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Bastia-Poretta International airport
LFKB / BIABastia, FranceELEV 26 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
31 nm
To the nearest alternate
Calvi Sainte Catherine Airport (CLY) — 4 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Bastia-Poretta International airport (LFKB / BIA) sits in Bastia, France, where it functions as a large commercial airport. Field elevation is 26 feet above sea level. Scheduled carriers operate here, and the field also sees regular private and charter activity.
While no charter operators list BIA as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are Calvi Sainte Catherine Airport (CLY, 31 nm), Marina di Campo Airport (EBA, 36 nm), and Solenzara (BA 126) Air Base (SOZ, 38 nm).
Trip costs from BIA are driven by the aircraft category flown and how far it must reposition. Browse operators flying from the area or estimate a trip cost from BIA to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
LFKB
IATA
BIA
FAA / Local
LFKB
Elevation
26 ft
Coordinates
42.5527° N · 9.4837° E
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 France fields
state range 7–3,362 ft
At 26 ft, BIA sits lower than 94% of the 135 France fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 31nmCLYCalvi Sainte Catherine AirportCalvi
- 36nmEBAMarina di Campo AirportCampo nell'Elba (LI)
- 38nmSOZSolenzara (BA 126) Air BaseSolenzara
- 48nmAJAAjaccio Napoléon Bonaparte airportAjaccio
- 65nmFSCFigari Sud-Corse AirportFigari
- 71nmGRSGrosseto Corrado Baccarini Air Base / Grosseto AirportGrosseto (GR)
Location
Open the full mapLFKB · Bastia-Poretta International airport · Bastia, France