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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 201020Z 26006KT 190V290 9999 FEW018 SCT038 BKN048 02/M01 Q1023 NOSIG
Decoded METAR for Zürich airport LSZH ZRH
METAR issued by LSZH on Friday, December 20, 2024 at 10:20 UTC, Warning : this METAR is out of date, issued 5 hours and 58 minutes ago.
visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
The temperature is 2°C = 36°F, dew point is -1°C = 30°F. The air is extremely humid : relative air humidity is 81%.
QNH is 1023hPa = 30.21inHg
Wind 11km/h = 6kt, direction is 260°.
Clouds : few clouds at 1800ft = 550m. scattered clouds at 3800ft = 1160m. broken at 4800ft = 1460m.
No significant change forecasted in next 2 hours
TAF for Zürich airport LSZH ZRH
LSZH 200825Z 2009/2115 24004KT 9999 BKN040 TX04/2013Z TN00/2103Z TX06/2115Z PROB40 2009/2015 26010KT PROB30 TEMPO 2009/2015 -RASN BECMG 2013/2015 24005KT TEMPO 2019/2101 CAVOK PROB30 TEMPO 2104/2108 -RASN
Decoded TAF for Zürich airport LSZH ZRH
TAF issued by LSZH on Friday, December 20, 2024 at 08:25 UTC, issued 7 hours and 53 minutes. weather forecast for 30 hours, weather forecast updated every 6 hours.
from Friday, December 20, 2024 à 09:00 heure TU to Friday, December 20, 2024 à 13:00 heure UTC
2009/2115 24004KT 9999 BKN040 TX04/2013Z TN00/2103Z TX06/2115Z
wind 4kt = 7km/h, direction is 240°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
broken at 4000ft = 1220m
probability of 40% to have from Friday, December 20, 2024 à 09:00 heure TU to Friday, December 20, 2024 à 15:00 heure UTC
PROB40 2009/2015 26010KT
wind 10kt = 19km/h, direction is 260°
probability of 30% to have temporarily from Friday, December 20, 2024 à 09:00 heure TU to Friday, December 20, 2024 à 15:00 heure UTC
PROB30 TEMPO 2009/2015 -RASN
light rain snow
becoming from Friday, December 20, 2024 à 15:00 heure TU to Saturday, December 21, 2024 à 15:00 heure UTC
BECMG 2013/2015 24005KT
wind 5kt = 9km/h, direction is 240°
temporarily from Friday, December 20, 2024 à 19:00 heure TU to Friday, December 20, 2024 à 01:00 heure UTC
TEMPO 2019/2101 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.
probability of 30% to have temporarily from Friday, December 20, 2024 à 04:00 heure TU to Saturday, December 21, 2024 à 08:00 heure UTC
PROB30 TEMPO 2104/2108 -RASN
light rain snow
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