Alpnach Air Base

ICAO LSMAMedium airport

Alpnach Air Base is a medium airport near Alpnach in Obwalden, Switzerland. It is listed as ICAO LSMA. The airport is located at 46.9439° / 8.2842° at an elevation of 445 m (1,460 ft). There is one runway, the longest measuring 1,498 m. The nearest airport is Kägiswil Airfield, 4.6 km (3 mi) away. No scheduled service is recorded for this airfield.

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Map detail of Alpnach Air Base with runways — Close-up with runways

World map showing the position of Alpnach Air Base — Overview map

Data

Data
ICAO code	`LSMA`
Identifier	`LSMA`
Type	Medium airport
City	Alpnach
Region	Obwalden
Country	Switzerland
Coordinates	46.94390, 8.28417
Coordinates (deg/min/sec)	46° 56′ 38.04″ N 8° 17′ 03.01″ E
Elevation	445 m (1,460 ft)
Scheduled service	no

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