# Karlsruhe Baden-Baden Airport (FKB / EDSB)

**Karlsruhe Baden-Baden Airport** (IATA: FKB, ICAO: EDSB) is a large airport in Rheinmünster, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It opened in 1996. It has one runway, 2,983 m (9,787 ft) long, asphalt. In 2025 it handled 2.3 million passengers.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/edsb

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: FKB / EDSB
- Type: Large airport
- Serves: Rheinmünster, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
- Opened: 1996
- Elevation: 124 m / 408 ft
- Coordinates: 48.7794, 8.0805
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,983 m / 9,787 ft
- Passengers: 2,256,875 (2025)
- Time zone: UTC+1/+2 · Europe/Berlin
- Website: https://www.baden-airpark.de
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden_Airport (30 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q707457
- Weather station: EDSB
- Ident: EDSB

## Timeline

- 1996: Karlsruhe Baden-Baden Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 03/21 | 2,983 m / 9,787 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 032° / 212° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2014 | 946,606 | Eurostat |
| 2015 | 1,044,890 | Eurostat |
| 2016 | 1,101,189 | Eurostat |
| 2017 | 1,236,117 | Eurostat |
| 2018 | 1,245,048 | Eurostat |
| 2019 | 1,333,893 | Eurostat |
| 2020 | 386,317 | Eurostat |
| 2021 | 608,701 | Eurostat |
| 2022 | 1,300,870 | Eurostat |
| 2023 | 1,730,840 | Eurostat |
| 2024 | 1,785,181 | Eurostat |
| 2025 | 2,256,875 | Eurostat |

## Routes

46 destinations in 18 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (34)

- [STN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egss.md) London Stansted Airport · United Kingdom · 655 km / 407 mi · Ryanair
- [ZAG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ldza.md) Zagreb Franjo Tuđman International Airport · Croatia · 690 km / 429 mi · Ryanair
- [BNX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lqbk.md) Banja Luka International Airport · Bosnia & Herzegovina · 820 km / 510 mi · Ryanair
- [GRO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lege.md) Girona-Costa Brava Airport · Spain · 870 km / 541 mi · Ryanair
- [BEG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lybe.md) Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport · Serbia · 1,028 km / 639 mi · Wizz Air
- [TSR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lrtr.md) Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport · Romania · 1,051 km / 653 mi · Wizz Air
- [BRI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/libd.md) Bari Karol Wojtyła International Airport · Italy · 1,089 km / 677 mi · Ryanair
- [PMI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lepa.md) Palma de Mallorca Airport · Spain · 1,110 km / 690 mi · Eurowings, Ryanair
- [TGD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lypg.md) Podgorica Airport / Podgorica Golubovci Airbase · Montenegro · 1,123 km / 698 mi · Wizz Air
- [PRN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/bkpr.md) Priština Adem Jashari International Airport · Kosovo · 1,218 km / 757 mi · Wizz Air
- [TIA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lati.md) Tirana International Airport Mother Teresa · Albania · 1,224 km / 761 mi · Ryanair, Wizz Air
- [VLC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/levc.md) Valencia Airport · Spain · 1,237 km / 769 mi · Ryanair
- [SBZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lrsb.md) Sibiu International Airport · Romania · 1,250 km / 777 mi · Wizz Air
- [TPS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lict.md) Vincenzo Florio Airport Trapani-Birgi · Italy · 1,259 km / 782 mi · Ryanair
- [SKP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lwsk.md) Skopje International Airport · North Macedonia · 1,299 km / 807 mi · Wizz Air
- [SCV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lrsv.md) Suceava Ștefan cel Mare International Airport · Romania · 1,356 km / 843 mi · Wizz Air
- [ALC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/leal.md) Alicante-Elche Miguel Hernández Airport · Spain · 1,357 km / 843 mi · Ryanair
- [GHV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lrbv.md) Brașov-Ghimbav International Airport · Romania · 1,357 km / 843 mi · Wizz Air
- [ARN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/essa.md) Stockholm-Arlanda Airport · Sweden · 1,364 km / 848 mi · Ryanair
- [SOF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lbsf.md) Sofia Airport · Bulgaria · 1,365 km / 848 mi · Ryanair
- [BBU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lrbs.md) Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport · Romania · 1,452 km / 902 mi · Ryanair
- [SKG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lgts.md) Thessaloniki Macedonia International Airport · Greece · 1,489 km / 925 mi · Ryanair
- [OPO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lppr.md) Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport · Portugal · 1,556 km / 967 mi · Ryanair
- [AGP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lemg.md) Málaga-Costa del Sol Airport · Spain · 1,688 km / 1,049 mi · Ryanair
- [SVQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lezl.md) Seville Airport · Spain · 1,693 km / 1,052 mi · Ryanair
- [FAO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lpfr.md) Faro - Gago Coutinho International Airport · Portugal · 1,842 km / 1,145 mi · Ryanair
- [TNG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gmtt.md) Tangier Ibn Battuta Airport · Morocco · 1,847 km / 1,148 mi · Ryanair
- [FEZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gmff.md) Fes Saïss International Airport · Morocco · 1,973 km / 1,226 mi · Ryanair
- [RBA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gmme.md) Rabat-Salé Airport · Morocco · 2,044 km / 1,270 mi · Ryanair
- [RAK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gmmx.md) Marrakesh Menara Airport · Morocco · 2,339 km / 1,453 mi · Ryanair
- [AGA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gmad.md) Al Massira Airport · Morocco · 2,529 km / 1,571 mi · Ryanair
- [AMM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ojai.md) Queen Alia International Airport · Jordan · 3,005 km / 1,867 mi · Ryanair
- [LPA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gclp.md) Gran Canaria Airport · Spain · 3,067 km / 1,906 mi · Ryanair
- [TFS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gcts.md) Tenerife Sur Airport · Spain · 3,123 km / 1,941 mi · Ryanair

### Seasonal (8)

- [ZAD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ldzd.md) Zadar Airport · Croatia · 762 km / 473 mi · Ryanair
- [SJJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lqsa.md) Sarajevo International Airport · Bosnia & Herzegovina · 960 km / 597 mi · Ryanair
- [DBV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lddu.md) Dubrovnik Ruđer Bošković Airport · Croatia · 1,049 km / 652 mi · Ryanair
- [CAG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/liee.md) Cagliari Elmas Airport · Italy · 1,062 km / 660 mi · Ryanair
- [PMO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/licj.md) Falcone–Borsellino Airport · Italy · 1,246 km / 774 mi · Ryanair
- [SUF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lica.md) Lamezia Terme Sant'Eufemia International Airport · Italy · 1,277 km / 793 mi · Ryanair
- [CFU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lgkr.md) Corfu Ioannis Kapodistrias International Airport · Greece · 1,387 km / 862 mi · Ryanair
- [AYT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltai.md) Antalya International Airport · Türkiye · 2,261 km / 1,405 mi · Freebird Airlines

### Seasonal charter (6)

- [PMI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lepa.md) Palma de Mallorca Airport · Spain · 1,110 km / 690 mi · Enter Air
- [KGS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lgko.md) Kos International Airport "Ippokratis" · Greece · 2,035 km / 1,264 mi · Enter Air
- [HER](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lgir.md) Heraklion International Nikos Kazantzakis Airport · Greece · 2,046 km / 1,271 mi · Enter Air
- [RHO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lgrp.md) Rhodes International Airport "Diagoras" · Greece · 2,127 km / 1,322 mi · Enter Air
- [FUE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gcfv.md) Fuerteventura Airport · Spain · 2,935 km / 1,824 mi · Enter Air
- [LPA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gclp.md) Gran Canaria Airport · Spain · 3,067 km / 1,906 mi · Enter Air

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from FKB, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Passenger (5)

- FR [Ryanair](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/ryanair) · 33
- W6 [Wizz Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/wizz-air) · 9
- E4 [Enter Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/enter-air) · 6 · seasonal charter
- EW [Eurowings](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/eurowings) · 1
- FH [Freebird Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/freebird-airlines) · 1 · seasonal

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 2.3M (2025) | #543 of 3,974 | #143 in Europe | #12 in DE |
| Longest runway | 2,983 m / 9,787 ft | #1,452 of 29,858 | #226 in Europe | #16 in DE |
| Elevation | 124 m / 408 ft | =28,895 of 43,403 | =3,146 in Europe | #529 in DE |
| Age | Opened 1996 | =10,634 of 15,079 | =1,305 in Europe | =255 in DE |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =646 in Europe | =85 in DE |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| AAS | REIMS INFO | 124.100 |
| APP | STRASSBOURG RADAR | 119.450 |
| ATIS | BADEN ATIS | 121.280 |
| GND | Baden Ground / Rollkontrolle | 121.830 |
| INFO | Langen Information | 128.950 |
| TWR | Baden Tower / Turm | 134.105 |
| AFIS | Strasbourg Info | 119.580 |

## Nearby airports

- [SXB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfst.md) Strasbourg Airport · 43 km / 27 mi
- [LHA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/edtl.md) Lahr Airport · 49 km / 31 mi
- [LFQP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfqp.md) Phalsbourg-Bourscheid Air Base · 65 km / 40 mi
- [RMS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/etar.md) Ramstein Air Base · 81 km / 50 mi
- [MHG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/edfm.md) Mannheim-City Airport · 83 km / 52 mi
- [STR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/edds.md) Stuttgart Airport · 84 km / 52 mi

## Sources

- [Eurostat](https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/avia_paoa/default/table): Source: Eurostat (avia_paoa) (Eurostat reuse policy (CC BY 4.0))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [Wikipedia: “Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden_Airport&oldid=1368910156), revision of 11 Aug 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/edsb/data