport

The airport is serviced by three bus routes (C, 14, 48), delivering travellers to Biarritz, Bayonne, and Anglet, as well as Bidart and Hendaye.^[23] Passengers heading to nearby Spain can take buses operated to Irun, San Sebastian, Pamplona, and Bilbao. Taxis are also accessible at the airport.