Biarritz Airport

Aéroport International de Biarritz Pays Basque
Characteristics
ICAO code	LFBZ
IATA code	BIQ
Coordinates	43 ° 28 ′ 6 ″ N , 1 ° 31 ′ 24 ″ W Coordinates: 43 ° 28 ′ 6 ″ N , 1 ° 31 ′ 24 ″ W
Height above MSL	75 m (246 ft )
Transport links
Distance from the city center	2 km southeast of Biarritz
train	Station SNCF Biarritz La Négresse – Bayonne
Local transport	Bus connection to Biarritz, Anglet and Bayonne
Basic data
operator	Syndicat Mixte pour l'Aménagement et l'Exploitation de l'Aérodrome Biarritz Anglet Bayonne
surface	137 ha
Terminals	1
Passengers	1,065,976 (2019)
Flight ; movements	9,566 (2019)
Capacity ; ( PAX per year)	1,200,000
Start-and runway
09/27	2250 m × 45 m asphalt

The Aéroport International de Biarritz Pays Basque ( IATA code BIQ , ICAO code LFBZ ) is 75% on the territory of Anglet and 25% on that of Biarritz . The airport operator is the Syndicat Mixte pour l'Aménagement et l'Exploitation de l'Aérodrome Biarritz Anglet Bayonne .

Technology at the airport

JET A1 can be refueled at the airport. An ILS Cat I is available on 09 and 27.

history

The airport was first mentioned at the beginning of the 20th century. Before the Second World War, it was home to the Aeroclub Basque.

During the war, the Luftwaffe used the space after the end of the western campaign . At first, at the end of 1940, it was home to the 2nd squadron of reconnaissance group 41 and from spring 1941 for some time the base of the 2nd squadron of reconnaissance group 12.

Between 1943 and February 1944, Biarritz was the base of the 2nd squadron of Jagdgruppe West and then until mid-May 1944 of the group staff of the same unit. The group was equipped with Bf 109E / F / G and Fw 190A .

Later in 1944, the airport was bombed by the German Air Force and had to be rebuilt. In 1948 the first regular flight connection Biarritz – Paris was taken up by the Société Africaine de Transports Aériens (SATA). In 1962 the runway was extended. The airport officially got the status of an international airport in 1977. In 1994 a new terminal was opened with a total area of over 6000 m². The airport wants to be prepared for a capacity of over one million passengers.

Flight connections

The airport is served by Air France , easyJet , Lufthansa , Luxair , Ryanair , SAS , Swiss and Volotea . In the German-speaking area Basel-Mulhouse , Berlin-Tegel and Munich are controlled.

Transport links

There are regular bus connections from the airport to Anglet , Biarritz and Bayonne . A connection to the SNCF is available in Bayonne .

Incidents

On March 4, 1999, came Boeing 737-228 of Air France ( air vehicle registration number F-GBYA) on the flight from Paris-Charles de Gaulle airport Biarritz side of the runway from where the nose gear buckled. After another 400 meters, the aircraft came to a stop. None of the 97 occupants were harmed, but the machine had to be written off as a total loss.

Web links

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b Bulletin statistiquetrafic aérien commercial - Année 2019. In: ecologique-solidaire.gouv.fr. Ministère de la Transition écologique et solidaire, accessed on May 24, 2020 (French).
^ Accident report B-737-200 F-GBYA , Aviation Safety Network (English), accessed on January 23, 2019.

[statistik-1] Bulletin statistiquetrafic aérien commercial - Année 2019. In: ecologique-solidaire.gouv.fr. Ministère de la Transition écologique et solidaire, accessed on May 24, 2020 (French).

[2] Accident report B-737-200 F-GBYA , Aviation Safety Network (English), accessed on January 23, 2019.