Airports / Spain / BIO
Bilbao Airport
LEBB / BIOBilbao, SpainELEV 138 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
26 nm
To the nearest alternate
Vitoria Airport (VIT) — 3 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Bilbao Airport (LEBB / BIO) sits in Bilbao, Spain, where it functions as a large commercial airport. The airport sits 138 feet above sea level. Alongside scheduled airline service, the airport handles a steady flow of private and charter traffic.
No charter operator is headquartered on the field, but operators routinely position aircraft into BIO for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Vitoria Airport (VIT, 26 nm), Seve Ballesteros-Santander Airport (SDR, 40 nm), and San Sebastián Airport (EAS, 49 nm).
Charter pricing from BIO depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Bilbao.
Field capability
ICAO
LEBB
IATA
BIO
FAA / Local
LEBB
Elevation
138 ft
Coordinates
43.3011° N · 2.9106° W
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Large
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs Spain fields
state range 11–3,380 ft
At 138 ft, BIO sits lower than 69% of the 55 Spain fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 26nmVITVitoria AirportAlava
- 40nmSDRSeve Ballesteros-Santander AirportSantander
- 49nmEASSan Sebastián AirportHondarribia
- 57nmRJLLogroño-Agoncillo AirportLogroño
- 61nmBIQBiarritz Pays Basque airportBiarritz
- 64nmPNAPamplona AirportPamplona
Location
Open the full mapLEBB · Bilbao Airport · Bilbao, Spain