Zurich Airport
| Continent: Europe | Country: Switzerland |
| Zurich Airport | |
| Location | Zurich, Switzerland |
| IATA code | ZRH |
| ICAO code | LSZH |
| Airport type | Commercial |
| Website | [www.flughafen-zuerich.ch www.flughafen-zuerich.ch] |
| Overview map | [ ] |
| Communications | |
| Tower | 118.1 |
| Ground | 121.850 (North) 121.750 (South) |
| Clearance | 121.800 |
| Approach | 118.000 (West via GIPOL) 120.750 (North/East) via AMIKI/RILAX 119.700 125.325 Final (rarely used): |
| Departure | 125.950 |
| ATIS | 128.525 (phone: +41438162294) |
Zurich airport is the only airport of the city of Zurich, the Swiss centre of finance and economy.
The airport is located about 10 kilometers northeast of the city and can easily be reached by car, bus or train.
Today there are about 100 airlines offering almost 150 connections to every continent in the world except Australia. 17.3 million passengers were handled in 2004. In 2003 the new terminal, terminal E, also called "Midfield", was opened. Three runways, most of which are equipped with an ILS-system are providing a smoothly running service.
Runways, Terminals and their usage
Runways
| Runway: | Length: | Equipment: | Usage: | In use: | Diagram: |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 2500m | - | Departing runway with winds from the east. No landings | rare |  |
| 14 | 3300m | ILS | Main landing runway, no takeoffs | always | |
| 16 | 3700m | ILS | Main departing runway for heavies, rarely a landing | frequently | |
| 28 | 2500m | VORDME | Main departing runway, landings in the evening | always | |
| 32 | 3300m | - | Departing runway in the morning, no landings | rare | |
| 34 | 2700m | ILS | Landing rwy morning, sometimes heavy-TOs | medium |
Because of many people living around the airport are complaining about the noise, the airport authority had to make a detailed concept of runway usage. It is listed in the following table. Of course changes can be made because of reasons like weather, so I recommend listening to the ATIS (128.525) before going spotting.
| Weekdays (Mo-Fr) | Weekend, public holidays in southern Germany | ||||||||||||
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Spotting Locations
Location
Locations to Avoid
Location
Regular Traffic
Facilities and Transportation
Links
Until this article is finished, please take a look at the detailed spotting-description on www.planepics.org