# Saanen Airfield (LSGK)

**Saanen Airfield** (ICAO: LSGK) is a small airport in Saanen, Bern, Switzerland. It opened in 1943. It closed in 1996. It has one runway, 1,466 m (4,810 ft) long, asphalt. In 2002 it handled 4 thousand passengers.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/lsgk

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: — / LSGK
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Saanen, Bern, Switzerland
- Opened: 1943
- Closed: 1996
- Elevation: 1,008 m / 3,307 ft
- Coordinates: 46.4865, 7.2484
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 1,466 m / 4,810 ft
- Passengers: 4,148 (2002)
- Time zone: UTC+1/+2 · Europe/Zurich
- Website: https://www.gstaad-airport.ch/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saanen_Airport (4 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q12694771
- Weather station: LSGS · WMO 06720
- Ident: LSGK

## Timeline

- 1943: Saanen Airfield opens.
- 1996: Saanen Airfield closes.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 08/26 | 1,466 m / 4,810 ft | 40 m / 131 ft | Asphalt | 081° / 261° | yes |

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 4K (2002) | #2,966 of 3,974 | #602 in Europe | #10 in CH |
| Longest runway | 1,466 m / 4,810 ft | =7,423 of 29,858 | #999 in Europe | #14 in CH |
| Elevation | 1,008 m / 3,307 ft | =4,729 of 43,403 | =127 in Europe | #5 in CH |
| Age | Opened 1943 | =2,016 of 15,079 | =662 in Europe | #21 in CH |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =646 in Europe | =13 in CH |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| AFIS | AFIS | 119.425 |

## Nearby airports

- [LSTZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lstz.md) Zweisimmen Airfield · 12 km / 7.8 mi
- [LSTS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lsts.md) Sankt Stephan Airfield · 13 km / 7.8 mi
- [LSGT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lsgt.md) La Gruyère Airfield · 17 km / 10 mi
- [LSYZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ch-0004.md) Altiport du Glacier de Tsanfleuron · 18 km / 11 mi
- [SIR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lsgs.md) Sion Airport · 30 km / 19 mi
- [LSGB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lsgb.md) Bex Airfield · 32 km / 20 mi

## Sources

- [Eurostat](https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/avia_paoa/default/table): Source: Eurostat (avia_paoa) (Eurostat reuse policy (CC BY 4.0))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/lsgk/data