Zürich Airport

IATA ZRHICAO LSZHLarge airport

Zürich Airport is a large airport near Zurich in Zürich, Switzerland. It is listed as IATA ZRH and ICAO LSZH. The airport is located at 47.4581° / 8.5481° at an elevation of 432 m (1,417 ft). There are 4 runways, the longest measuring 3,700 m. The nearest airport is Zürich Waid City Hospital Heliport, 7.0 km (4 mi) away. The airport is served by scheduled flights.

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Map detail of Zürich Airport with runways — Close-up with runways

World map showing the position of Zürich Airport — Overview map

Data

Data
IATA code	`ZRH`
ICAO code	`LSZH`
Identifier	`LSZH`
Type	Large airport
City	Zurich
Region	Zürich
Country	Switzerland
Coordinates	47.45806, 8.54806
Coordinates (deg/min/sec)	47° 27′ 29.00″ N 8° 32′ 53.00″ E
Elevation	432 m (1,417 ft)
Scheduled service	yes

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