Bilbao Airport

Bilbao Airport

Bilboko aireportua
Aeropuerto de Bilbao
Summary
Airport typePublic
Owner/OperatorAena
ServesBilbao metropolitan area
LocationLoiu and Sondika, Biscay, Spain
Opened19 September 1948 (1948-09-19)
Operating base for
Elevation AMSL42 m / 137 ft
Coordinates43°18′04″N 02°54′38″W / 43.30111°N 2.91056°W / 43.30111; -2.91056
Websitewww.aena.es/en/bilbao.html
Map
BIO/LEBB
Location of airport in the Basque Country
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
10/28 2,000 6,562 Asphalt
12/30 2,600 8,530 Asphalt
Statistics (2023)
Passengers6,336,441
Passenger change 17-1810.0%
Aircraft Movements49,966
Movements change 17-186.3%
Cargo (t)1,216
Cargo change 17-18 37.8%
Sources: Passenger Traffic, AENA
Spanish AIP, AENA

Bilbao Airport (IATA: BIO, ICAO: LEBB) is a minor international airport located 9 km (5.6 mi) north of Bilbao, in the municipality of Loiu, in Biscay. It is the largest airport in the Basque Country and northern Spain, with 6,336,441 passengers in 2023. It is famous for its new main terminal opened in 2000 designed by Santiago Calatrava.