Bilbao, Spain · flights to the United States
BIO
Bilbao
- US routes
- 1
- Flights
- 100 both ways
- Carriers
- 1
- Departures on time
- 78.9% YTD
Bilbao had 100 flights to and from the United States in the twelve months to June 2026, roughly a weekly round trip spread over 1 US route, the busiest being Newark (EWR) with 100. EUROCONTROL has 78.9% of all its departures leaving within 15 minutes of schedule this year and 84.3% of arrivals landing within 15 minutes, from about 75 departures a day; on arrival punctuality that is 1st of the 41 European airports here with US service. Spain publishes no route-level punctuality, so the US routes below are described by frequency and carrier rather than by delay.
On departure punctuality Bilbao stands 6th of 41: Stockholm Arlanda leads at 84.0% and Lisbon trails at 57.5%. By transatlantic volume it is 45th of the 45 European airports with a page here; London Heathrow leads with 81,419 flights. Punctuality and volume do not move together: a hub's transatlantic bank is scheduled around its own connecting flights, and the arrivals that feed it are where the delay comes in.
Key figures
Departures on time
78.9%
All destinations, year to date (EUROCONTROL)
Arrivals on time
84.3%
Within 15 minutes, year to date
Schedules operated
95.8%
Planned flights that actually flew
ATFM delay
0.0 min
Per arriving flight, year to date
Route by route
US routes from BIO
Newark (EWR) takes 100% of the airport's US traffic. Each route page sets the pair's frequency and carriers beside the departure airport's EUROCONTROL punctuality and the US airport's own DOT record.
| Route | Flights | Carriers |
|---|---|---|
| BIO to EWR · Newark | 100 | United |
Flights: DOT international report, both directions, July 2025 to June 2026. A route needs 100 flights for a page.
Carriers
Who flies BIO to the United States
United Airlines flew 100% of the airport's US flights. One carrier in all: the choice on most routes from here is the airline or the date, not the airline and the date.
- United Airlines100 flights · 100%
Punctuality
How Bilbao is running
Over the seven days to 21 October 2026, 73.0% of departures and 76.9% of arrivals were within 15 minutes, 6 points worse than the year to date. 95.8% of scheduled flights have operated this year, the remainder cancelled or never filed. Air traffic flow management delay charged to the airport, the minutes the network held flights on the ground elsewhere to protect it, averaged 0.0 per arrival this year and 0.1 over the last week. These are whole-airport figures from EUROCONTROL's Network Manager, published daily and refreshed here with each build; the long-haul bank usually runs a little better than the airport average because wide-body schedules carry more slack.
| Window | Departures on time | Arrivals on time | Schedules operated | ATFM delay / arrival |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yesterday (21 October 2026) | 85.9% | 83.3% | 88.8% | 0.0 min |
| Last 7 days | 73.0% | 76.9% | 93.0% | 0.1 min |
| Year to date | 78.9% | 84.3% | 95.8% | 0.0 min |
Across the year
Transatlantic flights from BIO by month
- July 202527
- August 202527
- September 202520
- October 20250
- November 20250
- December 20250
- January 20260
- February 20260
- March 20260
- April 20260
- May 20262
- June 202624
Your rights
EC 261/2004 at BIO
Every departure from Bilbao is covered by Regulation (EC) 261/2004, whichever airline operates it: a flight arriving in the United States three hours or more late for a reason within the airline's control owes each passenger €600 on these distances, halved if the arrival was under four hours late, plus care and rebooking. Flights back from the United States are covered only on EU carriers.
Delayed three hours or more? Check a claim with Compensair →
What to do with this
Flying to the US from BIO
For a transatlantic trip from Bilbao, the route page is the place to decide: each shows who flies the pair, how often, and what the airport at each end does to a schedule. Leave at least two hours for any onward connection in the United States; immigration is cleared at the first point of entry, before the connecting flight.
Common questions
BIO transatlantic questions
How punctual is Bilbao?
78.9% of departures and 84.3% of arrivals were within 15 minutes of schedule from 1 January to 21 October 2026, on EUROCONTROL's Network Manager data for every flight at the airport. The last seven days ran at 73.0% for departures.
Which US cities can you fly to from Bilbao?
Newark (EWR), ranked by flights in the DOT's international report for July 2025 to June 2026. 100 flights in all, both directions counted.
Which airlines fly from Bilbao to the United States?
United Airlines. United Airlines flew 100% of the flights.
Can I claim compensation for a delayed flight from Bilbao to the US?
Yes, under EC 261/2004, if the flight arrived three hours or more late or was cancelled at short notice for a reason within the airline's control. The amount on these distances is €600 a passenger, halved if the arrival was under four hours late.
Related
Where to go next
Sources: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics, International Report (flights and passengers by carrier and airport pair), July 2025 to June 2026; EUROCONTROL Aviation Intelligence Portal, airport punctuality and ATFM delay to 21 October 2026. Rebuilt 22 October 2026; the EUROCONTROL figures refresh with each weekly build, the others when their publisher releases a month. How these sources differ.