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EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg
Flughafen Basel-Mülhausen-Freiburg
Aéroport Bâle-Mulhouse-Fribourg

IATA: BSL, MLH, EAP – ICAO: LFSB
Summary
Airport typePublic
ServesBasel (Switzerland)
Mulhouse (France)
Freiburg (Germany)
LocationSaint-Louis, France
Elevation AMSL889 ft / 271 m
Coordinates47°35′40″N 7°32′10″E / 47.59444, 7.53611
Websitewww.EuroAirport.com
Runways
DirectionLengthSurface
mft
16/343,90012,795Concrete
08/261,8205,971Concrete
Statistics (2007)
Passengers4,270,000
Freight (tons)107,000
Aircraft Movements82,024
Sources: French AIP[1] and airport website[2]

EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg (IATA: BSL, MLH, EAP, ICAO: LFSB) is an international airport near Basel (Switzerland), Mulhouse (France), and Freiburg (Germany). An IATA airport code, also known an IATA location identifier, IATA station code or simply a location identifier, is a three-letter code designating many The ICAO (ˌaɪˌkeɪˈoʊ Airport code or location indicator is a four-letter Alphanumeric Code designating each airport around "Basilia" redirects here For the Fly Genus, see Basilia (fly. Switzerland (English pronunciation; Schweiz Swiss German: Schwyz or Schwiiz Suisse Svizzera Svizra officially the Swiss Confederation Mulhouse (Mulhouse myluz Alsatian: Milhüsa or Milhüse, pronounced; Mülhausen i This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Saint-Louis is a town and commune of the Haut-Rhin département, in Alsace, France. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. The term above mean sea level ( AMSL) refers to the Elevation (on the ground or Altitude (in the Air) of any object relative to the A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. A runway ( RWY) is a strip of land on an Airport, on which Aircraft can take off and land. A runway ( RWY) is a strip of land on an Airport, on which Aircraft can take off and land. The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit Concrete is a construction material composed of Cement (commonly Portland cement) as well as other cementitious materials such as Fly ash and Slag An IATA airport code, also known an IATA location identifier, IATA station code or simply a location identifier, is a three-letter code designating many The ICAO (ˌaɪˌkeɪˈoʊ Airport code or location indicator is a four-letter Alphanumeric Code designating each airport around "Basilia" redirects here For the Fly Genus, see Basilia (fly. Switzerland (English pronunciation; Schweiz Swiss German: Schwyz or Schwiiz Suisse Svizzera Svizra officially the Swiss Confederation Mulhouse (Mulhouse myluz Alsatian: Milhüsa or Milhüse, pronounced; Mülhausen i This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. It is located in France, on the administrative territory of the commune of Saint-Louis near the Swiss and German borders. Saint-Louis is a town and commune of the Haut-Rhin département, in Alsace, France. It handled 4,270,000 passengers in 2007. [2]

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International status

Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg is one of the few airports in the world operated jointly by two countries, France and Switzerland. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Switzerland (English pronunciation; Schweiz Swiss German: Schwyz or Schwiiz Suisse Svizzera Svizra officially the Swiss Confederation Contrary to popular belief, the airport is located completely on French soil, but is operated on an agreement established in 1946 where both Switzerland and France are granted access to the airport without any customs or other border restrictions. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Customs is an Authority or agency in a Country responsible for collecting and safeguarding customs duties and for controlling the flow of goods The airport's board has 8 members from each country.

The airport building itself is split into two separate halves, one half serving the French side (today considered the Schengen side) and the other half serving the Swiss side; there is a customs point at the middle of the terminal building so that people can "cross the border" to the other side of the airport. The term Schengen Agreement is used for two agreements concluded among European states in 1985 and 1990 which deal with the abolition of systematic Border controls The "finger dock" which provides access to the aircraft is in a joint international zone into which all passengers on "international" flights emigrate before they board the plane. Iraq Green Zone Iraq has its international zone around the Republican Palace in central Baghdad in a crook of the Tigris river

The Geneva Cointrin International Airport can also be accessed from both countries, with distinct French and Swiss customs zones, but no international zone. Geneva Cointrin International Airport is an Airport in Geneva, Switzerland.

Due to its unique international status, EuroAirport has three IATA airport codes: BSL (Basel) is the Swiss code[3], MLH (Mulhouse) is the French code[4] and EAP (EuroAirport) is the international code. An IATA airport code, also known an IATA location identifier, IATA station code or simply a location identifier, is a three-letter code designating many The ICAO airport code is LFSB[1]. The ICAO (ˌaɪˌkeɪˈoʊ Airport code or location indicator is a four-letter Alphanumeric Code designating each airport around

This three code status often results in some effects - including price differences between fares offered to or from one airport code or the other, and tickets which are built of 'connections' and therefore 'non-stop'. For example, an Air France flight from MLH - CDG may be cheaper than one from BSL - CDG; and the flight from BSL - CDG will actually be ticketed as with a 'stop-over' in MLH, then consisting of two legs, a non-existent BSL - MLH one, and a flown MLH - CDG one.

Some airlines only operate check-in desks on one half of the airport, for instance easyJet on the Swiss side and Air Berlin on the French side. Airport Check-in are service Counters found at commercial Airports handling commercial Air travel. EasyJet Airline Company Limited, styled as easyJet, is a low cost airline based at London Luton Airport. An easyJet passenger coming from France and travelling to Spain has to cross to the Swiss side in order to check-in, and an Air Berlin passenger coming from Basel city has to cross to the French side to check in. The easyJet flight is "International", the Air Berlin flight is an EU internal flight, passengers use the domestic area and cannot buy from the Duty-free shop. The European Union ( EU) is a political and economic union of twenty-seven member states, located primarily in

History

Location of the airport relative to Basel
Location of the airport relative to Basel

Plans for the construction of a joint Swiss-French airport started in the 1930s, but were stopped by the Second World War. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including

In 1946, talks were re-opened and it was agreed that an airport would be built at Blotzheim, 4 km north of the city. France would provide the land, and Switzerland (Kanton Basel-City) would provide the construction costs. Basel-City (in German:) is one of the 26 Cantons of Switzerland. The Basel "Grosser Rat" (state Parliament) agreed to pay the costs for a provisional airport even before the international treaty was signed (which was not signed until 1949). Construction began on 8th March 1946 and a provisional airport with a 1200 metre runway was officially opened on 8th May in the same year.

Between autumn 1951 and spring 1953, the east-west runway was extended to 1600 metres and the "Zollfreistrasse" (sealed road) was constructed allowing access from Basel to the departure terminal without passing through French border controls.

The first enlargement project was approved by referendum in Basel in 1960, over the following decades the terminals and runways were continually extended. The north-south runway reached 3900 metres in 1972. In 1984, a total of 1 million passengers annually was reached.

In 1987, the official name was changed to "Euro-Airport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg". In 1992, the total of 2 million passengers was reached, and in 1998 3 million. The decision was made to enlarge the terminals again with a new Y-finger dock, the first phase was completed in 2002, the second phase in 2005.

The airline Crossair was based at Basel and was the largest airline. Crossair was a regional Airline based in Zürich, Switzerland. Following the Swissair bankruptcy in 2001, and the transformation of Crossair into Swiss International Air Lines, the number of flights from Basel fell and the new terminal was initially underused. Swissair ( Swiss Air Transport Company Limited) was the former national Airline of Switzerland. Swiss International Air Lines Ltd (short Swiss) is the principal Airline of Switzerland operating scheduled services in Europe and to North America In 2004 the low cost carrier easyJet opened a base at Basel and the passenger totals rose again, reaching 4 million in 2006. EasyJet Airline Company Limited, styled as easyJet, is a low cost airline based at London Luton Airport.

Airlines and destinations

Cargo airlines

References

  1. ^ a b French AIP for BÂLE MULHOUSE (LFSB) PDF
  2. ^ a b Statistics of the EuroAirport. Société Aigle Azur Transports Aériens is an airline based in Tremblay-en-France, by Paris, France. Air Algérie SpA (الخطوط الجوية الجزائرية is the national Flag carrier Airline of Algeria. Airlinair is an Airline based in Rungis, Paris, France. It provides Wet lease services for major airlines including Air France Air France (formally Société Air France) is one of the world's largest Airlines Air France is based in Paris, France, and is a subsidiary of Air Transat AT Inc is an Airline based in Montreal Quebec Canada, operating scheduled and Charter flights and serving 90 destinations in 25 countries Atlas Blue is a low-cost airline based in Marrakech, Morocco. Austrian Airlines AG is the flag carrier Airline of Austria, headquartered in Vienna. Austrian Arrows is the name of Austrian Airlines 's regional service operated by Tyrolean Airways an Airline based in Innsbruck, Austria. British Airways plc ( is the national Airline and Flag carrier of the United Kingdom and one of the largest in Europe Bulgarian Air Charter is a charter Airline based in Sofia, Bulgaria. Cimber Air A/S is an Airline based in Sønderborg, Denmark, operating scheduled domestic and international services in co-operation with Scandinavian Corendon Airlines ( Turkish name Corendon Havayolları) is an Airline based in Antalya, Turkey. EasyJet Airline Company Limited, styled as easyJet, is a low cost airline based at London Luton Airport. easyJet Switzerland SA, styled as easyJet Switzerland is a Low-cost airline based in Geneva, Switzerland. EgyptAir ( IATA Code MS ( Arabic: مصر للطيران) is the Flag carrier Airline of the Arab Republic of Egypt and a member Hello AG is a Charter airline based in Basel, Switzerland. It operates services to holiday destinations in the Mediterranean and North Iceland Express is a low-fare airline based in Reykjavík, Iceland. LTE International Airways (LTE Volar Airlines is a Charter airline based in Palma de Mallorca, Spain. Lufthansa Regional is the Regional airline alliance of the largest German Airline, Lufthansa. Onur Air (Onur Air Taşımacılık AŞ is an Airline based in İstanbul, Turkey. Pegasus Airlines (Pegasus Hava Taşımacılığı AŞ is an Airline based in Istanbul, Turkey. Ryanair (,) is an Irish Airline with headquarters in Dublin and its biggest operational base at London Stansted Airport in the UK Sky Airlines is an Airline based in Antalya, Turkey. It is a charter airline operating services for its parent tour operator and other tour operators SunExpress (Güneş Ekspres Havacılık AŞ is an Airline based in Antalya, Turkey. Swiss International Air Lines Ltd (short Swiss) is the principal Airline of Switzerland operating scheduled services in Europe and to North America Swiss European Air Lines is a subsidiary of Swiss International Air Lines, operating as the latter on some of its short haul routes TUIfly is the third biggest airline in Germany (after Lufthansa and Air Berlin and was founded in January 2007 as a cooperation of Hapag-Lloyd Flug and Hapag-Lloyd Turkish Airlines Inc ( Turkish Türk Hava Yolları Anonim Ortaklığı) (THY is the national airline of Turkey based in İstanbul Twin Jet is an Airline based in France which started in May 2001 with its first scheduled flight in March 2002 DHL (originally standing for Dalsey Hillblom and Lynn) is a Deutsche Post World Net company of Germany that provides international mail Bluebird Cargo is a Cargo airline based in Reykjavík, Iceland. Korean Air Lines Co Ltd ( Operating as Korean Air, is the national and largest Airline of South Korea; its global headquarters MAS[[Cargo kargo]] or Malaysia Airlines Kargo ( Malaysia Airlines Cargo Sdn TNT Airways is a Cargo and passenger Charter airline based in Liège Airport, Belgium. Farnair Switzerland is an Airline based in Basel, Switzerland. In Aviation, an Aeronautical Information Publication (or AIP) is defined by the International Civil Aviation Organization as a publication issued by or EuroAirport. com, Retrieved 2007-09-05.
  3. ^ BSL - Basel/Mulhouse-EuroAirport Swiss. Aviation Safety Network. The Aviation Safety Network (ASN is a Website that keeps track of Airline incidents Retrieved 2007-09-05.
  4. ^ MLH - Mulhouse, France/Basel-EuroAirport. Aviation Safety Network. The Aviation Safety Network (ASN is a Website that keeps track of Airline incidents Retrieved 2007-09-05.
  5. ^ Air Transat destinations for Mulhouse-Basel

External links

The Aviation Safety Network (ASN is a Website that keeps track of Airline incidents The Aviation Safety Network (ASN is a Website that keeps track of Airline incidents
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