# Bern Airport (BRN / LSZB)

**Bern Airport** (IATA: BRN, ICAO: LSZB) is a medium airport in Bern, Switzerland. It opened in 1929. It has 5 runways; the longest is 1,730 m (5,676 ft). In 2025 it handled 52 thousand passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: BRN / LSZB
- Type: Medium airport
- Serves: Bern, Switzerland
- Opened: 1929
- Elevation: 509 m / 1,671 ft
- Coordinates: 46.9127, 7.4988
- Runways: 5
- Longest runway: 1,730 m / 5,676 ft
- Passengers: 51,897 (2025)
- Time zone: UTC+1/+2 · Europe/Zurich
- Website: https://www.bernairport.ch/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bern_Airport (36 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q619845
- Weather station: LSZB
- Ident: LSZB

## Timeline

- 1929: Bern Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 14/32 | 1,730 m / 5,676 ft | 30 m / 98 ft | Asphalt | 140° / 320° | yes |
| 14L/32R | 650 m / 2,133 ft | 30 m / 98 ft | Grass | 140° / 320° |  |
| 14R/32L | 648 m / 2,125 ft | 30 m / 98 ft | Grass | 140° / 320° |  |
| 16R/34L | 515 m / 1,690 ft | 50 m / 164 ft | Grass |  |  |
| 16L/34R | 152 m / 500 ft | 61 m / 200 ft | Grass |  |  |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2014 | 177,539 | Eurostat |
| 2015 | 175,024 | Eurostat |
| 2016 | 167,292 | Eurostat |
| 2017 | 167,549 | Eurostat |
| 2018 | 136,814 | Eurostat |
| 2019 | 22,233 | Eurostat |
| 2020 | 5,618 | Eurostat |
| 2021 | 22,890 | Eurostat |
| 2022 | 42,938 | Eurostat |
| 2023 | 51,152 | Eurostat |
| 2024 | 48,068 | Eurostat |
| 2025 | 51,897 | Eurostat |

## Routes

4 destinations in 3 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Seasonal charter (4)

- [CLY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfkc.md) Calvi Sainte Catherine Airport · France · 498 km / 309 mi · Avanti Air
- [OLB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lieo.md) Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport · Italy · 688 km / 428 mi · Sky Alps
- [CAG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/liee.md) Cagliari Elmas Airport · Italy · 861 km / 535 mi · Sky Alps
- [XRY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lejr.md) Jerez Airport · Spain · 1,590 km / 988 mi · Chair Airlines

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from BRN, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Passenger (3)

- BQ [Sky Alps](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/sky-alps) · 2 · seasonal charter
- ATV [Avanti Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/avanti-air) · 1 · seasonal charter
- CS [Chair Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/chair-airlines) · 1 · seasonal charter

Former hub of [Heliswiss](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/heliswiss), [Sky Work Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/sky-work-airlines).

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 52K (2025) | #2,074 of 3,974 | #437 in Europe | #4 in CH |
| Longest runway | 1,730 m / 5,676 ft | =5,154 of 29,858 | =874 in Europe | #12 in CH |
| Elevation | 509 m / 1,671 ft | =10,764 of 43,403 | #688 in Europe | #26 in CH |
| Age | Opened 1929 | =369 of 15,079 | =232 in Europe | #9 in CH |
| Runways | 5 | =14 of 29,978 | =5 in Europe | #1 in CH |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| A/D | APP/DEP | 127.325 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 125.130 |
| MISC | GLIDER | 123.400 |
| OPS | ALPAR | 135.750 |
| TWR | TWR (Secondary) | 121.030 |
| GROUND |  | 131.410 |
| TWR |  | 119.700 |

## Nearby airports

- [LSZG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lszg.md) Grenchen Airfield · 31 km / 19 mi
- [VIP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lsmp.md) Payerne Air Base · 45 km / 28 mi
- [LSGC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lsgc.md) Les Eplatures Airport · 57 km / 35 mi
- [LSMA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lsma.md) Alpnach Air Base · 60 km / 37 mi
- [EML](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lsme.md) Emmen Air Base · 64 km / 40 mi
- [BSL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfsb.md) EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg · 77 km / 48 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)
- [Wikipedia: “Bern Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bern_Airport&oldid=1363018978), revision of 7 Jul 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [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/lszb/data