EuroAirport October 2026 records lowest flight movements on record.

November 1, 2026

In October 2026, EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg handled 759,126 passengers, 2,250.845 metric tons of cargo, and 5,091 flight movements. Passenger numbers were slightly above the historical October average, while flight movements were the lowest on record for October and cargo volume was near the October minimum.

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

In October 2026, EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg handled 759,126 passengers, 2,250.845 metric tons of cargo, and 5,091 flight movements. Daily passenger volumes ranged from zero to 29,166, while daily flight movements varied between one and 174.

Compared with historical October figures, passenger numbers were slightly above the October average of 733,453, but well below the October maximum of 999,100 and above the October minimum of 213,606. Flight movements were below the October average of 7,262 and also below the October minimum of 4,636, making October 2026 the lowest October for flight movements on record. Cargo volume was almost exactly at the October minimum of 2,251 metric tons, and far below the October average of 5,034 metric tons and the October maximum of 6,633 metric tons.

Across all months in the historical dataset, October 2026 did not set any all-time records. The all-time passenger average is 588,291, with a minimum of 1,177 in April 2020 and a maximum of 1,010,155 in August 2025. The all-time flight movement average is 6,474, with a minimum of 1,035 in April 2020 and a maximum of 9,600 in June 2019. The all-time cargo average is 4,952 metric tons, with a minimum of 1,068 metric tons in May 2026 and a maximum of 6,770 metric tons in March 2022.


Table 1: Statistics of Air Traffic at Mulhouse Airport for October
Year Total Passengers Busiest Day Busiest Day Passengers Quietest Day Quietest Day Passengers
2026 759126 2026-10-11 29166 2026-10-28 15877
2025 999100 2025-10-10 37476 2025-10-28 23039
2024 891826 2024-10-11 34338 2024-10-29 19954
2023 808329 2023-10-01 32374 2023-10-19 14540
2022 749593 2022-10-09 29552 2022-10-26 19405
2021 573990 2021-10-10 24509 2021-10-26 11527
2020 213606 2020-10-11 12267 2020-10-28 3318
2019 872052 2019-10-06 33148 2019-10-29 19493

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

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.