# EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg (BSL)

> Saint-Louis, FR · IATA: BSL · ICAO: LFSB · Large Airport · Cargo Hub

## Quick Facts

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| IATA | `BSL` |
| ICAO | `LFSB` |
| City | Saint-Louis |
| Country | FR |
| Type | Large Airport |
| Elevation | 270 m |
| Cargo | ✅ |
| GPS | 47.60068, 7.52112 |

## Description

104,800 tonnes of freight moved through EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg (IATA: BSL, also MLH/EAP; ICAO: LFSB) in 2024, close to the 2019 record, before easing about 3.8% through October 2025. The airport stands on French soil near Saint-Louis yet is run binationally by France and Switzerland — unique worldwide — so shipments can clear customs under either Swiss or EU rules, and a customs-free road links the site straight to Basel without crossing French territory. Around 64% of the cargo is temperature-controlled export from Switzerland's pharma industry, with Novartis and Roche a few kilometres away. Ground handling is by Swissport, whose IATA CEIV Pharma–certified centre has run its "cool+connect" cold-chain infrastructure since February 2025 and has already processed over 1,000 temperature-controlled containers. A second speciality gives the site global standing: AMAC Aerospace and Jet Aviation convert widebody jets into VIP and government aircraft here. On the passenger side it handles about 9 million travellers, mainly through easyJet's base. Access is via the French A35 and Swiss A3 motorways, with Basel city centre about 6 km away and a direct rail link still only planned. For intercontinental main-deck freighter connections, much cargo trucks on to Zurich (ZRH) or Frankfurt (FRA).

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