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EuroAirport SwissIATA code BSL

EuroAirport Swiss (BSL/LFSB) is the primary air passenger gateway serving Basel, Switzerland/Mulhouse, Switzerland in Europe. The airfield connects travelers with essential regional transit routes and operating carrier options.

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Serves: Basel, Switzerland/Mulhouse, Switzerland
Codes: BSL · LFSB; IATA · ICAO
Time zone: Europe/Zurich
Region: Europe

Airport record, updated 12 Jun 2026OurAirports, 5 Oct 2026Wikidata, 5 Oct 2026Terminals and transport not yet verifiedWhere this comes from

EuroAirport Swiss (BSL/LFSB) is the primary air passenger gateway serving Basel, Switzerland/Mulhouse, Switzerland in Europe. Operating on Europe/Zurich local time at coordinates 47.600°, 7.530°, the airfield functions as an active commercial transit hub for scheduled regional and international flights. Travelers navigating EuroAirport Swiss (BSL) are encouraged to confirm terminal layouts, ground transport connections into Basel, Switzerland/Mulhouse, and flight schedules with their operating carrier prior to travel.

EuroAirport Swiss airport details

Airport record · 12 Jun 2026

IATA code: BSL
ICAO code: LFSB
City: Basel, Switzerland/Mulhouse
Country: Switzerland
Region: Europe
Time zone: Europe/Zurich
Coordinates: 47.601°, 7.521°; From OurAirports
Official website: euroairport.com (opens in a new tab); From OurAirports

Codes, region and time zone come from the Originfacts airport record (last updated 12 Jun 2026). Fields marked otherwise come from the dataset named on them. None are verified by hand against EuroAirport Swiss’s own pages.

BSL airport facts

OurAirports · Wikidata

Size class: Large airport; From OurAirports (5 Oct 2026); OurAirports’ own classification
Elevation: 270 m (885 ft); From OurAirports (5 Oct 2026)
Opened: 8 May 1946; Per Wikidata (opens in a new tab) (retrieved 5 Oct 2026) — date of official opening
Named after: Europe, Basel, Freiburg im Breisgau, Mulhouse; Per Wikidata (opens in a new tab) (retrieved 5 Oct 2026)
Nearest airport with scheduled flights: Bern Airport BRN · 77 km; OurAirports scheduled-service flag; straight-line distance calculated

Runways at BSL

OurAirports · 5 Oct 2026

Source: OurAirports (opens in a new tab) runways data (public domain), retrieved 5 Oct 2026. Not an aeronautical source — not for navigation.

2 open runways, all lit. Longest 15/33: 3,900 m, concrete.

Runways at BSL: length, width, surface and lighting
Runway	Length	Width	Surface	Lighting
15/33	3,900 m12,795 ft	60 m	concrete	Lit
07/25	1,715 m5,626 ft	60 m	concrete	Lit

Routes from BSL

No route records yet

Originfacts does not track any routes from BSL yet, so no route records are listed here. Check current schedules with the airlines or the airport’s own site.

Airlines with a hub at BSL

Wikidata · 5 Oct 2026

Per Wikidata (opens in a new tab) (retrieved 5 Oct 2026): airlines whose “airline hub” property names BSL, with no end date and not recorded as dissolved. Community-edited; hubs change.

Terminals, transport and parking at BSL

Not yet verified

Terminal assignments, ground transport into Basel, Switzerland/Mulhouse, parking, lounges and accessibility services have not been verified against EuroAirport Swiss’s own pages yet, so none are listed here.

Check directly:euroairport.com (opens in a new tab)Map of the airport location (opens in a new tab)

Before you travel

Confirm your terminal with the operating airline.
Check the check-in and bag-drop cut-off times on your booking.
Allow extra time if you need to change terminals or check bags in again.
Check your flight status before you leave for the airport.

Airports near Basel, Switzerland/Mulhouse

Calculated

Straight-line distances calculated from each airport’s coordinates in the Originfacts airport records. Road distances are longer.

EuroAirport Swiss: common questions

Where is EuroAirport Swiss?

EuroAirport Swiss serves Basel, Switzerland/Mulhouse, Switzerland. Its coordinates in OurAirports are 47.601°, 7.521°.

What are the airport codes for EuroAirport Swiss?

The IATA code is BSL and the ICAO code is LFSB.

What time zone is BSL in?

EuroAirport Swiss is in the Europe/Zurich time zone.

What is the official website of EuroAirport Swiss?

The airport’s official website is euroairport.com. For questions about a booking, contact the operating airline.

How many runways does EuroAirport Swiss have?

OurAirports lists 2 open runways at BSL: 15/33 (3,900 m (12,795 ft), concrete); 07/25 (1,715 m (5,626 ft), concrete).

When did EuroAirport Swiss open?

Wikidata gives 8 May 1946 as its official opening date.

Which airlines have a hub at BSL?

Wikidata lists BSL as a hub of Jet Aviation and Rhineair.

What is the elevation of EuroAirport Swiss?

OurAirports gives BSL’s elevation as 270 m (885 ft) above sea level.

Sources

Nothing on this page is verified by hand yet. Each section comes from the dataset below, with its date where the dataset has one. Terminal, transport and parking details are left out until they can be read from EuroAirport Swiss’s own pages.

WhatSourceDate
Codes, location, time zoneOriginfacts airport record12 Jun 2026
Official websiteOurAirports (opens in a new tab)5 Oct 2026
Coordinates, runways, type, elevationOurAirports (opens in a new tab) — public domain5 Oct 2026
Opening, operator, passengers, hubsWikidata item Q156971 (opens in a new tab) — CC05 Oct 2026
Nearby airportsCalculated from airport coordinates—
Terminals and transportNot yet verified—

Background reading:Wikipedia (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)