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:
| Airlines | Destinations |
|---|---|
| Binter Canarias | Gran Canaria,[2] Tenerife–North[3] |
| Iberia | Barcelona,[4] Madrid[4] Seasonal: Gran Canaria,[5] Palma de Mallorca[6] |
If passengers do fly internationally from this airport, they would need to transit in either Madrid or Barcelona to get to other international destinations.
Statistics
Annual traffic
| 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
| Rank | Destination | Passengers | Change 2022 / 23 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Madrid |
35,553 |  60% |
| 2 |  Barcelona |
34,747 | 1% |
| 3 |  Palma de Mallorca |
4,419 | 11% |
| 4 |  Gran Canaria |
1,621 |  New Route |
| 5 |  Alicante |
1,597 | 5% |
| Source: Estadísticas de tráfico aereo[citation needed] | |||
References
- 1 2 "Página Principal | Aeropuerto de Badajoz | AENA".
- ↑ "Binter NS25 Network Additions". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 24 December 2024.
- ↑ "Binter Canarias NW25 Network Additions". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 3 October 2025.
- 1 2 "LIST OF PUBLIC SERVICE OBLIGATIONS" (PDF). Aeroroutes.com. 11 March 2024. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
- ↑ "Iberia adds a new route from Gran Canaria to Badajoz from next summer". 22 November 2022.
- ↑ "Palma De Mallorca, Spain PMI". OAG Flight Guide Worldwide. 27 (1). Luton, United Kingdom: OAG Aviation Worldwide Limited: 880–886. July 2025. ISSN 1466-8718. OCLC 41608313.
