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Zürich airport at Zürich (Switzerland)
Zürich airport is located near Zürich, with Hagenbuechen at 1mi↑, Ruemlang / Ruemlang at 1mi↑, Rumlang at 1mi↑, Kloten / Freienberg (Chanzler-Chlini Chaseren) at 2mi↑, Winkel at 2mi↑, Oberglatt / Oberglatt at 2mi↑, Oberglatt at 2mi↑, Rietrain at 2mi↑,→ See also Northernmost airports in Switzerland and Southernmost airports in Switzerland
→ See also airports in Switzerland
aerial view of Zürich airport
Airport code
- ICAO code : LSZH
- IATA code : ZRH
- Local code : -
Elevation : 432 m = 1417ft
→ See also Highest airports in Switzerland and Lowest airports in Switzerland
Runways
- runway 16/34 : 3700m = 12139ft
- runway 14/32 : 3300m = 10827ft
- runway 10/28 : 2500m = 8202ft
→ See also Airports with Longest runways in Switzerland
Coming to Zürich airport
Taxi : book on Taxi Booking
activities : book on Viator
Rent a car : book on Rentalcars
By train : book on Trip.com
- Opfikon train station at 2mi
- Zürich Oerlikon train station at 4mi
- Regensdorf-Watt train station at 4mi
By plane :
- Zürich airport at 0mi : book on Trip.com
- Emmen Air Base airport at 28mi : book on Trip.com
- Buochs airport at 35mi : book on Trip.com
Aviation weather for Zürich airport LSZH ZRH
METAR for Zürich airport LSZH ZRH
LSZH 221450Z 22007KT 5000 -SHSN FEW010 SCT012 BKN017 M00/M03 Q1013 TEMPO 4000 NSW BKN012
Decoded METAR for Zürich airport LSZH ZRH
METAR issued by LSZH on Friday, November 22, 2024 at 14:50 UTC, issued 40 minutes ago.
visibility is 5km = 3mi.
The temperature is 0°C = 32°F, dew point is -3°C = 27°F. The air is extremely humid : relative air humidity is 80%.
QNH is 1013hPa = 29.91inHg
Wind 13km/h = 7kt, direction is 220°.
Clouds : few clouds at 1000ft = 300m. scattered clouds at 1200ft = 370m. broken at 1700ft = 520m.
light intensity shower snow
Temporarily 4000 no significant weather broken at 012
TAF for Zürich airport LSZH ZRH
LSZH 221425Z 2215/2321 24010KT 6000 FEW010 SCT015 BKN020 TXM00/2215Z TNM04/2306Z TX04/2314Z TEMPO 2215/2219 1500 -SHSN BKN008 PROB40 TEMPO 2215/2217 0800 SHSN VV007 BECMG 2301/2303 VRB02KT BECMG 2304/2307 CAVOK
Decoded TAF for Zürich airport LSZH ZRH
TAF issued by LSZH on Friday, November 22, 2024 at 14:25 UTC, issued 1 hours and 5 minutes. weather forecast for 30 hours, weather forecast updated every 6 hours.
from Friday, November 22, 2024 à 15:00 heure TU to Friday, November 22, 2024 à 01:00 heure UTC
2215/2321 24010KT 6000 FEW010 SCT015 BKN020 TXM00/2215Z TNM04/2306Z TX04/2314Z
wind 10kt = 19km/h, direction is 240°
Visibility is 6km = 4mi.
few clouds at 1000ft = 300m scattered clouds at 1500ft = 460m broken at 2000ft = 610m
temporarily from Friday, November 22, 2024 à 15:00 heure TU to Friday, November 22, 2024 à 19:00 heure UTC
TEMPO 2215/2219 1500 -SHSN BKN008
Visibility is 2km = 1mi.
light intensity shower snow
broken at 800ft = 240m
probability of 40% to have temporarily from Friday, November 22, 2024 à 15:00 heure TU to Friday, November 22, 2024 à 17:00 heure UTC
PROB40 TEMPO 2215/2217 0800 SHSN VV007
Visibility is 1km = 0mi.
shower snow
VV700ft = 210m
becoming from Friday, November 22, 2024 à 03:00 heure TU to Friday, November 22, 2024 à 04:00 heure UTC
BECMG 2301/2303 VRB02KT
wind 2kt = 4km/h, direction is °
becoming from Saturday, November 23, 2024 à 07:00 heure TU to Saturday, November 23, 2024 à 21:00 heure UTC
BECMG 2304/2307 CAVOK
CAVOK = Ceiling And Visibility OK, visibility is more than 10 km, no clouds below 5000 ft or below the minimum sector altitude. No cumulonimbus or budding cumulus, regardless of their altitude and no Significant Weather
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
VAC for Zürich airport LSZH ZRH
The Visual Approach Chart (VAC Visual Approach Chart) is provided without any guarantee of its timeliness. The pilot is the only person responsible for the verification of its validity before using it operationally to prepare a flight or to use it during its navigation.
NOTAM for Zürich airport
Around Zürich airport at Zürich (Switzerland)
near
- Hotels in Hagenbuechen
- Station de montagne Laax at 56mi↑
- Station de montagne Grindelwald-Wengen at 65mi↑
- Station de montagne Arosa Lenzerheide at 69mi↑
- Station de montagne Aletsch Arena at 76mi↑
- Station de montagne Davos Klosters at 76mi↑
- Station de montagne Schnepfenried at 78mi↑
- Station de montagne Dolleren Le Schlumpf at 79mi↑
- Station de montagne Kandersteg-Sunnbüel-Oeschinensee at 80mi↑
- Station de montagne Le Tanet at 81mi↑
- Station de montagne Les Trois Fours at 82mi↑
- Station de montagne Le Lac Blanc at 82mi↑
- Station de montagne La Bresse Hohneck at 83mi↑
- for Zürich airport at 0mi↑
- for Dübendorf Air Base airport at 7mi↑
- for Winterthur airport at 11mi↑
nearest airports to Zürich airport at Zürich (Switzerland)
- Dübendorf Air Base airport (LSMD ) at 7mi↑METAR NOTAM
- Winterthur airport (LSPH ) at 11mi↑NOTAM
- Speck airport (LSZK ) at 11mi↑NOTAM
- Birrfeld airport (LSZF ) at 15mi↑NOTAM
- Bohlhof Glider Field airport ( DE-0300) at 15mi↑
- Würenlingen heliport (LSXW ) at 15mi↑NOTAM
- Schaffhausen airport (LSPF ) at 16mi↑NOTAM
- Hausen am Albis airport (LSZN ) at 16mi↑NOTAM
- Buttwil airport (LSZU ) at 18mi↑NOTAM
- Flugplatz Hasenstrick airport (LSPK ) at 20mi↑defunct airport
- Lommis airport (LSZT ) at 22mi↑NOTAM
- Schindellegi heliport (LSXS ) at 22mi↑NOTAM
→ See also Former airports in Switzerland
Data sources
- METAR : AVWX
- TAF : AVWX
- Météo générale : Openweathermap et AVWX
- NOTAM : FAA
- VAC : France DGAC/SIA, Espagne ENAIRE, Belgique SKEYES
- Aerial maps : Google Maps, Microsoft Bing ou OpenStreetMap