Payerne Air Base

IATA VIPICAO LSMPMedium airport

Payerne Air Base is a medium airport near Payerne in Fribourg, Switzerland. It is listed as IATA VIP and ICAO LSMP. The airport is located at 46.8432° / 6.9151° at an elevation of 447 m (1,465 ft). There is one runway, the longest measuring 2,858 m. The nearest airport is Neuchâtel Airfield, 13 km (8 mi) away. No scheduled service is recorded for this airfield.

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

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

Data

Data
IATA code	`VIP`
ICAO code	`LSMP`
Identifier	`LSMP`
Type	Medium airport
City	Payerne
Region	Fribourg
Country	Switzerland
Coordinates	46.84320, 6.91506
Coordinates (deg/min/sec)	46° 50′ 35.52″ N 6° 54′ 54.22″ E
Elevation	447 m (1,465 ft)
Scheduled service	no

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