Basel Airport August Traffic Above Average, Flights at Historic Low

September 1, 2026

In August 2026, EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg handled 818,858 passengers and 5,215 flight movements, with passenger numbers above the historical August average but flights and cargo at record-low August levels. The month set no all-time records, remaining below peaks such as August 2025 for passengers and June 2019 for flights.

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

In August 2026, EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg handled 818,858 passengers across 5,215 flight movements, with 1,911 metric tons of cargo processed. Daily passenger volumes ranged from zero to 29,256, while daily flights varied between one and 167.

Compared with historical August figures, passenger numbers were above the August average of 799,536 but below the August record of 1,010,155. Flight movements were notably lower than the August average of 7,724 and matched the historical August minimum of 5,215. Cargo tonnage was also below the August average of 4,423 metric tons and equaled the historical August minimum of 1,911 metric tons.

Against all months in the dataset, August 2026 did not set any all-time records. The all-time passenger high remains August 2025 with 1,010,155 passengers, and the all-time low was April 2020 with 1,177 passengers. The all-time flight maximum was June 2019 with 9,600 movements, while the minimum was April 2020 with 1,035 movements. For cargo, the all-time high was March 2022 with 6,770 metric tons, and the all-time low was May 2026 with 1,068 metric tons.


Table 1: Statistics of Air Traffic at Mulhouse Airport for August
Year Total Passengers Busiest Day Busiest Day Passengers Quietest Day Quietest Day Passengers
2026 818858 2026-08-02 29256 2026-08-26 22615
2025 1010155 2025-08-08 36799 2025-08-26 28732
2024 924884 2024-08-02 33508 2024-08-27 26060
2023 858736 2023-08-13 32178 2023-08-29 22384
2022 814296 2022-08-06 30155 2022-08-31 21568
2021 631374 2021-08-06 25805 2021-08-31 14579
2020 390040 2020-08-02 15943 2020-08-26 7864
2019 947947 2019-08-04 33225 2019-08-27 26428

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

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.