Where is BSL airport?

BSL is a large airport in Bâle / Mulhouse, Grand Est, France, at 47.6007, 7.5211, 270 m above sea level. It serves Basel.

What time zone is BSL in?

BSL is in the Europe/Paris time zone, UTC+1 / UTC+2 (winter / summer).

How many passengers use BSL?

926,010 passengers in 2025, according to Eurostat. Jan–Jun 2026: 1,792,181 passengers, +370.4% on the same months of 2025.

EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg opened in 1946.

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Large airport in Basel, France.

IATA code: BSL
ICAO code: LFSB
Size: large; OurAirports class
Passengers: 926,010; 2025 · +18.4% on the year before
Nonstop routes: 77; With open traffic data
Time zone: UTC+1 / UTC+2; Europe/Paris
Elevation: 270 m; 886 ft
Runways: 2; Longest 3,900 m

Jan–Jun 2026: 1,792,181 passengers, +370.4% on the same months of 2025 (Eurostat).

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About BSL

EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg is a large airport serving Basel, France. It opened in 1946. 926,010 passengers used it in 2025. Open traffic data shows 77 nonstop routes from BSL.

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Busiest nonstop routes from BSL

Route	To	Distance	Passengers / year
BSL → AMS	Amsterdam, Netherlands	560 km	363,899
BSL → SAW	Istanbul, Turkey	1,885 km	349,639
BSL → BUD	Budapest, Hungary	884 km	332,048
BSL → BCN	Barcelona, Spain	823 km	327,686
BSL → PMI	Palma, Spain	974 km	306,520
BSL → LHR	London, United Kingdom	720 km	277,430
BSL → AYT	Antalya, Turkey	2,246 km	261,742
BSL → OPO	Porto, Portugal	1,467 km	252,303
BSL → BER	Berlin, Germany	681 km	206,673
BSL → LGW	London, United Kingdom	684 km	206,218
BSL → PRN	Pristina, Kosovo	1,199 km	200,039
BSL → FRA	Frankfurt, Germany	280 km	179,661
BSL → FCO	Rome, Italy	745 km	175,186
BSL → NCE	Nice, France	439 km	168,525
BSL → LIS	Lisbon, Portugal	1,666 km	155,702
BSL → SKP	Skopje, North Macedonia	1,277 km	154,661
BSL → IST	Istanbul, Turkey	1,822 km	149,992
BSL → HAM	Hamburg, Germany	693 km	147,364
BSL → AGP	Málaga, Spain	1,564 km	137,309
BSL → NAP	Naples, Italy	921 km	132,902
BSL → OTP	Bucharest, Romania	1,472 km	127,421
BSL → MAD	Madrid, Spain	1,187 km	113,258
BSL → BOD	Bordeaux, France	706 km	112,995
BSL → CPH	Copenhagen, Denmark	960 km	111,873
BSL → ALC	Alicante, Spain	1,226 km	107,314
BSL → VIE	Vienna, Austria	679 km	103,918
BSL → MUC	Munich, Germany	329 km	101,449
BSL → WAW	Warsaw, Poland	1,089 km	99,217
BSL → RAK	Marrakech, Morocco	2,213 km	97,081
BSL → CDG	Paris, France	400 km	94,012
BSL → BEG	Belgrade, Serbia	1,033 km	88,466
BSL → MAN	Manchester, United Kingdom	943 km	85,450
BSL → ZAG	Zagreb, Croatia	685 km	85,287
BSL → OLB	Olbia, Italy	761 km	81,019
BSL → CTA	Catania, Italy	1,284 km	80,016
BSL → EDI	Edinburgh, United Kingdom	1,192 km	79,759
BSL → SPU	Split, Croatia	820 km	76,360
BSL → BDS	Brindisi, Italy	1,135 km	74,442
BSL → TIA	Tirana, Albania	1,187 km	72,555
BSL → HRG	Hurghada, Egypt	3,218 km	67,918

Passengers on the route, both directions, over the period of each source: US DOT / BTS T-100 (Aug 2025 – Jul 2026) for routes touching the US, Eurostat (2024) for routes reported by European airports. Routes outside these are not counted.

Airports within 150 km

Code	Airport	Serves	Distance
BRN	Bern Airport	Bern, Switzerland	77 km
ZRH	Zürich Airport	Zurich, Switzerland	79 km
SXB	Strasbourg Airport	Strasbourg, France	105 km
FKB	Karlsruhe Baden-Baden Airport	Karlsruhe, Germany	137 km
FDH	Bodensee Airport Friedrichshafen	Friedrichshafen, Germany	149 km

Distance from BSL to the major hubs

Route	To	Distance	Passengers / year
BSL → LHR	London, United Kingdom	720 km	277,430
BSL → DXB	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	4,853 km	—
BSL → CDG	Paris, France	400 km	94,012
BSL → FRA	Frankfurt, Germany	280 km	179,661
BSL → IST	Istanbul, Turkey	1,822 km	149,992
BSL → AMS	Amsterdam, Netherlands	560 km	363,899
BSL → JFK	New York, United States	6,250 km	—
BSL → ATL	Atlanta, United States	7,473 km	—
BSL → LAX	Los Angeles, United States	9,493 km	—
BSL → SIN	Singapore, Singapore	10,385 km	—
BSL → HND	Tokyo, Japan	9,646 km	—
BSL → DOH	Doha, Qatar	4,578 km	—

Runways

Runway	Length	Width	Surface	Lights
15/33	3,900 m	60 m	Concrete	Yes
07/25	1,715 m	60 m	Concrete	Yes

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Location

Bâle / Mulhouse, Grand Est, France · 47.6007, 7.5211

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Questions

EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg has the IATA code BSL and the ICAO code LFSB. Airlines and tickets use the three-letter IATA code; pilots and air traffic control use the four-letter ICAO code.

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