# Dübendorf Air Base (LSMD)

**Dübendorf Air Base** (ICAO: LSMD) is a medium airport in Zurich, Zürich, Switzerland. It opened in 1910. It has 2 runways; the longest is 2,355 m (7,726 ft). In 2002 it handled 4 thousand passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: — / LSMD
- Type: Medium airport
- Serves: Zurich, Zürich, Switzerland
- Opened: 1910
- Elevation: 448 m / 1,470 ft
- Coordinates: 47.3986, 8.6482
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 2,355 m / 7,726 ft
- Passengers: 3,580 (2002)
- Time zone: UTC+1/+2 · Europe/Zurich
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D%C3%BCbendorf_Air_Base (3 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1934964
- Weather station: LSMD
- Ident: LSMD

## Timeline

- 1910: Dübendorf Air Base opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 11/29 | 2,355 m / 7,726 ft | 40 m / 130 ft | Asphalt | 108° / 288° | yes |
| 11R/29L | 649 m / 2,130 ft | 30 m / 98 ft | Grass | 108° / 288° | yes |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 4K (2002) | #3,006 of 3,974 | #613 in Europe | #12 in CH |
| Longest runway | 2,355 m / 7,726 ft | #2,972 of 29,858 | #580 in Europe | #5 in CH |
| Elevation | 448 m / 1,470 ft | =12,300 of 43,403 | =876 in Europe | #38 in CH |
| Age | Opened 1910 | =25 of 15,079 | =18 in Europe | #1 in CH |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =135 in Europe | =5 in CH |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| ARR | ARR | 134.925 |
| ARR | ARR | 37.680 |
| DEP | DEP | 139.500 |
| INFO | INFO | 138.050 |
| RDR | RADAR | 139.500 |
| TWR | TWR | 128.475 |

## Nearby airports

- [ZRH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lszh.md) Zürich Airport · 10 km / 6.2 mi
- [EML](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lsme.md) Emmen Air Base · 43 km / 27 mi
- [LSMA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lsma.md) Alpnach Air Base · 58 km / 36 mi
- [EDTD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/edtd.md) Donaueschingen-Villingen Airfield · 65 km / 40 mi
- [ACH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lszr.md) Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport · 69 km / 43 mi
- [FDH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/edny.md) Bodensee Airport Friedrichshafen · 72 km / 44 mi

## In collections

- [Oldest airports still open](https://dromopedia.com/collections/oldest) #20

## 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/lsmd/data