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
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 Iberia Vueling Singapore Airlines air_france
- 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 121350Z 30005KT 9999 FEW032 SCT038 BKN042 16/09 Q1022 NOSIG
Decoded METAR for Zürich airport LSZH ZRH
METAR issued by LSZH on Friday, September 12, 2025 at 13:50 UTC, Warning : this METAR is out of date, issued 6 hours and 48 minutes ago.
visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
The temperature is 16°C = 61°F, dew point is 9°C = 48°F. The air is very humid : relative air humidity is 63 %.
QNH is 1022hPa = 30.18inHg
Wind 9km/h = 5kt, direction is 300°.
Clouds : few clouds at 3200ft = 980m. scattered clouds at 3800ft = 1160m. broken at 4200ft = 1280m.
No significant change forecasted in next 2 hours
TAF for Zürich airport LSZH ZRH
LSZH 121125Z 1212/1318 27005KT 9999 FEW020 SCT025 BKN070 TX19/1214Z TN09/1304Z TX20/1314Z PROB40 TEMPO 1212/1215 32008KT BECMG 1218/1221 CAVOK PROB40 1303/1307 4000 MIFG NSC PROB30 1304/1306 1500 BCFG BECMG 1312/1315 9999 FEW070 PROB30 TEMPO 1315/1318 25010KT SHRA SCT060TCU
Decoded TAF for Zürich airport LSZH ZRH
TAF issued by LSZH on Friday, September 12, 2025 at 11:25 UTC, issued 9 hours and 13 minutes. weather forecast for 30 hours, weather forecast updated every 6 hours.
from Friday, September 12, 2025 à 12:00 heure TU to Friday, September 12, 2025 à 18:00 heure UTC
1212/1318 27005KT 9999 FEW020 SCT025 BKN070 TX19/1214Z TN09/1304Z TX20/1314Z
wind 5kt = 9km/h, direction is 270°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
few clouds at 2000ft = 610m scattered clouds at 2500ft = 760m broken at 7000ft = 2130m
probability of 40% to have temporarily from Friday, September 12, 2025 à 12:00 heure TU to Friday, September 12, 2025 à 15:00 heure UTC
PROB40 TEMPO 1212/1215 32008KT
wind 8kt = 15km/h, direction is 320°
becoming from Friday, September 12, 2025 à 21:00 heure TU to Saturday, September 13, 2025 à 12:00 heure UTC
BECMG 1218/1221 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 40% to have from Friday, September 12, 2025 à 03:00 heure TU to Saturday, September 13, 2025 à 07:00 heure UTC
PROB40 1303/1307 4000 MIFG NSC
Visibility is 4km = 2mi.
shallow fog
probability of 30% to have from Saturday, September 13, 2025 à 04:00 heure TU to Saturday, September 13, 2025 à 06:00 heure UTC
PROB30 1304/1306 1500 BCFG
Visibility is 2km = 1mi.
patches fog
becoming from Saturday, September 13, 2025 à 15:00 heure TU to Saturday, September 13, 2025 à 18:00 heure UTC
BECMG 1312/1315 9999 FEW070
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
few clouds at 7000ft = 2130m
probability of 30% to have temporarily from Saturday, September 13, 2025 à 15:00 heure TU to Saturday, September 13, 2025 à 18:00 heure UTC
PROB30 TEMPO 1315/1318 25010KT SHRA SCT060TCU
wind 10kt = 19km/h, direction is 250°
shower rain
scattered clouds at 6000ft = 1830m
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
→ 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