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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 031350Z 28006KT 240V310 9999 FEW025 SCT035 BKN038 06/01 Q1020 NOSIG
Decoded METAR for Zürich airport LSZH ZRH
METAR issued by LSZH on Tuesday, December 3, 2024 at 13:50 UTC, issued 21 minutes ago.
visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
The temperature is 6°C = 43°F, dew point is 1°C = 34°F. The air is very humid : relative air humidity is 70%.
QNH is 1020hPa = 30.12inHg
Wind 11km/h = 6kt, direction is 280°.
Clouds : few clouds at 2500ft = 760m. scattered clouds at 3500ft = 1070m. broken at 3800ft = 1160m.
No significant change forecasted in next 2 hours
TAF for Zürich airport LSZH ZRH
LSZH 031125Z 0312/0418 27007KT 9999 FEW025 BKN050 TX07/0314Z TN02/0406Z TX04/0413Z BECMG 0313/0315 VRB02KT TEMPO 0403/0410 4000 SHRA BKN012 PROB30 TEMPO 0403/0410 2500 SHRASN BKN007 PROB40 TEMPO 0416/0418 4000 SHRA BKN012
Decoded TAF for Zürich airport LSZH ZRH
TAF issued by LSZH on Tuesday, December 3, 2024 at 11:25 UTC, issued 2 hours and 46 minutes. weather forecast for 30 hours, weather forecast updated every 6 hours.
from Tuesday, December 3, 2024 à 12:00 heure TU to Tuesday, December 3, 2024 à 13:00 heure UTC
0312/0418 27007KT 9999 FEW025 BKN050 TX07/0314Z TN02/0406Z TX04/0413Z
wind 7kt = 13km/h, direction is 270°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
few clouds at 2500ft = 760m broken at 5000ft = 1520m
becoming from Tuesday, December 3, 2024 à 15:00 heure TU to Wednesday, December 4, 2024 à 18:00 heure UTC
BECMG 0313/0315 VRB02KT
wind 2kt = 4km/h, direction is °
temporarily from Tuesday, December 3, 2024 à 03:00 heure TU to Wednesday, December 4, 2024 à 10:00 heure UTC
TEMPO 0403/0410 4000 SHRA BKN012
Visibility is 4km = 2mi.
shower rain
broken at 1200ft = 370m
probability of 30% to have temporarily from Tuesday, December 3, 2024 à 03:00 heure TU to Wednesday, December 4, 2024 à 10:00 heure UTC
PROB30 TEMPO 0403/0410 2500 SHRASN BKN007
Visibility is 3km = 2mi.
shower rain snow
broken at 700ft = 210m
probability of 40% to have temporarily from Wednesday, December 4, 2024 à 16:00 heure TU to Wednesday, December 4, 2024 à 18:00 heure UTC
PROB40 TEMPO 0416/0418 4000 SHRA BKN012
Visibility is 4km = 2mi.
shower rain
broken at 1200ft = 370m
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