# Emmen Air Base (EML / LSME)

**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.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: EML / LSME
- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: Swiss Air Force
- Serves: Emmen, Lucerne, Switzerland
- Opened: 1939
- Elevation: 427 m / 1,400 ft
- Coordinates: 47.0924, 8.3052
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,502 m / 8,208 ft
- Time zone: UTC+1/+2 · Europe/Zurich
- Website: https://saf.hermannkeist.ch/emmen.html
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emmen_Air_Base (7 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1170117
- Weather station: LSME
- Ident: LSME

## Timeline

- 1939: Emmen Air Base opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 04/22 | 2,502 m / 8,208 ft | 40 m / 130 ft | Asphalt | 038° / 218° | yes |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 2,502 m / 8,208 ft | =2,301 of 29,858 | =374 in Europe | #4 in CH |
| Elevation | 427 m / 1,400 ft | =12,866 of 43,403 | #940 in Europe | #48 in CH |
| Age | Opened 1939 | =1,029 of 15,079 | =495 in Europe | =16 in CH |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =646 in Europe | =13 in CH |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| A/D | ARR/DEP | 119.500 |
| A/D | ARR/DEP | 36.052 |
| APP | APP | 140.775 |
| INFO | INFO | 138.050 |
| TWR | TWR | 120.425 |

## Nearby airports

- [LSMA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lsma.md) Alpnach Air Base · 17 km / 10 mi
- [LSMD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lsmd.md) Dübendorf Air Base · 43 km / 27 mi
- [ZRH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lszh.md) Zürich Airport · 45 km / 28 mi
- [BRN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lszb.md) Bern Airport · 64 km / 40 mi
- [LSZG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lszg.md) Grenchen Airfield · 68 km / 42 mi
- [BSL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfsb.md) EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg · 82 km / 51 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/lsme/data