EuroAirport September passenger traffic above average while cargo and flights lag.

October 2, 2026

In September 2026, EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg handled 751,291 passengers, 2,694.6 metric tons of cargo, and 5,164 flight movements, with passenger numbers above the historical September average but flights and cargo below their respective averages. The month set no all-time records, as its figures remained within historical ranges across all three metrics.

Photo: Dürrenberger, Heinz, EuroAirport Basel - Mulhouse - Freiburg, on ethz, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0..

In September 2026, EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg handled 751,291 passengers, 2,694.6 metric tons of cargo, and 5,164 flight movements. Daily passenger volumes ranged from zero to 29,841, while daily flights peaked at 205 and daily cargo reached 197.8 metric tons.

Compared with historical September figures, passenger numbers were above the September average of 703,911 but below the September maximum of 929,758 and above the September minimum of 235,821. Flight movements were below the September average of 7,364 and close to the September minimum of 5,076, while remaining well below the September maximum of 9,262. Cargo volume was near the September minimum of 2,695 metric tons, below the September average of 4,949, and far below the September maximum of 6,407.

Across all months, September 2026 did not set any all-time records. The all-time passenger average is 586,454, with a low of 1,177 in April 2020 and a high of 1,010,155 in August 2025. The all-time flight average is 6,489, with a low of 1,035 in April 2020 and a high of 9,600 in June 2019. The all-time cargo average is 4,981 metric tons, with a low of 1,068 in May 2026 and a high of 6,770 in March 2022.


Table 1: Statistics of Air Traffic at Mulhouse Airport for September
Year Total Passengers Busiest Day Busiest Day Passengers Quietest Day Quietest Day Passengers
2026 751291 2026-09-30 29846 2026-09-10 18485
2025 929758 2025-09-28 35715 2025-09-18 20431
2024 858757 2024-09-27 32650 2024-09-11 24172
2023 791129 2023-09-24 30545 2023-09-19 21342
2022 710673 2022-09-11 26954 2022-09-16 17577
2021 479797 2021-09-26 21924 2021-09-21 10226
2020 235821 2020-09-04 11647 2020-09-23 4906
2019 874059 2019-09-06 32444 2019-09-03 25095

Figure 1: Passengers Arriving at and Departing from the Airport in September

Data source: EuroAirport: Tägliche Flugbewegungen, Passagiere und Fracht

🤖 This text was generated with the assistance of AI. All quantitative statements are derived directly from the dataset listed under Data Source.