EuroAirport May 2026 cargo volume hit all-time low.

June 1, 2026

In May 2026, EuroAirport recorded 309,955 passengers, 1,067.5 metric tons of cargo, and 2,595 flight movements, with all figures falling well below historical averages and the cargo volume setting an all-time monthly low. These reduced numbers were due to the closure of the main runway for renovation from April 16 to May 20, 2026, which limited operations to the secondary runway.

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

In May 2026, EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg recorded 309,955 passengers, 1,067.5 metric tons of cargo, and 2,595 flight movements.

Compared to historical values for the month of May, passenger numbers were well below the average of 555,097 and far below the May maximum of 874,241, but above the May minimum of 1,719. Flight movements were also below the May average of 6,359 and the May maximum of 9,339, but above the May minimum of 2,469. Cargo volume was essentially at the historical May minimum of 1,068 tons and far below the May average of 4,729 tons and the May maximum of 5,993 tons.

When compared to all-time monthly records, May 2026 set an all-time low for cargo, with 1,067.5 tons being the lowest monthly cargo volume ever recorded at the airport. The all-time high for cargo was 6,770 tons in March 2022. For passengers, the all-time high was 1,010,155 in August 2025, and the all-time low was 1,177 in April 2020. For flights, the all-time high was 9,600 in June 2019, and the all-time low was 1,035 in April 2020.

The significantly reduced passenger and flight numbers, and the record low cargo volume, are explained by the closure of the main runway for renovation from April 16 to May 20, 2026. During this period, flight operations were handled via the secondary runway, leading to a reduced but still operational schedule focused on key European business and city destinations as well as selected holiday routes.


Table 1: Statistics of Air Traffic at Mulhouse Airport for May
Year Total Passengers Busiest Day Busiest Day Passengers Quietest Day Quietest Day Passengers
2026 309955 2026-05-25 26973 2026-05-07 3213
2025 874241 2025-05-30 31903 2025-05-20 24070
2024 865290 2024-05-31 32710 2024-05-14 23925
2023 759367 2023-05-21 30094 2023-05-09 19958
2022 648586 2022-05-29 26376 2022-05-04 13750
2021 143762 2021-05-16 8384 2021-05-04 1341
2020 1719 2020-05-21 164 2020-05-11 1
2019 837856 2019-05-26 30678 2019-05-14 21501

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

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.