# Lugano Airport (LUG / LSZA)

**Lugano Airport** (IATA: LUG, ICAO: LSZA) is a medium airport in Agno, Ticino, Switzerland. It opened in 1938. It has one runway, 1,415 m (4,642 ft) long, asphalt. In 2025 it handled 3 thousand passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: LUG / LSZA
- Type: Medium airport
- Serves: Agno, Ticino, Switzerland
- Opened: 1938
- Elevation: 279 m / 915 ft
- Coordinates: 46.0043, 8.9106
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 1,415 m / 4,642 ft
- Passengers: 3,008 (2025)
- Time zone: UTC+1/+2 · Europe/Zurich
- Website: https://www.luganoairport.ch/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lugano_Airport (28 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q661389
- Weather station: LSZA · WMO 06770
- Ident: LSZA

## Timeline

- 1938: Lugano Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 01/19 | 1,415 m / 4,642 ft | 30 m / 98 ft | Asphalt | 019° / 199° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2014 | 135,515 | Eurostat |
| 2015 | 156,369 | Eurostat |
| 2016 | 167,686 | Eurostat |
| 2017 | 135,534 | Eurostat |
| 2018 | 88,570 | Eurostat |
| 2019 | 56,084 | Eurostat |
| 2020 | 275 | Eurostat |
| 2021 | 8,223 | Eurostat |
| 2022 | 3,911 | Eurostat |
| 2023 | 3,666 | Eurostat |
| 2024 | 3,350 | Eurostat |
| 2025 | 3,008 | Eurostat |

## Airlines

Hubs from Wikidata.

Former hub of [Darwin Airline](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/darwin-airline).

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 3K (2025) | #3,062 of 3,974 | #624 in Europe | #13 in CH |
| Longest runway | 1,415 m / 4,642 ft | =7,688 of 29,858 | =1,025 in Europe | #16 in CH |
| Elevation | 279 m / 915 ft | =19,190 of 43,403 | =1,608 in Europe | #57 in CH |
| Age | Opened 1938 | =870 of 15,079 | =451 in Europe | =14 in CH |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =646 in Europe | =13 in CH |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| ATIS | ATIS | 121.175 |
| GND | GND | 121.775 |
| TWR | TWR | 120.250 |

## Nearby airports

- [LILN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/liln.md) Varese-Venegono Airport · 29 km / 18 mi
- [MXP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/limc.md) Milan Malpensa International Airport · 44 km / 27 mi
- [LIMN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/limn.md) Cameri Air Base · 56 km / 35 mi
- [LIN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/liml.md) Milano Linate Airport · 68 km / 42 mi
- [BGY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lime.md) Il Caravaggio International Airport · 72 km / 45 mi
- [LILE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lile.md) Biella-Cerrione Airfield · 84 km / 52 mi

## 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/lsza/data