Airport information, from map to hotels via aeronautical information. And the aeronautical weather for the pilots with current weather and short-term forecasts with METAR (METeorological Aerodrome Report, observation message of meteorological conditions for aviation) and TAF (Terminal Aerodrome Forecast: short-term forecast message of meteorological conditions for aviation ). And other resources such as VAC (Visual Approach Chart) to prepare flights.
Grenchen airport (Switzerland)
Grenchen airport is located near Grenchen, with Granges at 1mi↑, Arch at 1mi↑, Bettlach at 1mi↑, Grenchen at 2mi↑, Grenchen (Lingerizquartier) at 2mi↑, Leuzigen at 2mi↑, Lengnau at 2mi↑, Rüti bei Büren at 2mi↑,→ See also Northernmost airports in Switzerland and Southernmost airports in Switzerland
→ See also airports in Switzerland
aerial view of Grenchen airport
Airport code
- ICAO code : LSZG
- IATA code : ZHI
- Local code : -
Elevation : 430 m = 1411ft
→ See also Highest airports in Switzerland and Lowest airports in Switzerland
Runways
- runway 06/24 : 1000m = 3281ft
- runway 06R/24L : 700m = 2297ft
- runway 06L/24R : 500m = 1640ft
→ See also Airports with Longest runways in Switzerland
Coming to Grenchen airport
Taxi : book on Taxi Booking
Rent a car : book on Rentalcars
By train : book on Trip.com
- Solothurn train station at 6mi
- Gerlafingen train station at 7mi
- Moutier train station at 7mi
By plane :
- Grenchen airport at 0mi : book on Trip.com
- Bern airport at 19mi : book on Trip.com
- EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg airport at 29mi : book on Trip.com
Aviation weather for Grenchen airport LSZG ZHI
METAR for Grenchen airport LSZG ZHI
LSZG 012220Z AUTO 26002KT CAVOK 12/10 Q1019
Decoded METAR for Grenchen airport LSZG ZHI
METAR issued by LSZG on Thursday, May 1, 2025 at 22:20 UTC. This is an automatically generated METAR, Warning : this METAR is out of date, issued 1 hours and 2 minutes ago.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 12°C = 54°F, dew point is 10°C = 50°F. The air is extremely humid : relative air humidity is 88 %.
QNH is 1019hPa = 30.09inHg
Wind 4km/h = 2kt, direction is 260°.
Sky clear.
TAF for Grenchen airport LSZG ZHI
LSZG 011425Z 0115/0124 09004KT 9999 FEW050 BECMG 0117/0119 CAVOK
Decoded TAF for Grenchen airport LSZG ZHI
TAF issued by LSZG on Thursday, May 1, 2025 at 14:25 UTC, issued 8 hours and 57 minutes. weather forecast for 9 hours, weather forecast updated every 3 hours.
from Thursday, May 1, 2025 à 15:00 heure TU to Thursday, May 1, 2025 à 17:00 heure UTC
0115/0124 09004KT 9999 FEW050
wind 4kt = 7km/h, direction is 90°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
few clouds at 5000ft = 1520m
becoming from Thursday, May 1, 2025 à 19:00 heure TU to Thursday, May 1, 2025 à 00:00 heure UTC
BECMG 0117/0119 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.
NOTAM for Grenchen airport
Around Grenchen airport (Switzerland)
near
- Hotels in Granges
- Station de montagne Grindelwald-Wengen at 47mi↑
- Station de montagne Dolleren Le Schlumpf at 48mi↑
- Station de montagne Gstaad at 50mi↑
- Station de montagne Kandersteg-Sunnbüel-Oeschinensee at 50mi↑
- Station de montagne Rouge Gazon at 54mi↑
- Station de montagne Schnepfenried at 58mi↑
- Station de montagne Les Pistes de Ventron at 58mi↑
- Station de montagne Ventron at 58mi↑
- Station de montagne Aletsch Arena at 62mi↑
- Station de montagne La Bresse Hohneck at 63mi↑
- Station de montagne Les Trois Fours at 63mi↑
- Station de montagne Le Tanet at 64mi↑
- for Grenchen airport at 0mi↑
- for Biel-Kappelen airport at 9mi↑
- for Inselspital Hospital airport at 16mi↑
nearest airports to Grenchen airport (Switzerland)
- Biel-Kappelen airport (LSZP ) at 9mi↑NOTAM
- Langenthal airport (LSPL ) at 15mi↑NOTAM
- Courtelary airport (LSZJ ) at 15mi↑NOTAM
- Inselspital Hospital heliport (LSHI ) at 16mi↑NOTAM
- Dittingen airport (LSPD ) at 18mi↑NOTAM
- Bern airport (LSZB BRN ) at 19mi↑METAR TAF NOTAM
- Bellechasse airport (LSTB ) at 19mi↑NOTAM
- Porrentruy airport (LSZY ) at 23mi↑defunct airport
- Bressaucourt airport (LSZQ ) at 23mi↑NOTAM
- Pfaffnau heliport (LSXP ) at 23mi↑NOTAM
- Vieux-Ferrette ultralight airfield ( LF6822) at 24mi↑
- Olten airport (LSPO ) at 25mi↑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