EuroAirport passenger traffic surges 41% above monthly average on April 5.

April 7, 2026

On April 5, 2026, EuroAirport saw 31,706 passengers and 201 flight movements, with both figures significantly exceeding their recent 30-day and long-term seasonal averages. Passenger traffic was the second-highest of the year, nearing a recent peak but remaining below the all-time daily record.

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

On April 5, 2026, EuroAirport recorded 31,706 passengers and 201 flight movements, with no cargo activity. Passenger traffic was 41% above the 30-day average of 22,445, while flight movements were 7% above the 30-day average of 187. Compared to the seasonal average for April in recent years, passenger numbers were significantly higher than the 2025 daily average of 7,146 and the 2024 average of 6,599, reflecting strong seasonal growth. Flight movements were also above the 2025 daily average of 80 and the 2024 average of 73. Relative to the long-term average since 2019, passenger traffic exceeded the 2019 daily average of 6,810 by a wide margin, and flight movements were above the 2019 daily average of 81. Yesterday's passenger count ranked second in the current year, and flight movements ranked 17th. Notably, passenger numbers were close to the recent high of 32,948 on April 3, 2026, but remained below the all-time daily record of 37,476 set on October 10, 2025. Flight movements were below the all-time record of 439 on June 13, 2019.


Table 1: Yearly Statistics of Air Traffic at Basel/Mulhouse Airport for April
Year Passengers Flights Avg Daily Passengers Avg Daily Flights Max Passengers Max Flights
2026 148952 1073 29790 215 32948 232
2025 857560 8154 28585 272 33426 314
2024 791881 7633 26396 254 31122 338
2023 736527 7255 24551 242 29236 308
2022 630536 7044 21018 235 26276 324
2021 87500 4044 2917 135 5357 236
2020 1177 1035 39 34 384 65
2019 817142 8383 27238 279 32530 351


Table 2: Top 10 Busiest Days at EuroAirport Basel Since 2019
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

Figure 1: Passengers at Euroairport in the last 30 days

Data source: EuroAirport: Tägliche Flugbewegungen, Passagiere und Fracht
Additional resources: Euroairport homepage, eurostat - Air passenger transport statistics

🤖 This text was generated with the assistance of AI. All quantitative statements are derived directly from the dataset listed under Data Source.