Emmen Air Base

IATA EMLICAO LSMEMedium airport

Emmen Air Base is a medium airport near Emmen in Lucerne, Switzerland. It is listed as IATA EML and ICAO LSME. The airport is located at 47.0924° / 8.3052° at an elevation of 427 m (1,400 ft). There is one runway, the longest measuring 2,502 m. The nearest airport is Luzern-Beromünster Airfield, 13 km (8 mi) away. No scheduled service is recorded for this airfield.

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

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Data

Data
IATA code	`EML`
ICAO code	`LSME`
Identifier	`LSME`
Type	Medium airport
City	Emmen
Region	Lucerne
Country	Switzerland
Coordinates	47.09244, 8.30518
Coordinates (deg/min/sec)	47° 05′ 32.80″ N 8° 18′ 18.66″ E
Elevation	427 m (1,400 ft)
Scheduled service	no

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