Bilbao Airport – Bilbao, Spain (IATA: BIO, ICAO: LEBB) also called Sondica is a public airport located 11 km north of Bilbao, in the municipality of Loiu, in Spain. It's the most important airport of the Basque Country and northern Spain, with 3,876,062 passengers on 2006. It's famous for its new main terminal opened in 2000 and designed by Santiago Calatrava.
Airlines and destinations
Aer Lingus (Dublin [Summer 2007]) Air Berlin (Palma de Mallorca) Air Europa (Arrecife, Las Palmas, Málaga, Palma de Mallorca, Tenerife-South, Tenerife-North) Air France Air France operated by Brit Air (Paris-Charles de Gaulle) Alitalia Alitalia operated by Alitalia Express (Milan-Malpensa) easyJet (London-Stansted) Iberia (Barcelona, London-Heathrow, Madrid) Iberia operated by Air Nostrum (Alicante, Badajoz, La Coruña, Lisbon, Málaga, Palma de Mallorca [starts July 20, 2007], Santiago de Compostela, Seville, Valencia, Vigo) Lufthansa (Frankfurt) Lufthansa operated by Eurowings (Düsseldorf, Stuttgart) Portugalia (Lisbon) SN Brussels Airlines (Brussels) Spanair (A Coruña [starts 2008], Arrecife, Barcelona, Ibiza, Jerez de la Frontera, Las Palmas, Madrid, Málaga [starts Summer 2007], Munich [starts Summer 2007], Tenerife-South, Valencia [starts Summer 2007], Zurich [starts 2008]) Tunisair (Monastir) TUIfly (Cologne/Bonn, Stuttgart) Vueling Airlines (Barcelona, Madrid, Málaga)
Cargo Facilities
Capacity 5,000tonnes (11,023,000lbs), Warehouse 2,000m² (21,527sq ft), Bonded Warehouse, Transit Zone, Domestic Cargo Only, Free Port/Foreign Trade Zone, Heated Storage, Air-Conditioned Storage, Refrigerated Storage, Deep Freeze Storage, Animal Quarantine, Fresh Meat Inspection, Health Officials, X-Ray Equipment, Security for Valuables, Very Large/Heavy Cargo, Express/Courier Centre, Handling Equipment: full
Customs Hours
06:45-23:15 Cargo Handling Agents: Iberia
Passenger Facilities
Annual Capacity 1,600, 15 check-in desks, 4 gates, 500 short term parking spaces, 400 long term parking spaces, Bank, Bureau de Change, Auto Exchange Machine, Restaurants, Cafeterias, Bars, VIP Lounge, Duty Free Shop, Tourist Help Desk, Car Rental, Taxi Service/Rank
Summary
Airport Code : BIO Airport Name : Sondica Runway Length : 8530 ft. Runway Elevation : 136 ft.
City : Bilbao Country : Spain Country Abbrev. : ES World Area Code : 482 GMT Offset : +1.0
Hotels close to Bilbao Airport - sorted by distance
Tryp Sondika (68 Rooms) Carretera De La Avanzada n 2-4, , Sondika 48150 Rating: Distance: 0.40 KM
A thriving, commercial port, Bilbao is also the largest Basque city, built in the 14th century with endless cobbled lanes and lavished with sensationa....
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Hotel Andrea Sercotel (76 Rooms) Larrauri, 1C Ed. Arteaga Cemtrum, , Derio 48160 Rating: Distance: 1.96 KM
Hotel Andrea, an old seminary, is located in the middle of the Txorierri valley, an industrial enclave of the Basque Country. It is only 2 km to the L....
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Average price*: EUR 64.20
The privileged situation of our Hotel, totally refurbished in 2002, enables our guests to enjoy all the advantages of the city centre as well as the p....
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Average price*: EUR 60.00
Its 145 rooms offer maximum comfort with an interior decoration conceived to make our guests walk through the history of design......
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Average price*: EUR 139.10
Miro Hotel (50 Rooms) Alameda Mazarredo, 77, , Bilbao 48009 Rating: Distance: 4.31 KM
Nestled between the Guggenheim and Fine Arts Museum, MIRÓHOTEL opens its doors aiming to provide this dynamic city with an appropriate space i....
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Hotel Abando (145 Rooms) Colon de Laretegui, 9, , Bilbao 48001 Rating: Distance: 4.36 KM
Very spacious areas and convention rooms equipped to receive any social or professional function.....
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Average price*: EUR 70.00
Tryp Arenal (40 Rooms) C/ Los Fueros, 2, , Bilbao 48005 Rating: Distance: 4.72 KM
A thriving, commercial port, Bilbao is also the largest Basque city, built in the 14th century with endless cobbled lanes and lavished with sensationa....
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Average price*: EUR 49.00
Lopez de Haro (53 Rooms) Obispo Orueta, 2, , Bilbao 48011 Rating: Distance: 4.77 KM
The hotel has 53 rooms and suites offering air conditioning and heater with thermostatic control, complete marble bathrooms, satellite TV. with 20 cha....
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Average price*: EUR 107.00
PETIT PALACE ARANA occupies an emblematic building of the middle 19th century. The front face has balconies made of wood and glass tippically local co....
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Hotel Sirimiri (28 Rooms) Plaza de la Encarnacion, 3, , Bilbao 48006 Rating: Distance: 5.30 KM
Small warm hotel near the Guggenheim Museum, from door to door if you take the Tram. 28 ensuite rooms, TV satelite, central heating, direct phone, int....
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Silken Indautxu (184 Rooms) Plaza Bombero Etxaniz, s/n, , Bilbao 48010 Rating: Distance: 5.31 KM
Located in the heart of the commercial and financial area of Bilbao, the Indautxu Hotel admirably combines classical architecture together with modern....
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Hotel Zabalburu (38 Rooms) C/ Pedro Martinez Artola, 8, , Bilbao 48012 Rating: Distance: 5.32 KM
Close to the bull fighting arena; to the Plaza de España; to the Guggenheim Museum, to the Palacio de Conferencias y Congresos and to t....
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Average price*: EUR 49.95
Abba Parque Hotel (176 Rooms) Rodriguez Arias, 66, , Bilbao 48013 Rating: Distance: 5.37 KM
Abba Parque Hotel was opened in 1965 and renovated in 2002. The Hotel has a fashionable and modern decoration, with longes spacious. Our location is v....
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Hotel Vista Alegre (35 Rooms) Calle Pablo Picasso 13, , Bilbao 48012 Rating: Distance: 5.40 KM
Rooms with bathroom en suite, Parking service, 24 hrs.reception, laundry service are some of the characteristics that we are to be attractive for our ....
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Zenit Bilbao (65 Rooms) C/ Autonomia 58, , Bilbao 48012 Rating: Distance: 5.51 KM
Nearby you will find the Euskalduna Palace and in walking distance you will be able to see the San Mames stadium. The rooms were decorated in a modern....
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Hotel Palacio Urgoiti (43 Rooms) Laukariz s/n, , Bilbao - Mungia 48100 Rating: Distance: 6.01 KM
Palacio Urgoiti is a beautiful 11-acre retreat located just minutes from Bilbao. This 17th century palace has been carefully rebuilt as a luxurious fo....
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Modus Vivendi (18 Rooms) Sipiri,32, , Sopelana 48600 Rating: Distance: 10.14 KM
This small and pleasant town has 11.000 inhabitants. Our familiar and friendly Hotel is one independent building that was built in September of year 2....
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It is set in gardens joined to a small river islet via a picturesque footbridge. The hotel is located in Bakio (province of Biscay). It is 22 km. from....
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