Bilbao Airport

Bilbao Airport Bilboko aireportua Aeropuerto de Bilbao
IATA: BIO ICAO: LEBB
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner/Operator	Aena
Serves	Bilbao metropolitan area
Location	Loiu and Sondika, Biscay, Spain
Opened	19 September 1948; 76 years ago (1948-09-19)
Operating base for	Volotea Vueling
Elevation AMSL	42 m / 137 ft
Coordinates	43°18′04″N 02°54′38″W / 43.30111°N 2.91056°W / 43.30111; -2.91056
Website	www.aena.es/en/bilbao.html
Map
BIO/LEBB Location of airport in the Basque Country
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 10/28 2,000 6,562 Asphalt 12/30 2,600 8,530 Asphalt
Statistics (2023)
Passengers 6,336,441 Passenger change 17-18 10.0% Aircraft Movements 49,966 Movements change 17-18 6.3% Cargo (t) 1,216 Cargo change 17-18 37.8%
Sources: Passenger Traffic, AENA[1] Spanish AIP, AENA[2][3]

Bilbao Airport (IATA: BIO, ICAO: LEBB) is a minor international airport located 9 km (5.6 mi) north^[4] of Bilbao, in the municipality of Loiu, in Biscay. It is the largest airport in the Basque Country and northern Spain, with 6,336,441 passengers in 2023. It is famous for its new main terminal opened in 2000 designed by Santiago Calatrava.