Bilbao (BIO) to Newark (EWR)
Flight time
≈ 7h 54m
Bearing
293° NW
Bilbao (BIO) to Newark (EWR) is 3,549 miles (5,711 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies BIO–EWR
Filed traffic dataIn May 2026, United Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop BIO–EWR; the Boeing 757-200 was the most common aircraft at 100% of departures; flights ran 88% full.
Departures
2
May 2026
Seats
352
both directions
Passengers
311
both directions
Load factor
88.3%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies BIO–EWR?
United Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop BIO–EWR in May 2026 (2 departures).
- UA
2 departures · 352 seats
Share of departures100.0%88.3%
Load
What plane flies BIO–EWR?
In May 2026, the Boeing 757-200 flew 100% of BIO–EWR departures.
- Boeing 757-200
2 departures · 88.3% load
100.0%
How has BIO–EWR traffic changed?
Nonstop BIO–EWR departures fell from 25 in June 2025 to 2 in May 2026.
Monthly nonstop BIO–EWR traffic, trailing 12 months through May 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
June 2025
25 departures · 3,174 passengers
72.1%
Load
July 2025
27 departures · 3,839 passengers
80.8%
Load
August 2025
27 departures · 4,395 passengers
92.5%
Load
September 2025
20 departures · 2,866 passengers
81.4%
Load
October 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
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Load
November 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
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Load
December 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
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Load
January 2026
0 departures · 0 passengers
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Load
February 2026
0 departures · 0 passengers
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Load
March 2026
0 departures · 0 passengers
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Load
April 2026
0 departures · 0 passengers
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Load
May 2026
2 departures · 311 passengers
88.3%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
BIO → EWR
89.2% full
1 departures · 157 passengers
EWR → BIO
87.5% full
1 departures · 154 passengers
Nonstop BIO–EWR traffic has been filed since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through May 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work).
The airports
Bilbao
ES
Bilbao Airport
Coordinates
43.30°N, 2.91°W
Hemisphere
N · W
Frequently asked
How far is Bilbao (BIO) from Newark (EWR)?
BIO to EWR is 3,549 miles (5,711 km / 3,084 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from BIO to EWR?
A nonstop covers the 3,549-mile great-circle distance in roughly 7h 54m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies BIO–EWR?
In May 2026, the Boeing 757-200 flew the largest share of departures (100.0%).
What mileage do I earn flying BIO–EWR?
Distance-based programs credit off the 3,549-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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