ZRH · Zurich, Switzerland
Zürich Airport.
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Zurich Airport
International airport serving Zurich, Switzerland
Verification trail
Source-backed facts for ZRH
This section separates stable airport identifiers from live operating data. Codes, coordinates, timezone, elevation, source identifiers, and accepted reference links are retained here; live arrivals, departures, gates, delays, NOTAMs, and airline schedule changes must still be checked with the airport or carrier.
Airport catalog
OurAirports ID 4505; ident LSZH; scheduled service listed.
Cached airports.csv snapshot: 2026-04-25; runways.csv snapshot: 2026-05-21.
Official airport source
zurich-airport.com
Used as the preferred live-reference handoff for terminals, gates, alerts, and airport notices.
Open sourceReference summary
Zurich Airport
Airport-shaped reference summary from en.wikipedia.org; summary snapshot 2026-05-20.
Open sourceManual / derived signals
22 source-backed signals
Merged from OurAirports cached airports.csv, OurAirports cached runways.csv, Wikidata airport entity snapshot, airport-shaped Wikipedia summary snapshot, manual airport facts override; facts generated 2026-05-21.
IATA / ICAO
ZRH / LSZH
OurAirports ident
LSZH
GPS / local code
LSZH
ISO region
CH-ZH
Scheduled service
Listed in source snapshot
Role
large scheduled-service airport
Official host
zurich-airport.com
Reference host
en.wikipedia.org
Wikidata entity
Q15114
Snapshot generated
2026-05-21
Airport lookup keys
Stable codes
Regional keys
Nearby airport codes
Route reference codes
Last updated May 21, 2026. Stable airport identifiers and timezone facts are content-reviewed; clocks render live in the browser, while weather and time-difference notes are page-snapshot aids rather than permanent airport records.
Live values rendered at Nov 5, 8:20 PM UTC.
What you need to know now
Local airport time
--:--:--CEST · UTC+02:00
Time zone
CEST
Europe/Zurich · UTC+02:00
Airfield conditions
Live airport weather is temporarily unavailable.
Surface access
10 km
Approximate distance to central Zurich.
Airport Snapshot
Country capital
Bern
Languages
French, Swiss German
Currency
CHF (Fr.)
Country area
41,284 km²
Passenger volume
Source note unavailable
Terminals
3 terminal/check-in areas
Runways
3 runways
Longest runway
12,139 ft / 3,700 m
Runway surface
concrete (3), grass
Opened / operator
1948 · Flughafen Zurich AG
Owner / entity
Q15114
Hub airlines
Swiss International Air Lines, Edelweiss Air
Airport role
large scheduled-service airport
Scheduled service
Listed
Fact coverage
22 source-backed signals
Zürich Airport is a large scheduled-service airport for Zurich, Switzerland. Zurich's built-up core sits roughly 10 km from the terminal area. Operations run on Europe/Zurich (UTC+02:00, CEST). Live weather is temporarily unavailable. With 5 other indexable airports in its surrounding network, it works well as a reference point for regional flight planning and timezone checks.
Zürich Airport (ZRH / LSZH) is at 47.4581° N, 8.5481° E, elevation 1,417 ft (432 m), serving Zurich, Switzerland.
The accepted reference summary is used as supporting context for the airport identity and operating notes; the timed facts here still come from the airport catalog, timezone database, country snapshot, and linked source trail.
Zurich is in Switzerland (capital Bern); on Europe/Zurich (CEST, UTC+02:00); working languages: French, Swiss German, Italian; currency: CHF (Fr.).
Distance from central Zurich: 10 km.
Airport context brief
A compact traveler-facing brief from the airport catalog, country snapshot, route geometry, city anchors, peer airports, and source trail for ZRH.
Name and identity cues
Primary airport name
Zürich Airport (ZRH / LSZH)
Zurich Airport · International airport serving Zurich, Switzerland
Source identifiers
LSZH · LSZH · CH-ZH
zurich-airport.com · en.wikipedia.org · scheduled service yes
Source-specific airport notes
Regional role cue
Zurich Airport is the largest international airport of Switzerland and the principal hub of Swiss International Air Lines.
Accepted from the airport reference trail as a role-specific cue for ZRH; not treated as a live service guarantee.
Location cue
The airport is located nine kilometres north of central Zurich, in the municipalities of Kloten, Rümlang, Oberglatt, Winkel, and Opfikon, all of which are within the canton of Zurich.
Used to make the airport page location-specific beyond the code, coordinate, and timezone record.
Closest mapped city anchors
1. Kloten
kloten · 2.9 km from ZRH
Switzerland · Europe/Zurich · +0h · population 16,289 · city coordinates 47.4515, 8.5849
2. Zürich (Kreis 11) / Seebach
zuerich-kreis-11-seebach · 4.0 km from ZRH
Switzerland · Europe/Zurich · +0h · population 17,851 · city coordinates 47.4218, 8.5478
3. Zürich (Kreis 11)
zuerich-kreis-11 · 4.3 km from ZRH
Switzerland · Europe/Zurich · +0h · population 54,260 · city coordinates 47.4233, 8.5217
4. Zürich (Kreis 11) / Affoltern
zuerich-kreis-11-affoltern · 5.2 km from ZRH
Switzerland · Europe/Zurich · +0h · population 17,241 · city coordinates 47.4181, 8.5122
5. Zürich (Kreis 11) / Oerlikon
zuerich-kreis-11-oerlikon · 5.6 km from ZRH
Switzerland · Europe/Zurich · +0h · population 17,922 · city coordinates 47.4082, 8.5426
6. Zürich (Kreis 12)
zuerich-kreis-12 · 6.4 km from ZRH
Switzerland · Europe/Zurich · +0h · population 28,189 · city coordinates 47.4037, 8.5761
Airport alternatives in the retained graph
1. BSL LFSB
EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg · Bâle / Mulhouse
79 km from ZRH · Europe/Paris · +0h · elevation 885 ft (270 m) · airport coordinates 47.6007, 7.5211
2. SXB LFST
Strasbourg Airport · Strasbourg
138 km from ZRH · Europe/Paris · +0h · elevation 505 ft (154 m) · airport coordinates 48.5383, 7.6282
3. FMM EDJA
Memmingen Allgau Airport · Memmingen
139 km from ZRH · Europe/Berlin · +0h · elevation 2,077 ft (633 m) · airport coordinates 47.9881, 10.2382
4. STR EDDS
Stuttgart Airport · Stuttgart
146 km from ZRH · Europe/Berlin · +0h · elevation 1,276 ft (389 m) · airport coordinates 48.6899, 9.2220
5. FKB EDSB
Karlsruhe Baden-Baden Airport · Rheinmünster
151 km from ZRH · Europe/Berlin · +0h · elevation 408 ft (124 m) · airport coordinates 48.7794, 8.0805
Route-time reference set
1. ZRH-BSL
Bâle / Mulhouse · 79 km · 56m
Europe/Paris · +0h from ZRH; reference route only, not a live schedule.
2. ZRH-SXB
Strasbourg · 138 km · 1h 0m
Europe/Paris · +0h from ZRH; reference route only, not a live schedule.
3. ZRH-FMM
Memmingen · 139 km · 1h 1m
Europe/Berlin · +0h from ZRH; reference route only, not a live schedule.
4. ZRH-STR
Stuttgart · 146 km · 1h 1m
Europe/Berlin · +0h from ZRH; reference route only, not a live schedule.
5. ZRH-FKB
Rheinmünster · 151 km · 1h 1m
Europe/Berlin · +0h from ZRH; reference route only, not a live schedule.
Runway source evidence
Published runway count
3 runways
Longest runway 12,139 ft / 3,700 m. 3 lighted runways in the runway snapshot.
Runway surface mix
concrete (3), grass
Surface labels are normalized from the OurAirports runway rows for ZRH.
Runway identifiers
01H/19H · 10/28 · 14/32 · 16/34
Identifier pairs are retained as airport-specific runway cues, not live operational availability claims.
Accepted operational notes
Source note 1
Zurich Airport is Switzerland's largest international airport.
Retained as a source-backed local role note for ZRH.
Source note 2
The airport has three runways and serves as the main hub for Swiss International Air Lines.
Retained as a source-backed local role note for ZRH.
Source note 3
Zurich Airport is the largest international airport of Switzerland and the principal hub of Swiss International Air Lines.
Retained as a source-backed local role note for ZRH.
Country and authority
ZRH sits in Switzerland (Swiss Confederation), whose capital is Bern. No specific civil-aviation authority label is attached in the current map, so this page avoids inventing one. Country context: Europe, Western Europe.
Traveler context
Common country-language signals: French, Swiss German, Italian, Romansh. Currency context: CHF (Fr.). ZRH is listed with scheduled service in the airport source snapshot.
Reference description
International airport serving Zurich, Switzerland. This description is used only as identity context; live flight status, terminal assignment, and airport alerts still belong to the official airport or airline source.
Source-specific cues
Regional role cue: Zurich Airport is the largest international airport of Switzerland and the principal hub of Swiss International Air Lines. Location cue: The airport is located nine kilometres north of central Zurich, in the municipalities of Kloten, Rümlang, Oberglatt, Winkel, and Opfikon, all of which are within the canton of Zurich.
Entity fingerprint
Wikidata airport entity: Q15114 · Zurich Airport. Administrative area: Canton of Zurich. Named after: Zurich. Entity official-site cross-check: flughafen-zuerich.ch
Field and clock profile
Zürich Airport is a low-elevation field at 1,417 ft (432 m), positioned at 47.4581° N, 8.5481° E in the Northern mid-latitudes. The runway snapshot lists 3 runways and a longest runway of 12,139 ft / 3,700 m. The airport clock uses Europe/Zurich (CEST, UTC+02:00), so cross-date arrivals should be checked against this zone rather than the airline origin city.
City and airport alternatives
Kloten is the closest retained city-time anchor at 2.9 km. BSL Bâle / Mulhouse is the closest retained airport alternative at 79 km.
Country airport peers
ZRH has no same-country peer airports retained in the current airport set, so the useful comparison points are its code, coordinates, timezone, and route references.
Route geometry
ZRH-BSL Bâle / Mulhouse: 79 km, about 56m, +0h. ZRH-SXB Strasbourg: 138 km, about 1h 0m, +0h. ZRH-FMM Memmingen: 139 km, about 1h 1m, +0h. ZRH-STR Stuttgart: 146 km, about 1h 1m, +0h. These are distance and timezone references, not live flight availability claims.
Source trail
OurAirports ident LSZH backs the stable code, coordinate, elevation, and timezone record. zurich-airport.com is attached as the official airport website. en.wikipedia.org is used only as supporting reference context. Snapshot date: 2026-05-21.
Operational Profile
Traffic profile
Reference airport
Airline role
Swiss International Air Lines, Edelweiss Air
Terminal footprint
3 terminal/check-in areas
Runway footprint
3 runways · longest 12,139 ft / 3,700 m
Runway identifiers
01H/19H, 10/28, 14/32, 16/34
OurAirports classifies ZRH as a large airport with scheduled service, which gives it stronger planning value than a code-only lookup.
ZRH (LSZH) is a low-elevation field at 1,417 ft (432 m) in the mid-latitudes, kept in the curated set for its route, timezone, and market-planning value.
ZRH also has a clear airline-network role: the source summary describes it as switzerland's largest airport and principal hub for swiss international air lines..
ZRH's runway record lists 3 runways, with the longest runway at 12,139 ft / 3,700 m and source surfaces recorded as concrete (3), grass.
Flughafen Zurich AG is the clearest operator or management signal we currently have on file for ZRH.
- Zurich Airport is Switzerland's largest international airport.
- The airport has three runways and serves as the main hub for Swiss International Air Lines.
- Zurich Airport is the largest international airport of Switzerland and the principal hub of Swiss International Air Lines.
These operational notes prefer the structured airport facts snapshot, then fall back to the accepted airport reference at zurich-airport.com, then blend that with local timezone, route, and city-access data already on this page.
Decision matrix for ZRH
These are the specific situations where this airport page earns its keep: time-zone conversion, city transfer planning, nearby airport backup logic, and source-confidence checks before acting.
When the clock matters
ZRH uses Europe/Zurich (CEST, UTC+02:00). Use this before overnight arrivals, cross-date departures, and same-day connections.
When surface access matters
Zürich Airport is about 10 km from central Zurich; build that transfer into arrival and check-in planning.
When alternates matter
BSL Bâle / Mulhouse is the closest retained alternate at 79 km, time difference +0h.
When source checks matter
zurich-airport.com is listed as the official airport website in the airport facts snapshot; live schedules, gates, routes, terminals, and NOTAM-sensitive operations still need official airport or airline verification.
How this airport compares nearby
These comparisons place ZRH inside the retained airport graph by country, timezone, elevation, and coordinate neighbors. They are deterministic dataset facts, not generated flight claims.
Country-rank position
ZRH ranks #1 in the curated Switzerland airport set when large airports are listed before medium airports, then sorted by IATA code. The retained country set has 1 airport.
Same-zone airport cohort
ZRH has no other retained airport in the same IANA zone cohort, making Europe/Zurich a more distinctive signal for this page.
Elevation-neighbor cohort
ZRH is 1,417 ft (432 m). Closest elevation peers in the retained airport set include FKI 1,417 ft (432 m) (0 ft delta) · TAS 1,417 ft (432 m) (0 ft delta) · YLW 1,421 ft (433 m) (4 ft delta) · TFU 1,440 ft (439 m) (23 ft delta) · CKG 1,365 ft (416 m) (52 ft delta).
Coordinate-neighbor check
ZRH's nearest retained coordinate neighbors are BSL 79 km +0h · SXB 138 km +0h · FMM 139 km +0h · STR 146 km +0h.
Flight Path Arc
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Arriving From / Departing To
| Destination | Route code | Distance | Estimated window | Time difference | Destination clock |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bâle / Mulhouse | BSL | 79 km | 56m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Strasbourg | SXB | 138 km | 1h 0m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Memmingen | FMM | 139 km | 1h 1m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Stuttgart | STR | 146 km | 1h 1m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Rheinmünster | FKB | 151 km | 1h 1m | +0h | --:--:-- |
ZRH to BSL
Bâle / Mulhouse
Distance 79 km; estimated travel window 56m; destination zone Europe/Paris is +0h from ZRH. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
ZRH to SXB
Strasbourg
Distance 138 km; estimated travel window 1h 0m; destination zone Europe/Paris is +0h from ZRH. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
ZRH to FMM
Memmingen
Distance 139 km; estimated travel window 1h 1m; destination zone Europe/Berlin is +0h from ZRH. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
Airport Details
Timezone
Ground Transport and Nearby Context
Central Zurich is close enough that taxi, ride-hail, and rail or shuttle links are usually the fastest arrival options.
Zürich is the nearest mapped city anchor in the current dataset, which makes it the cleanest companion page when travelers want to switch from airport timing into local city timing.
Zürich Airport has 5 nearby indexed airport alternatives, which makes backup departures and diversion logic part of real planning instead of a theoretical edge case.
Nearby city time anchors
Airport pages are most useful when they bridge into real city clocks. These city anchors are ranked by distance from ZRH, then shown with their own timezone, local time, and time difference from the airport clock.
Kloten
kloten · 2.9 km · Europe/Zurich
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Zürich (Kreis 11) / Seebach
zuerich-kreis-11-seebach · 4.0 km · Europe/Zurich
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Zürich (Kreis 11)
zuerich-kreis-11 · 4.3 km · Europe/Zurich
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Zürich (Kreis 11) / Affoltern
zuerich-kreis-11-affoltern · 5.2 km · Europe/Zurich
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Zürich (Kreis 11) / Oerlikon
zuerich-kreis-11-oerlikon · 5.6 km · Europe/Zurich
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Zürich (Kreis 12)
zuerich-kreis-12 · 6.4 km · Europe/Zurich
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Zürich (Kreis 10)
zuerich-kreis-10 · 6.6 km · Europe/Zurich
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Zürich (Kreis 6) / Unterstrass
zuerich-kreis-6-unterstrass · 7.0 km · Europe/Zurich
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Bülach
buelach · 7.1 km · Europe/Zurich
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Zürich (Kreis 10) / Höngg
zuerich-kreis-10-hoengg · 7.2 km · Europe/Zurich
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Zürich (Kreis 10) / Wipkingen
zuerich-kreis-10-wipkingen · 7.2 km · Europe/Zurich
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Zürich (Kreis 6)
zuerich-kreis-6 · 7.3 km · Europe/Zurich
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Airlines and Network Role
Zürich Airport is associated in the current source trail with Swiss International Air Lines, Edelweiss Air, which makes carrier-specific schedule checks especially important before acting on a route plan.
The route timing references show the first cross-timezone planning burden after this airport: Bâle / Mulhouse (BSL), Strasbourg (SXB), Memmingen (FMM). Treat them as distance and clock cues, then verify flight availability with the carrier.
Switzerland's largest airport and principal hub for Swiss International Air Lines..
Planning checkpoints
- Traffic signal: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Terminal footprint: 3 terminal/check-in areas.
- Runway footprint: 3 runways; longest runway 12,139 ft / 3,700 m; identifiers 01H/19H, 10/28, 14/32.
- Runway surfaces: concrete (3), grass; 3 lighted runways in the source snapshot.
- Operator / management: Flughafen Zurich AG.
- Opened / inaugurated: 1948.
- Network role: Swiss International Air Lines, Edelweiss Air.
Nearby Airports
Nearby airports are ranked by coordinate distance from ZRH. The time difference column is computed from IANA zones against the page snapshot, while the local clocks update in the browser.
EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–FreiburgBSL
Bâle / Mulhouse · large airport
- Distance
- 79 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 885 ft (270 m)
Compare against BSL when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Strasbourg AirportSXB
Strasbourg · large airport
- Distance
- 138 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 505 ft (154 m)
Compare against SXB when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Memmingen Allgau AirportFMM
Memmingen · large airport
- Distance
- 139 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 2,077 ft (633 m)
Compare against FMM when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Stuttgart AirportSTR
Stuttgart · large airport
- Distance
- 146 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 1,276 ft (389 m)
Compare against STR when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Karlsruhe Baden-Baden AirportFKB
Rheinmünster · large airport
- Distance
- 151 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 408 ft (124 m)
Compare against FKB when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Questions
FAQ
What timezone is Zürich Airport (ZRH) in?▾
Zürich Airport is in the Europe/Zurich timezone (UTC+02:00, CEST).
What are the codes for Zürich Airport?▾
Zürich Airport uses IATA code ZRH and ICAO code LSZH.
Where is Zürich Airport located?▾
Zürich Airport is located in Zurich, Switzerland at coordinates 47.4581° N, 8.5481° E, with an elevation of 1,417 ft (432 m) (low-elevation field in the mid-latitudes).
How far is Zürich Airport from central Zurich?▾
Zürich Airport sits roughly 10 km from the nearest mapped city center for Zurich.
Which route reference is most useful from ZRH?▾
Bâle / Mulhouse (BSL) is one of the closest route references on this page, with an estimated travel window of 56m, destination timezone Europe/Paris, and a +0h difference from ZRH.
How many runways does Zürich Airport have?▾
Zürich Airport's source-backed operational summary lists 3 runways, with the longest runway recorded at 12,139 ft / 3,700 m; identifiers include 01H/19H, 10/28, 14/32.