# Alpnach Air Base (LSMA)

**Alpnach Air Base** (ICAO: LSMA) is a medium airport in Alpnach, Obwalden, Switzerland. It opened in 1942. It has one runway, 1,498 m (4,914 ft) long, asphalt. It is operated by Swiss Air Force.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: — / LSMA
- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: Swiss Air Force
- Serves: Alpnach, Obwalden, Switzerland
- Opened: 1942
- Elevation: 445 m / 1,460 ft
- Coordinates: 46.9439, 8.2842
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 1,498 m / 4,914 ft
- Time zone: UTC+1/+2 · Europe/Zurich
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alpnach_Air_Base (7 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1934947
- Weather station: LSMA · WMO 06658
- Ident: LSMA

## Timeline

- 1942: Alpnach Air Base opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 01/19 | 1,498 m / 4,914 ft | 40 m / 131 ft | Asphalt | 011° / 191° | yes |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 1,498 m / 4,914 ft | #7,304 of 29,858 | #992 in Europe | #13 in CH |
| Elevation | 445 m / 1,460 ft | =12,356 of 43,403 | =881 in Europe | #40 in CH |
| Age | Opened 1942 | =1,791 of 15,079 | =619 in Europe | =18 in CH |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =646 in Europe | =13 in CH |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| ARR | ARR/DEP | 139.450 |
| ARR | ARR/DEP | 133.787 |
| INFO | INFO | 138.050 |
| TWR | TWR | 119.625 |

## Nearby airports

- [EML](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lsme.md) Emmen Air Base · 17 km / 10 mi
- [LSMD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lsmd.md) Dübendorf Air Base · 58 km / 36 mi
- [BRN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lszb.md) Bern Airport · 60 km / 37 mi
- [ZRH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lszh.md) Zürich Airport · 61 km / 38 mi
- [LSZG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lszg.md) Grenchen Airfield · 71 km / 44 mi
- [BSL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfsb.md) EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg · 93 km / 58 mi

## Sources

- [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/lsma/data