AirportsBiarritz Pays Basque airport is a medium-sized airport serving Biarritz, in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is BIQ.
Key facts
- IATA code
- BIQ
- ICAO code
- LFBZ
- City
- Biarritz
- State or region
- Nouvelle-Aquitaine
- Country
- France
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 43.4684° N, 1.5232° W
- Elevation
- 75 m (245 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,250 m (7,382 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, BIQ means Biarritz Pays Basque airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: LFBZ. 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 43.4684° N, 1.5232° W. It stands 75 metres (245 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Donostia / San Sebastián, about 40 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone Europe/Paris, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Biarritz Pays Basque airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,250 metres (7,382 feet). That suits narrow-body jets and regional aircraft. Among the 49 airports of France on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 32.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/27 | 2,250 m 7,382 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 |
|---|---|---|
| San Sebastián AirportHondarribia, Spain | EAS | 25 km |
| Pamplona AirportPamplona, Spain | PNA | 78 km |
| Pau Pyrénées AirportPau/Pyrénées (Uzein) | PUF | 90 km |
| Bilbao AirportBilbao, Spain | BIO | 114 km |
| Vitoria AirportAlava, Spain | VIT | 117 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 7,001 km | 8 h 55 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 7,319 km | 9 h 20 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 5,483 km | 7 h 05 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 893 km | 1 h 35 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 5,780 km | 7 h 30 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 9,293 km | 11 h 40 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 11,147 km | 13 h 55 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 10,396 km | 13 h 00 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 17,436 km | 21 h 30 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.
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