Badajoz Airport

Badajoz Airport

*Aeropuerto de Badajoz*

Talavera la Real Air Base

*Base Aérea de Talavera la Real*
Badajoz Airport; Aeropuerto de Badajoz; Talavera la Real Air Base; Base Aérea de Talavera la Real
	IATA: BJZ; ICAO: LEBZ;
Summary
Airport type	Military/Public
Owner/Operator	Aena
Serves	Badajoz and Mérida
Location	Badajoz
Elevation AMSL	185 m / 608 ft
Coordinates	38°53′29″N 06°49′17″W / 38.89139°N 6.82139°W
Map
	BJZ Location of airport in Spain
Runways
Statistics (2019)
Passengers
Passengers	75,416
Passenger change 18-19	44.8%
	Source: Aena

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

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 domestic routes from BJZ (2023)**
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]}