AirportsEuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg is a large airport serving Bâle / Mulhouse, in Grand Est, France. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is BSL.
Key facts
- IATA code
- BSL
- ICAO code
- LFSB
- City
- Bâle / Mulhouse
- State or region
- Grand Est
- Country
- France
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 47.6007° N, 7.5211° E
- Elevation
- 270 m (885 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 3,900 m (12,795 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, BSL means EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: LFSB. ICAO codes that begin with L belong to southern Europe, Israel and Turkey. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 47.6007° N, 7.5211° E. It stands 270 metres (885 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Europe/Paris, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 3,900 metres (12,795 feet). A runway of this length can take the largest long-distance aircraft. Among the 49 airports of France on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 3.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15/33 | 3,900 m 12,795 ft | 60 m | Concrete | Yes |
| 07/25 | 1,715 m 5,626 ft | 60 m | Concrete | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Bern AirportBern, Switzerland | BRN | 77 km |
| Zürich AirportZurich, Switzerland | ZRH | 79 km |
| Strasbourg AirportStrasbourg | SXB | 105 km |
| Karlsruhe Baden-Baden AirportRheinmünster, Germany | FKB | 137 km |
| Bodensee Airport FriedrichshafenFriedrichshafen, Germany | FDH | 149 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 6,223 km | 8 h 00 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 6,618 km | 8 h 30 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 4,847 km | 6 h 20 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 718 km | 1 h 20 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 6,233 km | 8 h 00 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 9,471 km | 11 h 55 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 10,381 km | 13 h 00 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 9,623 km | 12 h 05 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 16,640 km | 20 h 35 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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