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Zürich airport (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
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 082150Z AUTO 04007KT CAVOK 09/05 Q1014 NOSIG
Decoded METAR for Zürich airport LSZH ZRH
METAR issued by LSZH on Thursday, May 8, 2025 at 21:50 UTC. This is an automatically generated METAR, Warning : this METAR is out of date, issued 13 hours and 29 minutes ago.
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.
The temperature is 9°C = 48°F, dew point is 5°C = 41°F. The air is very humid : relative air humidity is 76 %.
QNH is 1014hPa = 29.94inHg
Wind 13km/h = 7kt, direction is 40°.
Sky clear.
No significant change forecasted in next 2 hours
TAF for Zürich airport LSZH ZRH
LSZH 082025Z 0821/1003 03006KT CAVOK TX15/0914Z TN05/0905Z BECMG 0821/0822 34003KT BECMG 0902/0904 9999 SCT015 PROB30 TEMPO 0903/0908 BKN014 BECMG 0905/0907 03005KT BECMG 0908/0911 07010KT BECMG 0918/0920 03005KT CAVOK BECMG 0921/0923 34003KT
Decoded TAF for Zürich airport LSZH ZRH
TAF issued by LSZH on Thursday, May 8, 2025 at 20:25 UTC, issued 14 hours and 54 minutes. weather forecast for 30 hours, weather forecast updated every 6 hours.
from Thursday, May 8, 2025 à 21:00 heure TU to Thursday, May 8, 2025 à 21:00 heure UTC
0821/1003 03006KT CAVOK TX15/0914Z TN05/0905Z
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
wind 6kt = 11km/h, direction is 30°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
becoming from Thursday, May 8, 2025 à 22:00 heure TU to Thursday, May 8, 2025 à 02:00 heure UTC
BECMG 0821/0822 34003KT
wind 3kt = 6km/h, direction is 340°
becoming from Friday, May 9, 2025 à 04:00 heure TU to Friday, May 9, 2025 à 05:00 heure UTC
BECMG 0902/0904 9999 SCT015
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
scattered clouds at 1500ft = 460m
probability of 30% to have temporarily from Thursday, May 8, 2025 à 03:00 heure TU to Friday, May 9, 2025 à 08:00 heure UTC
PROB30 TEMPO 0903/0908 BKN014
broken at 1400ft = 430m
becoming from Friday, May 9, 2025 à 07:00 heure TU to Friday, May 9, 2025 à 08:00 heure UTC
BECMG 0905/0907 03005KT
wind 5kt = 9km/h, direction is 30°
becoming from Friday, May 9, 2025 à 11:00 heure TU to Friday, May 9, 2025 à 18:00 heure UTC
BECMG 0908/0911 07010KT
wind 10kt = 19km/h, direction is 70°
becoming from Friday, May 9, 2025 à 20:00 heure TU to Friday, May 9, 2025 à 21:00 heure UTC
BECMG 0918/0920 03005KT 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
wind 5kt = 9km/h, direction is 30°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
becoming from Friday, May 9, 2025 à 23:00 heure TU to Friday, May 9, 2025 à 03:00 heure UTC
BECMG 0921/0923 34003KT
wind 3kt = 6km/h, direction is 340°
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 (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 (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
- Infos générales : AVWX, France FFPLUM
- 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