BOD

Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport

Bordeaux, France

Operated by Edeisprivate

Opened1912ICAOLFBDElev162 ft

The Verdict

62/100Solid. Not spectacular, but solid.

The trajectory is flat — no improvement in sight.

Ranked #60 of 198 airportsBased on data from 1962–2026

Operational30%

78Genuinely solid

Sentiment25%

56Unremarkable

Infrastructure15%

42Struggling

Sent. Velocity15%

50Middling

Connectivity15%

71Pleasantly competent

What People Think

BOD is the airport equivalent of 'it's fine.'

4.7Avg Rating / 10

1,510

ReviewsGoogle 1500Skytrax 10

27%Positive

★ 3.9on Google Maps (1,500 reviews)

Sentiment Trajectory (2025–2026)+3.49 over 3 years

Then: 3.6/5 (565 reviews)Now: 7.1/5 (938 reviews)

Positive27%

Neutral39%

Negative34%

Queuing

2.9

Cleanliness

2.9

Staff

2.1

Food & Bev

2.1

Wifi

3.2

Wayfinding

2.2

Transport

3.1

Shopping

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The Numbers

6.6MPassengers (2024)

+0.2%YoY Growth

6.6M passengers in 2024 — still 15% below the 2019 peak, though up 192% from the 2020 COVID crater.

4.5MInternational (69%)

2.0MDomestic (31%)

Passenger History

Lounges

2 available

AIRPORT BAR 33

priority pass

Cafe Ritazza

priority pass

Tardiness Report

2026/02–2025/03 · 48,717 flights

4.7%Flights Delayed2,269 of 48,717 flights

0.0minAvg Delay

Delays are genuinely rare here. We're suspicious.

Delay Causes (ATFM)

Weather3%

Carrier0%

ATC74%

Airport12%

Where You Can Escape To

easyJet·Base

Volotea·Base

90 routes · 5 regions

Europe9

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Africa1

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Ground Transport

MMetro

RRail

TTram

BBus

The Runway Report

2 Runways

05/2310,171ft × 148ft · ASP · Lighted

11/297,923ft × 148ft · ASP · Lighted

The Backstory

1912

Opened

HistoryFrom 1994-1996 an entirely new passenger terminal was built dedicated to frequent services on the Bordeaux-Paris route, followed by a new air traffic control tower in 2000. In 2010, another terminal expansion to be used by low-cost carriers was inaug...

Awards

None recorded. A clean record — in the worst sense.