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EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg

Bâle / Mulhouse, France

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ICAO

LFSB

Elevation

885 ft

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The Essence of EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg

BSL

Location

Bâle / Mulhouse · GES · France

Connectivity

95 routes · 66 destinations

Position

47.601°, 7.521° · 885 ft elev.

Visa & Entry

Schengen Visa (C), Long-stay Visa (D)Official

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Tri-national airport serving France, Switzerland, and Germany.

Opened

1946

Location

Saint-Louis, France

EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg is a unique international airport located in Saint-Louis, Alsace, France, yet jointly operated by France and Switzerland under a 1949 binational treaty. It serves the greater Basel area in Switzerland, the French city of Mulhouse, and the German city of Freiburg im Breisgau, making it one of the few airports in the world to serve three countries simultaneously. The airport is governed by a Franco-Swiss commission and operates under a distinctive dual-customs arrangement, with separate Swiss and French sectors accessible via dedicated road access from each country. This binational structure is reflected in its dual IATA codes: BSL for the Swiss sector and MLH for the French sector, though both share the same physical terminal. As the second-busiest airport in France by passenger numbers after the Paris airports and Lyon, it handled over 9 million passengers annually before the COVID-19 pandemic. easyJet maintains a significant base at the airport, and it serves numerous European and international destinations.

Terminals

The airport operates from a single integrated terminal building divided into Swiss and French customs sectors, each with dedicated road access from their respective countries.

Getting to & from

Ground transport includes bus connections to Basel city center and Basel SBB railway station, a direct tram line (Line 8) linking the airport to Basel, and highway access from France, Switzerland, and Germany.

Airlines here

easyJet is the dominant carrier with a large base at the airport, alongside other operators including Wizz Air, Ryanair, Swiss International Air Lines, and Lufthansa.

Notable facts

›It holds dual IATA codes: BSL (Swiss sector) and MLH (French sector), with a shared ICAO code of LFSB.
›The airport is physically located on French soil in Saint-Louis, Haut-Rhin, but is jointly administered by France and Switzerland.
›A 1949 Franco-Swiss convention established the unique binational operating framework still in use today.
›Separate road entrances provide direct customs-free access for travelers arriving from Switzerland or France.
›A tram extension (Basel Tram Line 8) connects the airport directly to Basel city center.

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Route map (65 destinations)

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Airlines serving this airport

Routes

BSL → HRG4T · 320

BSL → DUS4U · CRJ

BSL → LHRAA · 319 320

BSL → PMIAB · 320 738

BSL → TFSAB · 320

BSL → LPAAB · 320

BSL → CTAAB · 320 319

BSL → IBZAB · 320

BSL → HERAB · 320

BSL → LHRAB · 319 320 321

BSL → CDGAF · AT7

BSL → AMSAF · F70 E90

BSL → LHRBA · 319 320 321

BSL → STNFR · 738

BSL → DUBFR · 738

BSL → CTAIG · 320

BSL → CDGKL · AT7

BSL → AMSKL · F70 EMJ

BSL → MUCLH · CR7 CR9

BSL → FRALH · CR7

BSL → HAMLH · AR1

BSL → FCOLX · AR1

BSL → FRALX · CR7

BSL → HAMLX · AR1

BSL → BCNLX · AR1

BSL → BRULX · 319 AR1

BSL → MUCLX · CR7 CR9

BSL → PRGLX · AR1

BSL → LCYLX · AR1

BSL → VIELX · DH4

BSL → CDGMK · AT7

BSL → VIEOS · DH4

BSL → ADBPC · 738

BSL → SAWPC · 320 738

BSL → MUCSK · CR7 CR9

BSL → FRASK · CR7

BSL → BRUSN · 319 AR1

BSL → ISTTK · 738

BSL → DJETU · 32A

BSL → AGPU2 · 319 320

BSL → BDSU2 · 320

BSL → CTAU2 · 320

BSL → HAMU2 · 320 319

BSL → KRKU2 · 319

BSL → LCAU2 · 320

BSL → LPAU2 · 320

BSL → MADU2 · 319 320

BSL → MPLU2 · 319

BSL → PMIU2 · 319 320

BSL → SCQU2 · 320 319

BSL → SKGU2 · 320 319

BSL → SVQU2 · 320 319

BSL → TLVU2 · 320

BSL → AJAU2 · 319

BSL → BCNU2 · 319 320

BSL → CPHU2 · 320 319

BSL → DRSU2 · 319 320

BSL → EDIU2 · 320 319

BSL → KEFU2 · 320

BSL → LGWU2 · 320 319

Aircraft operating here

Airbus A32046 routes Airbus A31942 routes 73H9 routes Boeing 737-8008 routes Avro RJ1008 routes Canadair Regional Jet 7006 routes Aerospatiale/Alenia ATR 723 routes Canadair Regional Jet 9003 routes Airbus A3212 routes Fokker 702 routes De Havilland Canada DHC-8-400 Dash 8Q2 routes CRJ1 routes

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Encyclopaedia

Basel–Mulhouse International Airport, commercially known as EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg or simply EuroAirport, is a Franco-Swiss international airport located in France, in the administrative commune of Saint-Louis, Hésingue, and Blotzheim, in the French Alsace part of the Trinational Eurodistrict of Basel. It is 4.7 km (2.9 mi) west of the tripoint of France, Germany, and Switzerland, 3.5 km (2.2 mi) northwest of the city of Basel in Switzerland, 20 km (12 mi) southeast of Mulhouse in France, and 46 km (29 mi) south-southwest of Freiburg im Breisgau in Germany. The airport is jointly administered by France and Switzerland, governed by a 1949 international convention. It is the only binational airport in the world. The airport serves as a base for easyJet Switzerland and mainly features flights to European metropolitan and leisure destinations.

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