FKB · Rheinmünster, Germany
Karlsruhe Baden-Baden Airport.
--:--:-- · CEST (UTC+02:00) · 48.7794° N, 8.0805° E
Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport
Airport in Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Verification trail
Source-backed facts for FKB
This section separates stable airport identifiers from live operating data. Codes, coordinates, timezone, elevation, source identifiers, and accepted reference links are retained here; live arrivals, departures, gates, delays, NOTAMs, and airline schedule changes must still be checked with the airport or carrier.
Airport catalog
OurAirports ID 2270; ident EDSB; scheduled service listed.
Cached airports.csv snapshot: 2026-04-25; runways.csv snapshot: 2026-05-21.
Official airport source
baden-airpark.de
Used as the preferred live-reference handoff for terminals, gates, alerts, and airport notices.
Open sourceReference summary
Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport
Airport-shaped reference summary from en.wikipedia.org; summary snapshot 2026-05-20.
Open sourceManual / derived signals
19 source-backed signals
Merged from OurAirports cached airports.csv, OurAirports cached runways.csv, Wikidata airport entity snapshot, airport-shaped Wikipedia summary snapshot; facts generated 2026-05-21.
IATA / ICAO
FKB / EDSB
OurAirports ident
EDSB
GPS / local code
EDSB
ISO region
DE-BW
Scheduled service
Listed in source snapshot
Role
large scheduled-service airport
Official host
baden-airpark.de
Reference host
en.wikipedia.org
Wikidata entity
Q707457
Snapshot generated
2026-05-21
Airport lookup keys
Stable codes
Regional keys
Alternate names
Nearby airport codes
Route reference codes
Accepted citation URLs
Last updated May 21, 2026. Stable airport identifiers and timezone facts are content-reviewed; clocks render live in the browser, while weather and time-difference notes are page-snapshot aids rather than permanent airport records.
Live values rendered at Nov 5, 9:24 PM UTC.
What you need to know now
Local airport time
--:--:--CEST · UTC+02:00
Time zone
CEST
Europe/Berlin · UTC+02:00
Airfield conditions
Live airport weather is temporarily unavailable.
Surface access
80 km
Approximate distance to central Rheinmünster.
Airport Snapshot
Country capital
Berlin
Languages
German
Currency
EUR (€)
Country area
357,114 km²
Passenger volume
2,257,542 passengers
Terminals
Not clearly stated
Runways
1 runway
Longest runway
9,787 ft / 2,983 m
Runway surface
asphalt
Opened / operator
1996
Owner / entity
Q707457
Hub airlines
Mixed or not clearly stated
Airport role
large scheduled-service airport
Scheduled service
Listed
Fact coverage
19 source-backed signals
Karlsruhe Baden-Baden Airport is a large scheduled-service airport for Rheinmünster, Germany. Rheinmünster's built-up core sits roughly 80 km from the terminal area. Operations run on Europe/Berlin (UTC+02:00, CEST). Live weather is temporarily unavailable. With 5 other indexable airports in its surrounding network, it works well as a reference point for regional flight planning and timezone checks.
Karlsruhe Baden-Baden Airport (FKB / EDSB) is at 48.7794° N, 8.0805° E, elevation 408 ft (124 m), serving Rheinmünster, Germany.
The accepted reference summary is used as supporting context for the airport identity and operating notes; the timed facts here still come from the airport catalog, timezone database, country snapshot, and linked source trail.
Rheinmünster is in Germany (capital Berlin); regulated by Luftfahrt-Bundesamt (LBA); on Europe/Berlin (CEST, UTC+02:00); working languages: German; currency: EUR (€).
Distance from central Rheinmünster: 80 km.
Airport context brief
A compact traveler-facing brief from the airport catalog, country snapshot, route geometry, city anchors, peer airports, and source trail for FKB.
Name and identity cues
Primary airport name
Karlsruhe Baden-Baden Airport (FKB / EDSB)
Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport · Airport in Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Known label 1
Baden Airpark
Alternate airport-name cue retained for FKB, not a separate indexable duplicate page.
Source identifiers
EDSB · EDSB · DE-BW
baden-airpark.de · en.wikipedia.org · scheduled service yes
Source-specific airport notes
Regional role cue
Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport is the international airport of Karlsruhe, the third-largest city in the German state of Baden-Württemberg, and also serves the spa town of Baden-Baden.
Accepted from the airport reference trail as a role-specific cue for FKB; not treated as a live service guarantee.
Closest mapped city anchors
1. Bühl
buhl · 10 km from FKB
Germany · Europe/Berlin · +0h · population 29,193 · city coordinates 48.6968, 8.1352
2. Baden-Baden
baden-baden · 12 km from FKB
Germany · Europe/Berlin · +0h · population 55,449 · city coordinates 48.7606, 8.2398
3. Rastatt
rastatt · 13 km from FKB
Germany · Europe/Berlin · +0h · population 47,906 · city coordinates 48.8585, 8.2096
4. Achern
achern · 16 km from FKB
Germany · Europe/Berlin · +0h · population 24,478 · city coordinates 48.6311, 8.0761
5. Gaggenau
gaggenau · 19 km from FKB
Germany · Europe/Berlin · +0h · population 29,496 · city coordinates 48.8000, 8.3333
6. Rheinstetten
rheinstetten · 27 km from FKB
Germany · Europe/Berlin · +0h · population 20,378 · city coordinates 48.9685, 8.3070
Airport alternatives in the retained graph
1. SXB LFST
Strasbourg Airport · Strasbourg
43 km from FKB · Europe/Paris · +0h · elevation 505 ft (154 m) · airport coordinates 48.5383, 7.6282
2. STR EDDS
Stuttgart Airport · Stuttgart
84 km from FKB · Europe/Berlin · +0h · elevation 1,276 ft (389 m) · airport coordinates 48.6899, 9.2220
3. BSL LFSB
EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg · Bâle / Mulhouse
137 km from FKB · Europe/Paris · +0h · elevation 885 ft (270 m) · airport coordinates 47.6007, 7.5211
4. HHN EDFH
Frankfurt-Hahn Airport · Frankfurt am Main (Lautzenhausen)
143 km from FKB · Europe/Berlin · +0h · elevation 1,649 ft (503 m) · airport coordinates 49.9464, 7.2617
5. FRA EDDF
Frankfurt Main Airport · Frankfurt am Main
143 km from FKB · Europe/Berlin · +0h · elevation 364 ft (111 m) · airport coordinates 50.0267, 8.5584
Route-time reference set
1. FKB-STR
Stuttgart · 84 km · 56m
Europe/Berlin · +0h from FKB; reference route only, not a live schedule.
2. FKB-BSL
Bâle / Mulhouse · 137 km · 1h 0m
Europe/Paris · +0h from FKB; reference route only, not a live schedule.
3. FKB-HHN
Frankfurt am Main (Lautzenhausen) · 143 km · 1h 1m
Europe/Berlin · +0h from FKB; reference route only, not a live schedule.
4. FKB-FRA
Frankfurt am Main · 143 km · 1h 1m
Europe/Berlin · +0h from FKB; reference route only, not a live schedule.
Runway source evidence
Published runway count
1 runway
Longest runway 9,787 ft / 2,983 m. 1 lighted runway in the runway snapshot.
Runway surface mix
asphalt
Surface labels are normalized from the OurAirports runway rows for FKB.
Runway identifiers
03/21
Identifier pairs are retained as airport-specific runway cues, not live operational availability claims.
Same-country airport context
1. STR EDDS
Stuttgart Airport · Stuttgart · 84 km from FKB
large airport · Europe/Berlin · germany · 1,276 ft (389 m) · 48.6899, 9.2220
2. FRA EDDF
Frankfurt Main Airport · Frankfurt am Main · 143 km from FKB
large airport · Europe/Berlin · germany · 364 ft (111 m) · 50.0267, 8.5584
3. HHN EDFH
Frankfurt-Hahn Airport · Frankfurt am Main (Lautzenhausen) · 143 km from FKB
large airport · Europe/Berlin · germany · 1,649 ft (503 m) · 49.9464, 7.2617
4. FMM EDJA
Memmingen Allgau Airport · Memmingen · 182 km from FKB
large airport · Europe/Berlin · germany · 2,077 ft (633 m) · 47.9881, 10.2382
5. CGN EDDK
Cologne Bonn Airport · Köln (Cologne) · 242 km from FKB
large airport · Europe/Berlin · germany · 302 ft (92 m) · 50.8659, 7.1427
6. MUC EDDM
Munich Airport · Munich · 277 km from FKB
large airport · Europe/Berlin · germany · 1,487 ft (453 m) · 48.3538, 11.7861
Accepted operational notes
Source note 1
It is the state's second-largest airport after Stuttgart Airport, and the 12th-largest in Germany with 2,257,542 passengers as of 2025 and mostly serves low-cost and leisure flights.
Retained as a source-backed local role note for FKB.
Country and authority
FKB sits in Germany (Federal Republic of Germany), whose capital is Berlin. Luftfahrt-Bundesamt (LBA) is the national civil-aviation authority we name for regulator context. Country context: Europe, Western Europe.
Traveler context
Common country-language signals: German. Currency context: EUR (€). FKB is listed with scheduled service in the airport source snapshot.
Names and local labels
FKB is also associated in the airport facts snapshot with Baden Airpark. These labels help catch alternate airport names without creating separate duplicate airport pages.
Reference description
Airport in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. This description is used only as identity context; live flight status, terminal assignment, and airport alerts still belong to the official airport or airline source.
Source-specific cues
Regional role cue: Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport is the international airport of Karlsruhe, the third-largest city in the German state of Baden-Württemberg, and also serves the spa town of Baden-Baden.
Entity fingerprint
Wikidata airport entity: Q707457 · Baden Airport. Administrative area: Rheinmünster. Named after: Karlsruhe · Baden-Baden. Entity official-site cross-check: baden-airpark.de
Field and clock profile
Karlsruhe Baden-Baden Airport is a low-elevation field at 408 ft (124 m), positioned at 48.7794° N, 8.0805° E in the Northern mid-latitudes. The runway snapshot lists 1 runway and a longest runway of 9,787 ft / 2,983 m. The airport clock uses Europe/Berlin (CEST, UTC+02:00), so cross-date arrivals should be checked against this zone rather than the airline origin city.
City and airport alternatives
Bühl is the closest retained city-time anchor at 10 km. SXB Strasbourg is the closest retained airport alternative at 43 km.
Country airport peers
FKB is compared with STR Stuttgart at 84 km, FRA Frankfurt am Main at 143 km, HHN Frankfurt am Main (Lautzenhausen) at 143 km, FMM Memmingen at 182 km, CGN Köln (Cologne) at 242 km inside the retained Germany airport set, which is useful when backup airports share the same country context but differ by city, route network, and clock behavior.
Route geometry
FKB-STR Stuttgart: 84 km, about 56m, +0h. FKB-BSL Bâle / Mulhouse: 137 km, about 1h 0m, +0h. FKB-HHN Frankfurt am Main (Lautzenhausen): 143 km, about 1h 1m, +0h. FKB-FRA Frankfurt am Main: 143 km, about 1h 1m, +0h. These are distance and timezone references, not live flight availability claims.
Source trail
OurAirports ident EDSB backs the stable code, coordinate, elevation, and timezone record. baden-airpark.de is attached as the official airport website. en.wikipedia.org is used only as supporting reference context. Snapshot date: 2026-05-21.
Operational Profile
Traffic profile
2,257,542 passengers
Airline role
Mixed commercial service
Terminal footprint
See operational notes
Runway footprint
1 runway · longest 9,787 ft / 2,983 m
Runway identifiers
03/21
OurAirports classifies FKB as a large airport with scheduled service, which gives it stronger planning value than a code-only lookup.
FKB (EDSB) is one of the curated airport pages with a real traffic signal attached: 2,257,542 passengers, operating from a low-elevation field at 408 ft (124 m).
FKB sits in a broader regional network with 5 nearby curated alternatives, so airline choice and connection strategy are part of the planning story here.
FKB's runway record lists 1 runway, with the longest runway at 9,787 ft / 2,983 m and source surfaces recorded as asphalt.
Civil aviation oversight for FKB runs through Luftfahrt-Bundesamt (LBA); a more specific operator record is not currently in our source set.
- It is the state's second-largest airport after Stuttgart Airport, and the 12th-largest in Germany with 2,257,542 passengers as of 2025 and mostly serves low-cost and leisure flights.
These operational notes prefer the structured airport facts snapshot, then fall back to the accepted airport reference at baden-airpark.de, then blend that with local timezone, route, and city-access data already on this page.
Decision matrix for FKB
These are the specific situations where this airport page earns its keep: time-zone conversion, city transfer planning, nearby airport backup logic, and source-confidence checks before acting.
When the clock matters
FKB uses Europe/Berlin (CEST, UTC+02:00). Use this before overnight arrivals, cross-date departures, and same-day connections.
When surface access matters
Karlsruhe Baden-Baden Airport is about 80 km from central Rheinmünster; build that transfer into arrival and check-in planning.
When alternates matter
SXB Strasbourg is the closest retained alternate at 43 km, time difference +0h.
When source checks matter
baden-airpark.de is listed as the official airport website in the airport facts snapshot; live schedules, gates, routes, terminals, and NOTAM-sensitive operations still need official airport or airline verification.
How this airport compares nearby
These comparisons place FKB inside the retained airport graph by country, timezone, elevation, and coordinate neighbors. They are deterministic dataset facts, not generated flight claims.
Country-rank position
FKB ranks #6 in the curated Germany airport set when large airports are listed before medium airports, then sorted by IATA code. The retained country set has 15 airports.
Same-zone airport cohort
FKB shares Europe/Berlin with BER Berlin DE · CGN Köln (Cologne) DE · DRS Dresden DE · DTM Dortmund DE · DUS Düsseldorf DE · FMM Memmingen DE. This helps separate same-clock airports by city, country, code, and geography.
Elevation-neighbor cohort
FKB is 408 ft (124 m). Closest elevation peers in the retained airport set include KZN 411 ft (125 m) (3 ft delta) · ADB 412 ft (126 m) (4 ft delta) · WRO 404 ft (123 m) (4 ft delta) · MUX 403 ft (123 m) (5 ft delta) · RMO 399 ft (122 m) (9 ft delta).
Coordinate-neighbor check
FKB's nearest retained coordinate neighbors are SXB 43 km +0h · STR 84 km +0h · BSL 137 km +0h · HHN 143 km +0h.
Flight Path Arc
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Arriving From / Departing To
| Destination | Route code | Distance | Estimated window | Time difference | Destination clock |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stuttgart | STR | 84 km | 56m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Bâle / Mulhouse | BSL | 137 km | 1h 0m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Frankfurt am Main (Lautzenhausen) | HHN | 143 km | 1h 1m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Frankfurt am Main | FRA | 143 km | 1h 1m | +0h | --:--:-- |
FKB to STR
Stuttgart
Distance 84 km; estimated travel window 56m; destination zone Europe/Berlin is +0h from FKB. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
FKB to BSL
Bâle / Mulhouse
Distance 137 km; estimated travel window 1h 0m; destination zone Europe/Paris is +0h from FKB. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
FKB to HHN
Frankfurt am Main (Lautzenhausen)
Distance 143 km; estimated travel window 1h 1m; destination zone Europe/Berlin is +0h from FKB. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
Airport Details
Timezone
Ground Transport and Nearby Context
Because the airport sits well outside central Rheinmünster, surface transfer planning matters almost as much as flight timing, especially for late arrivals and early departures.
Stuttgart is the nearest mapped city anchor in the current dataset, which makes it the cleanest companion page when travelers want to switch from airport timing into local city timing.
Karlsruhe Baden-Baden Airport has 5 nearby indexed airport alternatives, which makes backup departures and diversion logic part of real planning instead of a theoretical edge case.
Nearby city time anchors
Airport pages are most useful when they bridge into real city clocks. These city anchors are ranked by distance from FKB, then shown with their own timezone, local time, and time difference from the airport clock.
Bühl
buhl · 10 km · Europe/Berlin
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Baden-Baden
baden-baden · 12 km · Europe/Berlin
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Rastatt
rastatt · 13 km · Europe/Berlin
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Achern
achern · 16 km · Europe/Berlin
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Gaggenau
gaggenau · 19 km · Europe/Berlin
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Rheinstetten
rheinstetten · 27 km · Europe/Berlin
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Oberkirch
oberkirch · 27 km · Europe/Berlin
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Ettlingen
ettlingen · 30 km · Europe/Berlin
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Kehl
kehl · 30 km · Europe/Berlin
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Wörth am Rhein
woerth-am-rhein · 33 km · Europe/Berlin
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Karlsruhe
karlsruhe · 35 km · Europe/Berlin
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Offenburg
offenburg · 35 km · Europe/Berlin
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Airlines and Network Role
Karlsruhe Baden-Baden Airport does not have a long carrier list in the current source trail, so this page emphasizes the durable pieces travelers can safely use here: local time, field identifiers, nearby airports, and timezone differences.
The route timing references show the first cross-timezone planning burden after this airport: Stuttgart (STR), Bâle / Mulhouse (BSL), Frankfurt am Main (Lautzenhausen) (HHN). Treat them as distance and clock cues, then verify flight availability with the carrier.
Planning checkpoints
- Traffic signal: 2,257,542 passengers.
- Terminal footprint: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Runway footprint: 1 runway; longest runway 9,787 ft / 2,983 m; identifiers 03/21.
- Runway surfaces: asphalt; 1 lighted runway in the source snapshot.
- Operator / management: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Opened / inaugurated: 1996.
- Network role: mixed or not clearly stated in the source trail.
Nearby Airports
Nearby airports are ranked by coordinate distance from FKB. The time difference column is computed from IANA zones against the page snapshot, while the local clocks update in the browser.
Strasbourg AirportSXB
Strasbourg · large airport
- Distance
- 43 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 505 ft (154 m)
Compare against SXB when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Stuttgart AirportSTR
Stuttgart · large airport
- Distance
- 84 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 1,276 ft (389 m)
Compare against STR when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–FreiburgBSL
Bâle / Mulhouse · large airport
- Distance
- 137 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 885 ft (270 m)
Compare against BSL when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Frankfurt-Hahn AirportHHN
Frankfurt am Main (Lautzenhausen) · large airport
- Distance
- 143 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 1,649 ft (503 m)
Compare against HHN when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Frankfurt Main AirportFRA
Frankfurt am Main · large airport
- Distance
- 143 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 364 ft (111 m)
Compare against FRA when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Questions
FAQ
What timezone is Karlsruhe Baden-Baden Airport (FKB) in?▾
Karlsruhe Baden-Baden Airport is in the Europe/Berlin timezone (UTC+02:00, CEST).
What are the codes for Karlsruhe Baden-Baden Airport?▾
Karlsruhe Baden-Baden Airport uses IATA code FKB and ICAO code EDSB.
Where is Karlsruhe Baden-Baden Airport located?▾
Karlsruhe Baden-Baden Airport is located in Rheinmünster, Germany at coordinates 48.7794° N, 8.0805° E, with an elevation of 408 ft (124 m) (low-elevation field in the mid-latitudes).
How far is Karlsruhe Baden-Baden Airport from central Rheinmünster?▾
Karlsruhe Baden-Baden Airport sits roughly 80 km from the nearest mapped city center for Rheinmünster.
Which route reference is most useful from FKB?▾
Stuttgart (STR) is one of the closest route references on this page, with an estimated travel window of 56m, destination timezone Europe/Berlin, and a +0h difference from FKB.
Which authority regulates FKB?▾
Karlsruhe Baden-Baden Airport sits inside Germany, where civil aviation oversight is led by the Luftfahrt-Bundesamt (LBA).
What other airports in Germany are close peers to FKB?▾
FKB's curated peers in Germany on this site include STR Stuttgart, FRA Frankfurt am Main, HHN Frankfurt am Main (Lautzenhausen), plus 3 more.
How many runways does Karlsruhe Baden-Baden Airport have?▾
Karlsruhe Baden-Baden Airport's source-backed operational summary lists 1 runway, with the longest runway recorded at 9,787 ft / 2,983 m; identifiers include 03/21.