Badajoz Airport

Badajoz Airport

Aeropuerto de Badajoz

Talavera la Real Air Base

Base Aérea de Talavera la Real
Summary
Airport typeMilitary/Public
Owner/OperatorAena
ServesBadajoz and Mérida
LocationBadajoz
Elevation AMSL185 m / 608 ft
Coordinates38°53′29″N 06°49′17″W / 38.89139°N 6.82139°W / 38.89139; -6.82139
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BJZ is located in Spain
BJZ
BJZ
Location of airport in Spain
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
13/31 2,852 9,357 Asphalt
Statistics (2019)
Passengers75,416
Passenger change 18-19Increase44.8%
Source: Aena[1]

Badajoz Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto de Badajoz) (IATA: BJZ, ICAO: LEBZ) is an airport located 13 km (8.1 mi) east[1] of Badajoz, a city in Extremadura, Spain, and 45 km (28 mi) west of Mérida, Spain, the capital of the same Autonomous Community. The airport is connected with both cities by the Autovía A-5 motorway. The airport shares its runway and control tower with the Talavera la Real Air Base (Spanish: Base Aérea de Talavera la Real), an air base of the Spanish Air and Space Force, named for the nearby municipality of Talavera la Real. It is currently the only airport in Extremadura.

Airlines and destinations

The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Badajoz Airport:

AirlinesDestinations
Binter Canarias Gran Canaria (begins 1 April 2025)[2]
Iberia Barcelona, Madrid
Seasonal: Gran Canaria,[3] Palma de Mallorca

Statistics

Annual traffic

Traffic by calendar year
Passengers Movements Cargo (kilos)
2004 82,596 8,230 0
2005 72,966 4,451 0
2006 80,464 4,434 0
2007 91,585 4,181 80
2008 81,010 4,033 0
2009 75,351 3,783 0
2010 61,179 3,411 0
2011 56,981 2,957 0
2012 65,642 2,283 0
2013 29,112 1,414 0
2014 39,600 1,838 0
2015 22,370 1,525 0
2016 32,963 1,563 0
2017 49,304 1,865 0
2018 52,068 1,985 0
2019 75,416 2,880 0
2020 29,999 1,644 0
2021 42,175 1,887 0
2022 65,806 2,715 0
2023 80,254 3,125 0
Source: Aena Statistics[citation needed]

Busiest routes

Busiest domestic routes from BJZ (2023)
Rank Destination Passengers Change 2022 / 23
1 Madrid 35,553 Increase 60%
2 Barcelona 34,747 Increase 1%
3 Palma de Mallorca 4,419 Increase 11%
4 Gran Canaria 1,621 Steady New Route
5 Alicante 1,597 Increase 5%
Source: Estadísticas de tráfico aereo[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ a b "Página Principal | Aeropuerto de Badajoz | AENA".
  2. ^ "Binter NS25 Network Additions". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 24 December 2024.
  3. ^ "Iberia adds a new route from Gran Canaria to Badajoz from next summer". 22 November 2022.


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