EuroAirport Sees 80% Drop in Passengers, Cargo, and Flights on August 1.

August 2, 2025

On August 1, 2025, EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg experienced a significant decline in activity, with passenger numbers, cargo volumes, and flight movements all substantially below their respective 30-day, seasonal, and long-term averages, indicating an 80% drop in passengers, a 58% decrease in cargo, and an 87% reduction in flights.

On August 1, 2025, EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg recorded 5,171 passengers, 50.936 metric tons of cargo, and 26 flight movements. Passenger numbers were significantly lower than the 30-day average of 26,451.13, indicating a decrease of approximately 80%. This figure also fell short of the seasonal average, which has been higher in previous years, and was well below the all-time average since 2019. Cargo volumes were similarly below the 30-day average of 121.39 metric tons, marking a reduction of about 58%. This level of cargo activity was also lower than the seasonal and long-term averages. Flight movements were notably low, with only 26 recorded, compared to the 30-day average of 203.5, reflecting an 87% decrease. This was also below both the seasonal and long-term averages, highlighting a significant drop in flight activity for the day.


Table 1: Yearly Statistics of Air Traffic at Basel/Mulhouse Airport for August
year passengers flights avg_daily_passengers avg_daily_flights max_passengers max_flights
2025 5171.0 26.0 1293.0 9.0 5171 21.0
2024 924885.0 8817.0 7459.0 82.0 33502 223.0
2023 858736.0 8077.0 6925.0 75.0 32165 216.0
2022 814296.0 8361.0 6567.0 78.0 30147 229.0
2021 631374.0 7651.0 5092.0 70.0 25797 206.0
2020 390040.0 5755.0 3145.0 52.0 15927 150.0
2019 947947.0 9326.0 7645.0 86.0 33222 261.0

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.