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.
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 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
Hotels : book on Hotels.com Booking Expedia Abritel
Taxi : book on Taxi Booking
activities : Getyourguide
By plane :
- Zürich airport at 0mi : book on Iberia Vueling Singapore Airlines air_france Condor
- 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 051320Z VRB03KT 9000 NSC 13/03 Q1020 NOSIG
Decoded METAR for Zürich airport LSZH ZRH
METAR issued by LSZH on Thursday, March 5, 2026 at 13:20 UTC, Warning : this METAR is out of date, issued 1 hours and 26 minutes ago.
visibility is 9km = 6mi.
The temperature is 13°C = 55°F, dew point is 3°C = 37°F. The air is humid : relative air humidity is 51 %.
QNH is 1020hPa = 30.12inHg
Wind 6km/h = 3kt, direction is °.
NSC (No Significant Clouds) = no clouds below 5000 ft and no TCU (tower CUmulus) or presence of cumulonimbus 'cumulonimbus)
No significant change forecasted in next 2 hours
TAF for Zürich airport LSZH ZRH
LSZH 051125Z 0512/0618 04005KT 8000 NSC TX15/0514Z TNM01/0605Z TX16/0614Z PROB40 0512/0524 CAVOK BECMG 0517/0519 VRB02KT BECMG 0601/0603 7000 MIFG NSC PROB40 0605/0608 4000 BCFG SCT001 BECMG 0608/0610 05005KT CAVOK
Decoded TAF for Zürich airport LSZH ZRH
TAF issued by LSZH on Thursday, March 5, 2026 at 11:25 UTC, issued 3 hours and 21 minutes. weather forecast for 30 hours, weather forecast updated every 6 hours.
from Thursday, March 5, 2026 à 12:00 heure TU to Thursday, March 5, 2026 à 17:00 heure UTC
0512/0618 04005KT 8000 NSC TX15/0514Z TNM01/0605Z TX16/0614Z
wind 5kt = 9km/h, direction is 40°
Visibility is 8km = 5mi.
probability of 40% to have from Thursday, March 5, 2026 à 12:00 heure TU to Thursday, March 5, 2026 à 00:00 heure UTC
PROB40 0512/0524 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.
becoming from Thursday, March 5, 2026 à 19:00 heure TU to Thursday, March 5, 2026 à 01:00 heure UTC
BECMG 0517/0519 VRB02KT
wind 2kt = 4km/h, direction is °
becoming from Thursday, March 5, 2026 à 03:00 heure TU to Friday, March 6, 2026 à 08:00 heure UTC
BECMG 0601/0603 7000 MIFG NSC
Visibility is 7km = 4mi.
shallow fog
probability of 40% to have from Friday, March 6, 2026 à 05:00 heure TU to Friday, March 6, 2026 à 08:00 heure UTC
PROB40 0605/0608 4000 BCFG SCT001
Visibility is 4km = 2mi.
patches fog
scattered clouds at 100ft = 30m
becoming from Friday, March 6, 2026 à 10:00 heure TU to Friday, March 6, 2026 à 18:00 heure UTC
BECMG 0608/0610 05005KT 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 50°
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 (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 Le Markstein at 77mi↑
- 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↑
- 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
- Hilzingen airport ( DE-0307) at 23mi↑
- Wangen-Lachen airport (LSPV ) at 23mi↑NOTAM
- Binningen airport (EDSI ) at 24mi↑NOTAM
- Amlikon Glider airport (LSPA ) at 24mi↑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
