EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg

Compiled by Bill Gao

Bâle / Mulhouse, Grand Est (France)

IATA: BSL ICAO: LFSB

Longest Active Runway

12,795 ft

3,900 meters

Field Elevation

885 ft

270 m MSL

Runway Inventory

2 active

Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

47.6007°, 7.5211°

LARGE AIRPORT

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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

tied #101 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#163 of 7558

Top 2.1% percentile worldwide

For airports with equal runway length, the worldwide order does not indicate a length difference.

National Standing (France)

#3 of 9 in FR

#3 of 119 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

+28%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 BSL in numbers: 12,795 ft longest runway · tied #101 of 650 published · #163 of 7,558 worldwide (top 2.1%) · #3 in France.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway ≥10,500 ft

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Elevation & National Context

Lowland Aerodrome (<2,000 ft)

BSL lies at 270 m (885 ft), #205 of 650 published airports by elevation and 63.8 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is 493 ft above the France median (392 ft, 9 airports); CFE is highest at 1,090 ft, 205 ft higher than BSL.

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Regional Density & Alternates (100 NM)

2 Qualifying Aerodromes in Vicinity

Closest of 2 paved-runway (≥5,000 ft) neighbours within 100 NM: Zürich Airport (ZRH), 42.5 NM, 12,139 ft. Next: STR 94.4 NM. BSL has the longest runway in this radius, 656 ft over ZRH.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 12,795 ft (3,900 m)

BSL runways: 15/33 12,795 × 197 ft concrete (con); 07/25 5,626 × 197 ft concrete (con). National standing: #3 of 9 in France; CDG leads by 1,034 ft (13,829 ft). +28% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
15/33	12,795 ft (3900 m / 3.900 km)	197 ft (60m)	`Concrete (CON)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active
07/25	5,626 ft (1715 m / 1.715 km)	197 ft (60m)	`Concrete (CON)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active

🧭 Comparative Aerodromes (100 NM Radius, ≥5,000 ft Paved)

Great-circle Haversine spatial proximity matching for commercial facilities with paved runway capacity within 100 NM.

Aerodrome Name	IATA	Distance	Longest Runway	Lighting
Zürich Airport (Zurich)	`ZRH`	42.5 NM (78.7 km)	12,139 ft	✅ Lighted
Stuttgart Airport (Stuttgart)	`STR`	94.4 NM (174.8 km)	10,974 ft	✅ Lighted

🛡️ Source: OurAirports Open Aviation Database, snapshot 2026-09-01 · Provenance →