EuroAirport sets February passenger record but lags in flights and cargo.

March 2, 2026

EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg reached a new February passenger record in February 2026, matching its previous high exactly, though flight movements and cargo volume were below their respective February averages. The airport's overall passenger, flight, and cargo records remain higher, set in other months.

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

In February 2026, EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg handled 573,800 passengers, 4,831 flight movements, and 4,184.5 metric tons of cargo. This passenger count set a new all-time high for February, surpassing the previous February maximum of 573,800, which it matched exactly. However, it remained below the airport's absolute record of 1,010,155 passengers set in August 2025. Flight movements were below the February average of 5,556 and well under the all-time high of 9,600 flights from June 2019. Cargo volume was slightly below the February average of 4,837 tons and did not reach the all-time high of 6,770 tons from March 2022. The all-time low for passengers was 1,177 in April 2020, for flights was 1,035 in April 2020, and for cargo was 3,808 tons in January 2026.


Table 1: Statistics of Air Traffic at Mulhouse Airport for February
Year Total Passengers Busiest Day Busiest Day Passengers Quietest Day Quietest Day Passengers
2026 573800 2026-02-22 28079 2026-02-04 10241
2025 559001 2025-02-21 25376 2025-02-04 11010
2024 542198 2024-02-25 23890 2024-02-01 12275
2023 444855 2023-02-19 20691 2023-02-08 8673
2022 324626 2022-02-27 18888 2022-02-02 3218
2021 71467 2021-02-20 5854 2021-02-08 852
2020 538115 2020-02-21 25563 2020-02-04 11994
2019 551192 2019-02-24 25441 2019-02-05 10021

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

Data source: EuroAirport: Tägliche Flugbewegungen, Passagiere und Fracht

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