# Locarno Airport (LSZL)

**Locarno Airport** (ICAO: LSZL) is a small airport in Locarno, Ticino, Switzerland. It opened in 1939. It has 3 runways; the longest is 800 m (2,625 ft). In 2002 it handled 14 thousand passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: — / LSZL
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Locarno, Ticino, Switzerland
- Opened: 1939
- Elevation: 198 m / 650 ft
- Coordinates: 46.1625, 8.8789
- Runways: 3
- Longest runway: 800 m / 2,625 ft
- Passengers: 14,104 (2002)
- Time zone: UTC+1/+2 · Europe/Zurich
- Website: https://www4.ti.ch/dt/sg/sai/udac/temi/aeroporto/home
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Locarno_Airport (12 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q381639
- Weather station: LSZL · WMO 06762
- Ident: LSZL

## Timeline

- 1939: Locarno Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 08L/26R | 800 m / 2,625 ft | 23 m / 75 ft | Asphalt | 078° / 258° |  |
| 08C/26C | 700 m / 2,297 ft | 30 m / 98 ft | Grass | 078° / 258° |  |
| 08R/26L | 700 m / 2,297 ft | 30 m / 98 ft | Grass | 078° / 258° |  |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 14K (2002) | #2,560 of 3,974 | #527 in Europe | #6 in CH |
| Longest runway | 800 m / 2,625 ft | =18,857 of 29,858 | =1,939 in Europe | =26 in CH |
| Elevation | 198 m / 650 ft | =24,373 of 43,403 | =2,214 in Europe | #59 in CH |
| Age | Opened 1939 | =1,029 of 15,079 | =495 in Europe | =16 in CH |
| Runways | 3 | =151 of 29,978 | =32 in Europe | =3 in CH |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| GND |  | 121.700 |
| TWR |  | 134.825 |
| ATIS |  | 133.455 |

## Nearby airports

- [LSML](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lsml.md) Lodrino Air Base · 17 km / 11 mi
- [LUG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lsza.md) Lugano Airport · 18 km / 11 mi
- [LILC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lilc.md) Calcinate del Pesce Airfield · 40 km / 25 mi
- [LSPM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lspm.md) Ambri Airport · 42 km / 26 mi
- [IT-0085](https://dromopedia.com/airports/it-0085.md) Samolaco Airfield · 43 km / 27 mi
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## 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/lszl/data