The airport is one of the most outstanding symbols of the renewal and vigor of the city of Bilbao.
The terminal has a sleek design, with two symmetrical "wings" and a sharp tip at its center which is specially visible when approaching the terminal from the sides. This original design has granted the building the nickname of "La Paloma" ("The Dove"). White concrete and glass have been used. The interiors are open and luminous spaces, distributed in two floors, the upper one for departures (check-in counters and gates) and the lower for arrivals.
The airport has seen a constant increase in its traffic numbers, the old terminal was already saturated and obsolete in 1990, although it had been renewed only a few years earlier. At the present day Bilbao is the most important hub in northern Spain and the number of passengers using the new terminal continues to rise, especially after the increased tourist interest in the city since the opening of the Guggenheim museum.
Airline companies operating out of this airport:
- Aer Lingus.
- Air Europa.
- Air Nostrum.
- Air Berlin.
- Air France.
- Brussels Airlines.
- Easyjet.
- Iberia.
- Iberworld.
- Lufthansa.
- SAS.
- Spanair.
- TAP Air Portugal.
- Vueling Airlines.
FEATURES
- Highly detailed Bilbao Airport / LEBB
- Full night illumination
- Recent ground layout changes represented
- Dynamic Lighting on Prepar3d v4 version
- Optional SODE animated jetways
- Optional 3D Lights
- Optional 3D Grass within airport islands and taxiways/runways.
- P3D v2/v3/v4 native materials custom ground option
- Wet ground surface effect for P3Dv2/v3/v4 (via native custom ground) and for FSX (via SODE)
- 3-Arc terrain mesh
- Compatible with add-on AI traffic.
- Compatible with other third-party sceneries
- FSX version compatible with default and add-on FSX scenery
- P3D version compatible with default and add-on P3D scenery
- Usage of FSX SDK for the FSX version for best performance
- Usage of Prepar3d SDK for the P3D version for best performance
- Installers will detect sim location and add the scenery.cfg entry for FSX, FSX:SE, P3Dv1, P3Dv2, P3Dv3 & P3Dv4
