Bilbao Airport (BIO)
Bilbao International Airport averages 46 flights per day to 39 destinations, with 15 domestic and 24 international routes. A total of 20 airlines operate at BIO, led by Vueling. This airport provides direct service to 15 countries across two continents, with a route network dominated by domestic flights and Germany as its largest international market. The longest nonstop route from Bilbao connects to Istanbul (SAW), with a typical flight time of 3 hrs 40 mins.
- Destinations
- 39 (15 domestic · 24 international)
- Flights per day
- 46 (29 domestic · 18 international)
- Busiest Route
- Madrid (9/day)
- Longest Direct Flight
- Istanbul (SAW) 3 hrs 40 mins
- Shortest Flight
- Alava 25 mins
- Top Airline
- Vueling (18 routes)
- Top Country
- Spain (29 flights/day)
- Longest Runway
- 8,543 ft / 2,604 m
Weather in Bilbao
39 Destinations from Bilbao Airport (BIO)
This week, 39 active routes depart from Bilbao International Airport. The busiest route connects Bilbao with Madrid and is operated by 3 airlines. The longest nonstop flight is to Istanbul (SAW), and the shortest flight is to Alava.
All Destinations
| Flights | Destination | Route | Airlines |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Madrid |
BIO → MAD
1 hr 30 mins |
Air Europa, Delta Air Lines, Iberia3 |
| 6 | Barcelona |
BIO → BCN
1 hr 40 mins |
Vueling1 |
| 3 | Seville |
BIO → SVQ
1 hr 50 mins |
Volotea, Vueling2 |
| 2 | Paris (CDG) |
BIO → CDG
1 hr 55 mins |
Air France1 |
| 2 | Valencia |
BIO → VLC
1 hr 30 mins |
Iberia, Volotea, Vueling3 |
| 2 | Amsterdam |
BIO → AMS
2 hrs 15 mins |
KLM1 |
| 2 | Frankfurt-am-Main |
BIO → FRA
2 hrs 25 mins |
Lufthansa1 |
| 2 | Palma De Mallorca |
BIO → PMI
1 hr 45 mins |
Air Europa, Iberia, Vueling3 |
| 2 | London |
BIO → LGW
2 hrs 5 mins |
Vueling1 |
| 2 | Munich |
BIO → MUC
2 hrs 25 mins |
Lufthansa1 |
| 2 | Tenerife Island (TFN) |
BIO → TFN
3 hrs 10 mins |
Air Europa, Vueling2 |
| 1 | Gran Canaria Island |
BIO → LPA
3 hrs 15 mins |
Volotea, Vueling2 |
| 1 | Alicante |
BIO → ALC
1 hr 45 mins |
Volotea, Vueling2 |
| 1 | Lanzarote Island |
BIO → ACE
3 hrs |
Air Europa, Vueling2 |
| 1 | Santiago de Compostela |
BIO → SCQ
1 hr 25 mins |
Iberia1 |
| 6/week | Brussels |
BIO → BRU
2 hrs 10 mins |
Brussels Airlines, Vueling2 |
| 6/week | Istanbul (IST) |
BIO → IST
3 hrs 55 mins |
Turkish Airlines1 |
| 6/week | Lisbon |
BIO → LIS
1 hr 50 mins |
TAP Air Portugal1 |
| 5/week | Málaga |
BIO → AGP
1 hr 55 mins |
Volotea, Vueling2 |
| 4/week | Fuerteventura Island |
BIO → FUE
3 hrs 5 mins |
Vueling1 |
| 4/week | Istanbul (SAW) |
BIO → SAW
3 hrs 40 mins |
Pegasus1 |
| 4/week | Prague |
BIO → PRG
3 hrs 50 mins |
SmartWings, Vueling2 |
| 3/week | Granada |
BIO → GRX
1 hr 55 mins |
Vueling1 |
| 3/week | Marrakech |
BIO → RAK
2 hrs 35 mins |
Volotea, Vueling2 |
| 3/week | Milan |
BIO → MXP
2 hrs 5 mins |
easyJet, Vueling2 |
| 3/week | Porto |
BIO → OPO
1 hr 40 mins |
Vueling1 |
| 3/week | Rome |
BIO → FCO
2 hrs 15 mins |
Wizz Air Malta1 |
| 3/week | Tenerife Island (TFS) |
BIO → TFS
3 hrs 15 mins |
Volotea1 |
| 2/week | Budapest |
BIO → BUD
3 hrs |
Wizz Air1 |
| 2/week | Copenhagen |
BIO → CPH
2 hrs 55 mins |
SAS1 |
| 2/week | Firenze |
BIO → FLR
2 hrs 15 mins |
Volotea1 |
| 2/week | Geneva |
BIO → GVA
2 hrs |
easyJet1 |
| 2/week | Kraków |
BIO → KRK
17 hrs 15 mins |
Wizz Air1 |
| 2/week | Manchester |
BIO → MAN
2 hrs 20 mins |
easyJet1 |
| 2/week | Paris (ORY) |
BIO → ORY
1 hr 55 mins |
Vueling1 |
| 2/week | Tangier |
BIO → TNG
1 hr 55 mins |
Air Arabia Maroc1 |
| 2/week | Zurich |
BIO → ZRH
2 hrs 15 mins |
Edelweiss Air1 |
| 1/week | Alava |
BIO → VIT
25 mins |
easyJet1 |
| 1/week | Düsseldorf |
BIO → DUS
2 hrs 25 mins |
Eurowings1 |
Airlines
Bilbao International Airport is served by 20 airlines, with Vueling in the lead at 33% of routes. The top three carriers together cover 55% of routes. 13 carriers operate only one route each. A total of 17 airlines operate international routes, compared with 6 serving domestic routes. Pegasus is operating the longest nonstop flight, connecting to Istanbul (SAW) with a flight time of 3 hrs 40 mins.
- Vueling18 routes
- Volotea8 routes
- Air Europa4 routes
- Iberia4 routes
- easyJet4 routes
- Lufthansa2 routes
- Wizz Air2 routes
- Delta Air Lines1 route
- Air France1 route
- KLM1 route
- Brussels Airlines1 route
- Turkish Airlines1 route
- TAP Air Portugal1 route
- Pegasus1 route
- SmartWings1 route
- Wizz Air Malta1 route
- SAS1 route
- Air Arabia Maroc1 route
- Edelweiss Air1 route
- Eurowings1 route
Bilbao International Airport provides direct service to 15 countries across two continents. The route network is 38% domestic and 62% international, with Frankfurt-am-Main, Germany serving as the primary international destination.
- Spain29/day
- Germany4/day
- France3/day
- United Kingdom2/day
- Netherlands2/day
- Turkey1/day
- Portugal1/day
- Italy1/day
- Belgium6/week
- Morocco5/week
- Switzerland4/week
- Czechia4/week
- Hungary2/week
- Denmark2/week
- Poland2/week
Global Rankings of Bilbao Airport (BIO)
This snapshot shows how Bilbao Airport (BIO) ranks globally across multiple operational and network dimensions. Rankings reflect relative position worldwide across destination breadth, flight volume, scheduling density, and long-haul reach.
Destinations
Measures how broadly the airport connects distinct endpoints across its route network.
- #409 – Total Destination Count (Network breadth)
- #460 – Domestic Destination Count
- #285 – International Destination Count
Flights & Scheduling
Reflects flight volume and how intensively runway infrastructure is scheduled.
- #416 – Total Flight Count (Operational intensity)
- #391 – Domestic Flight Count
- #345 – International Flight Count
- #503 – Flights per Runway (Scheduling density)
Distance & Reach
Highlights long-haul connectivity and how distance is distributed across flights and runways.
- #461 – Total Distance Flown (Global reach)
- #835 – Distance per Flight (Route profile)
- #543 – Distance per Runway (Long-haul leverage)
4 Runways at Bilbao Airport (BIO)
| Name | Length | Width | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | 8,543 ft · 2,604 m | 148 ft · 45 m | Asphalt |
| 30 | 8,543 ft · 2,604 m | 148 ft · 45 m | Asphalt |
| 10 | 6,572 ft · 2,003 m | 148 ft · 45 m | Asphalt |
| 28 | 6,572 ft · 2,003 m | 148 ft · 45 m | Asphalt |
69 Aircraft Require Longer Runway
Longest runway available is 8,543 ft / 2,604 m long. The following aircraft typically require more runway than is available at Bilbao International Airport.
| Aircraft | Takeoff required | Landing required |
|---|---|---|
| Boeing 737-500 | 8,694 ft · 2,650 m | 4,593 ft · 1,400 m |
| Convair 880 | 8,760 ft · 2,670 m | 6,234 ft · 1,900 m |
| Ilyushin Il-96 400 | 8,858 ft · 2,700 m | 5,413 ft · 1,650 m |
| McDonnell Douglas DC-10 Air Tanker | 8,858 ft · 2,700 m | 5,906 ft · 1,800 m |
| Airbus A380 Private Jet | 9,019 ft · 2,749 m | 5,000 ft · 1,524 m |
| Airbus A380-800 | 9,019 ft · 2,749 m | 5,000 ft · 1,524 m |
| Airbus A340-300 | 9,072 ft · 2,765 m | 6,004 ft · 1,830 m |
| Airbus A330-200 | 9,088 ft · 2,770 m | 5,676 ft · 1,730 m |
| Airbus A330 Corporate Jet | 9,088 ft · 2,770 m | 5,676 ft · 1,730 m |
| Airbus A330-200F | 9,088 ft · 2,770 m | 5,676 ft · 1,730 m |
| Airbus A330-800neo | 9,088 ft · 2,770 m | n/a |
| Airbus A330-300 | 9,088 ft · 2,770 m | 5,676 ft · 1,730 m |
| Boeing BBJ 787-800 | 9,186 ft · 2,800 m | 4,987 ft · 1,520 m |
| Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner | 9,186 ft · 2,800 m | 4,987 ft · 1,520 m |
| Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner | 9,186 ft · 2,800 m | 4,987 ft · 1,520 m |
| Boeing 747-400 LCF Dreamlifter | 9,199 ft · 2,804 m | 7,001 ft · 2,134 m |
| Boeing 747-400 | 9,236 ft · 2,815 m | 6,250 ft · 1,905 m |
| Boeing 747SP | 9,252 ft · 2,820 m | 5,249 ft · 1,600 m |
| Boeing 777 Freighter | 9,285 ft · 2,830 m | 5,577 ft · 1,700 m |
| Airbus A300B1 | 9,350 ft · 2,850 m | 5,364 ft · 1,635 m |
| Airbus A300B2 | 9,350 ft · 2,850 m | 5,364 ft · 1,635 m |
| Boeing 767-400 | 9,501 ft · 2,896 m | 7,001 ft · 2,134 m |
| Airbus A340-200 | 9,514 ft · 2,900 m | 6,201 ft · 1,890 m |
| Airbus A380-900 | 9,678 ft · 2,950 m | 6,594 ft · 2,010 m |
| Boeing 777-200LR | 9,744 ft · 2,970 m | 5,610 ft · 1,710 m |
| Antonov An-124 Ruslan | 9,843 ft · 3,000 m | 2,953 ft · 900 m |
| Northrop Grumman E-8C Joint Stars | 9,843 ft · 3,000 m | 5,906 ft · 1,800 m |
| Boeing 777-300ER | 9,843 ft · 3,000 m | 5,906 ft · 1,800 m |
| Tupolev Tu-144 | 9,843 ft · 3,000 m | 8,530 ft · 2,600 m |
| Boeing B-52 Stratofortress | 9,843 ft · 3,000 m | 9,843 ft · 3,000 m |
| McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30ER | 9,843 ft · 3,000 m | 5,906 ft · 1,800 m |
| McDonnell Douglas DC-8-52 | 9,843 ft · 3,000 m | 6,562 ft · 2,000 m |
| McDonnell Douglas KC-10 Extender | 9,843 ft · 3,000 m | 5,906 ft · 1,800 m |
| McDonnell Douglas DC-10-40 | 9,843 ft · 3,000 m | 5,906 ft · 1,800 m |
| McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10 | 9,843 ft · 3,000 m | 5,906 ft · 1,800 m |
| Douglas DC-8-51 | 9,843 ft · 3,000 m | 6,562 ft · 2,000 m |
| Douglas DC-8-62 | 9,843 ft · 3,000 m | 6,562 ft · 2,000 m |
| Douglas DC-8-63 | 9,843 ft · 3,000 m | 6,562 ft · 2,000 m |
| McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 | 9,843 ft · 3,000 m | 5,906 ft · 1,800 m |
| Douglas DC-8-53 | 9,843 ft · 3,000 m | 6,562 ft · 2,000 m |
| Douglas DC-8-61 | 9,843 ft · 3,000 m | 6,562 ft · 2,000 m |
| Airbus A330-900neo | 9,843 ft · 3,000 m | 5,577 ft · 1,700 m |
| Airbus A350-900F | 9,843 ft · 3,000 m | 6,562 ft · 2,000 m |
| Airbus A380 Cargo | 9,875 ft · 3,010 m | 6,594 ft · 2,010 m |
| Boeing YAL-1 | 9,902 ft · 3,018 m | 7,546 ft · 2,300 m |
| Aero Spacelines Super Guppy | 10,000 ft · 3,048 m | 6,998 ft · 2,133 m |
| Douglas DC-8 | 10,000 ft · 3,048 m | 6,499 ft · 1,981 m |
| Boeing 707 | 10,000 ft · 3,048 m | 6,201 ft · 1,890 m |
| McDonnell Douglas DC-8-73 | 10,007 ft · 3,050 m | 6,562 ft · 2,000 m |
| McDonnell Douglas DC-8-72 | 10,007 ft · 3,050 m | 6,562 ft · 2,000 m |
| Boom Overture | 10,118 ft · 3,084 m | n/a |
| Airbus A340 Private Jet | 10,256 ft · 3,126 m | 8,999 ft · 2,743 m |
| McDonnell Douglas MD-11 | 10,299 ft · 3,139 m | 6,949 ft · 2,118 m |
| Airbus A340-600 | 10,302 ft · 3,140 m | 6,562 ft · 2,000 m |
| Boeing BBJ 787-9 | 10,400 ft · 3,170 m | 5,700 ft · 1,737 m |
| VC-25A Air Force One | 10,466 ft · 3,190 m | 7,999 ft · 2,438 m |
| Boeing 747-8 | 10,466 ft · 3,190 m | 8,793 ft · 2,680 m |
| Airbus A340-500 | 10,499 ft · 3,200 m | 6,299 ft · 1,920 m |
| Boeing 747-200 | 10,499 ft · 3,200 m | 6,234 ft · 1,900 m |
| Boeing 777-300 | 10,597 ft · 3,230 m | 5,906 ft · 1,800 m |
| Boeing 747-100 | 10,650 ft · 3,246 m | 6,168 ft · 1,880 m |
| Boeing 747-8 VIP / BBJ | 10,801 ft · 3,292 m | 7,001 ft · 2,134 m |
| Boeing 747-8 Freighter | 10,801 ft · 3,292 m | 7,001 ft · 2,134 m |
| Boeing 747-300 | 10,827 ft · 3,300 m | 6,919 ft · 2,109 m |
| Boeing 747-400F | 10,827 ft · 3,300 m | 6,890 ft · 2,100 m |
| Boeing 747-400ER | 10,892 ft · 3,320 m | 7,136 ft · 2,175 m |
| Aérospatiale-BAC Concorde | 11,250 ft · 3,429 m | 7,218 ft · 2,200 m |
| Antonov An-225 Mriya | 11,483 ft · 3,500 m | 10,827 ft · 3,300 m |
| McDonnell Douglas DC-8-71 | 11,499 ft · 3,505 m | 5,909 ft · 1,801 m |