BIA — Bastia-Poretta International airport
Large airport in Bastia, France.
- IATA code
- BIA
- ICAO code
- LFKB
- Size
- large
- OurAirports class
- Passengers
- 1,529,936
- 2025 · +2.9% on the year before
- Nonstop routes
- 14
- With open traffic data
- Time zone
- UTC+1 / UTC+2
- Europe/Paris
- Elevation
- 8 m
- 26 ft
- Runways
- 1
- Longest 2,519 m
Jan–Mar 2026: 198,176 passengers, +1.4% on the same months of 2025 (Eurostat).
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About BIA
Bastia-Poretta International airport is a large airport serving Bastia, France. 1,529,936 passengers used it in 2025. Open traffic data shows 14 nonstop routes from BIA.
Eurostat. Sources
Busiest nonstop routes from BIA
| Route | Distance | Passengers / year |
|---|---|---|
| BIA → ORY | 882 km | 468,866 |
| BIA → MRS | 362 km | 310,846 |
| BIA → NCE | 222 km | 140,357 |
| BIA → LYS | 498 km | 90,897 |
| BIA → NTE | 1,014 km | 75,446 |
| BIA → SXB | 681 km | 41,268 |
| BIA → LIL | 1,015 km | 35,054 |
| BIA → CDG | 897 km | 34,881 |
| BIA → BOD | 860 km | 34,289 |
| BIA → CRL | 959 km | 31,910 |
| BIA → TLS | 672 km | 23,172 |
| BIA → GVA | 490 km | 22,865 |
| BIA → BSL | 582 km | 22,335 |
| BIA → CFR | 1,065 km | 16,110 |
Passengers on the route, both directions, over the period of each source: US DOT / BTS T-100 (Aug 2025 – Jul 2026) for routes touching the US, Eurostat (2024) for routes reported by European airports. Routes outside these are not counted.
Airports within 150 km
| Code | Airport | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| CLY | Calvi Sainte Catherine Airport | 57 km |
| EBA | Marina di Campo Airport | 66 km |
| AJA | Ajaccio Napoléon Bonaparte airport | 90 km |
| FSC | Figari Sud-Corse Airport | 121 km |
| PSA | Pisa International Airport | 146 km |
Distance from BIA to the major hubs
Runways
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16/34 | 2,519 m | 45 m | Asphalt |
OurAirports (public domain). Sources
Location
Bastia, Corsica, France · 42.5527, 9.4837
Questions
Bastia-Poretta International airport has the IATA code BIA and the ICAO code LFKB. Airlines and tickets use the three-letter IATA code; pilots and air traffic control use the four-letter ICAO code.
BIA is a large airport in Bastia, Corsica, France, at 42.5527, 9.4837, 8 m above sea level.
BIA is in the Europe/Paris time zone, UTC+1 / UTC+2 (winter / summer).
1,529,936 passengers in 2025, according to Eurostat. Jan–Mar 2026: 198,176 passengers, +1.4% on the same months of 2025.
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