EML

Emmen Air Base

ICAO LSME47.0924°N 8.3052°E427 m / 1,400 ftMedium airport
On the map

Emmen Air Base (IATA: EML, ICAO: LSME) is a medium airport in Emmen, Lucerne, Switzerland. It opened in 1939. It has one runway, 2,502 m (8,208 ft) long, asphalt. It is operated by Swiss Air Force.

Timeline

1 event · 1939–1939
1939
OpenedEmmen Air Base opens.
From WikidataEvery airfield, 1903–2026

Runways & airfield

Schematic · N · © OpenStreetMap
04/22038° / 218° · LIT
LENGTH2,502 m8,208 ftWIDTH40 m130 ftSURFACEAsphalt

Records & rankings

Ranked among 48,011 open airports · world · region · country
Longest runway2,502 m8,208 ft46 m · SHORT150 ft · SHORTMEDIAN · 975 mMEDIAN · 3,200 ftLONG · 5,300 mLONG · 17,388 ft=2,300of 29,823 · =371 Europe · #4 CHElevation427 m1,400 ft-386 m · LOW-1,266 ft · LOWMEDIAN · 240 mMEDIAN · 787 ftHIGH · 4,938 mHIGH · 16,200 ft=12,853of 43,341 · #940 Europe · #48 CHAgeOpened 19392026 · NEWEST2026 · NEWESTMEDIAN · 1976MEDIAN · 1976OLDEST · 1902OLDEST · 1902=1,029of 15,079 · =495 Europe · =16 CHRunways11 · FEWER1 · FEWERMEDIAN · 1MEDIAN · 1MORE · 8MORE · 8=4,360of 29,943 · =643 Europe · =13 CH
Scale: share of airports ranked below, best on the right · ties shown as = and a band · passengers are each airport’s latest year on record

Radio frequencies

5 channels
A/DARR/DEP119.500
A/DARR/DEP36.052
APPAPP140.775
INFOINFO138.050
TWRTWR120.425