EuroAirport October Traffic Matches Historical Averages, No New Records Set

November 2, 2025

In October, EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg saw 729,785 passengers, 5,431 metric tons of cargo, and 7,572 flight movements, aligning closely with historical averages for the month without setting new records. The passenger and cargo volumes were at or slightly above the October averages, while flight movements were slightly higher than the historical average.

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

In October, EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg experienced a bustling month with 729,785 passengers, 5,431 metric tons of cargo, and 7,572 flight movements. Comparing these figures to historical data for October, the number of passengers was exactly at the average for the month, which is 729,785, while the cargo volume slightly exceeded the October average of 5,431 metric tons. Flight movements were also slightly above the historical October average of 7,572.

Looking at the broader historical context, the passenger count for October did not surpass the all-time high of 1,010,155 passengers recorded in August 2025, nor did it fall below the all-time low of 1,177 passengers in April 2020. Cargo handling in October was above the all-time minimum of 3,963 metric tons, which also occurred in October 2025, but did not reach the all-time maximum of 6,770 metric tons recorded in March 2022. Flight movements in October did not reach the historical extremes, which range from a minimum of 1,035 in April 2020 to a maximum of 9,600 in June 2019.

Overall, October was a stable month for EuroAirport, with activity levels aligning closely with historical averages for the month, without setting any new records.


Table 1: Statistics of Air Traffic at Mulhouse Airport for October
Year Total Passengers Busiest Day Busiest Day Passengers Quietest Day Quietest Day Passengers
2025 999100 2025-10-10 37476 2025-10-28 23039
2024 891826 2024-10-11 34338 2024-10-29 19954
2023 808329 2023-10-01 32374 2023-10-19 14540
2022 749593 2022-10-09 29552 2022-10-26 19405
2021 573990 2021-10-10 24509 2021-10-26 11527
2020 213606 2020-10-11 12267 2020-10-28 3318
2019 872052 2019-10-06 33148 2019-10-29 19493

Figure 1: Passengers arriving at and departing from the Airport in October

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.