AirportsBilbao Airport is a large airport serving Bilbao, in Basque Country, Spain. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is BIO.
Key facts
- IATA code
- BIO
- ICAO code
- LEBB
- City
- Bilbao
- State or region
- Basque Country
- Country
- Spain
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 43.3011° N, 2.9106° W
- Elevation
- 42 m (138 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 2,600 m (8,530 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, BIO means Bilbao Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: LEBB. ICAO codes that begin with L belong to southern Europe, Israel and Turkey. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 43.3011° N, 2.9106° W. It stands 42 metres (138 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Europe/Madrid, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Bilbao Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 2,600 metres (8,530 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 44 airports of Spain on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 23.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/30 | 2,600 m 8,530 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 10/28 | 1,910 m 6,266 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Vitoria AirportAlava | VIT | 49 km |
| Seve Ballesteros-Santander AirportSantander | SDR | 75 km |
| San Sebastián AirportHondarribia | EAS | 91 km |
| Logroño-Agoncillo AirportLogroño | RJL | 105 km |
| Biarritz Pays Basque airportBiarritz, France | BIQ | 114 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 7,114 km | 9 h 05 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 7,433 km | 9 h 25 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 5,594 km | 7 h 15 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 927 km | 1 h 35 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 5,684 km | 7 h 20 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 9,222 km | 11 h 35 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 11,260 km | 14 h 05 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 10,468 km | 13 h 05 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 17,549 km | 21 h 40 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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