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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
Owner/Operator | Aena | ||||||||||||||
Location | Bilbao metropolitan area | ||||||||||||||
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Built | 1948 | ||||||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 42 m / 137 ft | ||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 43°18′04″N 02°54′38″W / 43.30111°N 2.91056°W | ||||||||||||||
Website | www | ||||||||||||||
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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.