"The great tragedy of science is the slaying of a beautiful hypothesis by an ugly fact." ( Thomas H. Huxley , 1825 - 1895 )
On March 8, 2026, EuroAirport saw strong passenger traffic and flight movements, both significantly above their recent 30-day and long-term averages. However, cargo volume was exceptionally low, at just 1.2% of its 30-day average.
On March 8, 2026, EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg recorded 26,019 passengers, 1.726 tons of cargo, and 192 flight movements. Passenger traffic was 21% above the 30-day average of 21,449 passengers, ranking as the 9th busiest day of the year so far. Flight movements were 7% above the 30-day average of 180 flights, ranking 12th for the year. Cargo volume was significantly lower than the 30-day average of 144.75 tons, at just 1.2% of that average. Compared to the seasonal average for March based on recent years, passenger activity was well above the 2025 daily average of 5,088 and the 2024 average of 5,088, though direct seasonal averages for March are not provided. Relative to the long-term average since 2019, passenger numbers were above the 2019 daily average of 5,417, while flight movements were above the 2019 daily average of 70. The day's passenger count was below the all-time daily record of 37,476 passengers set on October 10, 2025, and flight movements were below the all-time record of 439 flights on June 13, 2019.
| Year | Passengers | Flights | Avg Daily Passengers | Avg Daily Flights | Max Passengers | Max Flights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 168595 | 1469 | 21074 | 184 | 26428 | 213 |
| 2025 | 630867 | 7185 | 20351 | 232 | 25186 | 297 |
| 2024 | 630875 | 7003 | 20351 | 226 | 24552 | 312 |
| 2023 | 529013 | 5897 | 17065 | 190 | 22470 | 275 |
| 2022 | 439319 | 6485 | 14172 | 209 | 20243 | 278 |
| 2021 | 72052 | 3965 | 2324 | 128 | 5214 | 238 |
| 2020 | 246710 | 4404 | 7958 | 142 | 22252 | 291 |
| 2019 | 671729 | 7799 | 21669 | 252 | 29218 | 358 |
| Rank | Date | passengers | flights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2025-10-10 | 37476 | 236 |
| 2 | 2025-10-06 | 37141 | 237 |
| 3 | 2025-10-05 | 36896 | 230 |
| 4 | 2025-08-08 | 36788 | 238 |
| 5 | 2025-10-12 | 36202 | 236 |
| 6 | 2025-08-01 | 36094 | 230 |
| 7 | 2025-09-28 | 35708 | 230 |
| 8 | 2025-10-13 | 35518 | 241 |
| 9 | 2025-09-29 | 35449 | 233 |
| 10 | 2025-09-19 | 35332 | 237 |
🤖 This text was generated with the assistance of AI. All quantitative statements are derived directly from the dataset listed under Data Source.