# Raron Airfield (LSTA)

**Raron Airfield** (ICAO: LSTA) is a small airport in Raron, Valais, Switzerland. It opened in 1942. It has one runway, 839 m (2,751 ft) long, asphalt.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: — / LSTA
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Raron, Valais, Switzerland
- Opened: 1942
- Elevation: 618 m / 2,029 ft
- Coordinates: 46.3045, 7.8191
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 839 m / 2,751 ft
- Time zone: UTC+1/+2 · Europe/Zurich
- Website: https://www.fgo.ch/
- Wikipedia: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flugplatz_Raron (3 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1433815
- Weather station: LSGS · WMO 06720
- Ident: LSTA

## Timeline

- 1942: Raron Airfield opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 10/28 | 839 m / 2,751 ft | 40 m / 131 ft | Asphalt | 091° / 280° |  |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 839 m / 2,751 ft | =18,178 of 29,858 | #1,867 in Europe | #24 in CH |
| Elevation | 618 m / 2,029 ft | =8,750 of 43,403 | #462 in Europe | #18 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 |

## Nearby airports

- [LSVP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lsvp.md) Petersgrat Mountain Landing Site · 18 km / 11 mi
- [LSYK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lsyk.md) Kanderfirn Mountain Landing Site · 20 km / 13 mi
- [LSGR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lsgr.md) Reichenbach Air Base · 36 km / 22 mi
- [LSTS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lsts.md) Sankt Stephan Airfield · 38 km / 24 mi
- [SIR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lsgs.md) Sion Airport · 39 km / 24 mi
- [LSPU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lspu.md) Münster Airfield · 39 km / 24 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/lsta/data