# Grenchen Airfield (LSZG)

**Grenchen Airfield** (ICAO: LSZG) is a medium airport in Grenchen, Solothurn, Switzerland. It opened in 1931. It has 4 runways; the longest is 1,000 m (3,281 ft). In 2002 it handled 2 thousand passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: — / LSZG
- Type: Medium airport
- Serves: Grenchen, Solothurn, Switzerland
- Opened: 1931
- Elevation: 430 m / 1,411 ft
- Coordinates: 47.1816, 7.4172
- Runways: 4
- Longest runway: 1,000 m / 3,281 ft
- Passengers: 2,214 (2002)
- Time zone: UTC+1/+2 · Europe/Zurich
- Website: http://www.airport-grenchen.ch/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grenchen_Airport (11 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q687341
- Weather station: LSZG
- Ident: LSZG

## Timeline

- 1931: Grenchen Airfield opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 06/24 | 1,000 m / 3,281 ft | 23 m / 75 ft | Asphalt | 064° / 244° | yes |
| 06R/24L | 700 m / 2,297 ft | 30 m / 98 ft | Grass | 070° / 250° | yes |
| 06G/24G | 700 m / 2,295 ft | 30 m / 98 ft | Grass |  |  |
| 06L/24R | 500 m / 1,640 ft | 18 m / 60 ft | Grass | 066° / 246° |  |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 2K (2002) | #3,127 of 3,974 | #639 in Europe | #14 in CH |
| Longest runway | 1,000 m / 3,281 ft | =13,636 of 29,858 | =1,429 in Europe | #19 in CH |
| Elevation | 430 m / 1,411 ft | =12,759 of 43,403 | =926 in Europe | =46 in CH |
| Age | Opened 1931 | =452 of 15,079 | =265 in Europe | #10 in CH |
| Runways | 4 | =41 of 29,978 | =10 in Europe | #2 in CH |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| ATIS | ATIS | 121.100 |
| GND | GND | 121.800 |
| TWR | ge, en | 120.100 |
| APP | Bern Approach ge,en | 127.325 |

## Nearby airports

- [BRN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lszb.md) Bern Airport · 31 km / 19 mi
- [BSL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfsb.md) EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg · 47 km / 29 mi
- [LSGC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lsgc.md) Les Eplatures Airport · 48 km / 30 mi
- [VIP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lsmp.md) Payerne Air Base · 54 km / 33 mi
- [LFSM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfsm.md) Montbéliard-Courcelles Airfield · 58 km / 36 mi
- [EML](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lsme.md) Emmen Air Base · 68 km / 42 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/lszg/data