BIO — Bilbao Airport
- IATA code
- BIO
- ICAO code
- LEBB
- Size
- large
- OurAirports class
- Passengers
- 7,058,604
- 2025 · +4.2% on the year before
- Nonstop routes
- 39
- With open traffic data
- Time zone
- UTC+1 / UTC+2
- Europe/Madrid
- Elevation
- 42 m
- 138 ft
- Runways
- 2
- Longest 2,600 m
Jan–Mar 2026: 1,393,969 passengers, +6.2% on the same months of 2025 (Eurostat).
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About BIO
Bilbao Airport is a large airport serving Bilbao, Spain. It opened in 1955 and is run by Aena. 7,058,604 passengers used it in 2025. Open traffic data shows 39 nonstop routes from BIO.
Wikidata (CC0) · Eurostat. Sources
Busiest nonstop routes from BIO
| Route | Distance | Passengers / year |
|---|---|---|
| BIO → MAD | 317 km | 808,113 |
| BIO → BCN | 468 km | 694,463 |
| BIO → LGW | 896 km | 412,596 |
| BIO → SVQ | 701 km | 354,636 |
| BIO → AGP | 748 km | 351,298 |
| BIO → PMI | 629 km | 313,426 |
| BIO → AMS | 1,153 km | 287,774 |
| BIO → MUC | 1,270 km | 284,058 |
| BIO → FRA | 1,151 km | 266,765 |
| BIO → CDG | 762 km | 225,840 |
| BIO → TFN | 2,037 km | 218,447 |
| BIO → ALC | 592 km | 201,470 |
| BIO → VLC | 470 km | 200,421 |
| BIO → LPA | 2,041 km | 187,635 |
| BIO → ACE | 1,858 km | 125,396 |
| BIO → BRU | 1,013 km | 122,050 |
| BIO → MAH | 706 km | 110,709 |
| BIO → IBZ | 609 km | 109,834 |
| BIO → LIS | 725 km | 104,130 |
| BIO → OPO | 528 km | 81,032 |
| BIO → SCQ | 450 km | 79,185 |
| BIO → IST | 2,604 km | 79,182 |
| BIO → DUB | 1,153 km | 77,363 |
| BIO → MXP | 961 km | 75,820 |
| BIO → DUS | 1,149 km | 67,854 |
| BIO → MAN | 1,118 km | 58,512 |
| BIO → ZRH | 1,008 km | 46,058 |
| BIO → FUE | 1,918 km | 44,977 |
| BIO → VIE | 1,603 km | 44,125 |
| BIO → ATH | 2,338 km | 43,297 |
| BIO → FCO | 1,255 km | 43,207 |
| BIO → RAK | 1,374 km | 41,893 |
| BIO → FLR | 1,140 km | 41,444 |
| BIO → HAM | 1,488 km | 40,953 |
| BIO → GRX | 683 km | 31,625 |
| BIO → LCG | 443 km | 29,417 |
| BIO → XRY | 776 km | 18,462 |
| BIO → LEI | 718 km | 18,220 |
| BIO → EWR | 5,726 km | 14,662 |
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.
Airlines at BIO on flights to and from the US
- UA United Air Lines · 98 flights
Departures and arrivals on scheduled passenger flights, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. U.S. DOT, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment. Sources
Airports within 150 km
| Code | Airport | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| VIT | Vitoria Airport | 49 km |
| SDR | Seve Ballesteros-Santander Airport | 75 km |
| EAS | San Sebastián Airport | 91 km |
| RJL | Logroño-Agoncillo Airport | 105 km |
| BIQ | Biarritz Pays Basque airport | 114 km |
| PNA | Pamplona Airport | 119 km |
Distance from BIO to the major hubs
Runways
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12/30 | 2,600 m | 45 m | Asphalt |
| 10/28 | 1,910 m | 45 m | Asphalt |
OurAirports (public domain). Sources
Location
Bilbao, Basque Country, Spain · 43.3011, -2.9106
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