# Biel-Kappelen Airfield (LSZP)

**Biel-Kappelen Airfield** (ICAO: LSZP) is a small airport in Kappelen, Bern, Switzerland. It opened on 3 May 1967. It has one runway, 690 m (2,264 ft) long, grass. In 2002 it handled 11 thousand passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: — / LSZP
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Kappelen, Bern, Switzerland
- Opened: 3 May 1967
- Elevation: 438 m / 1,437 ft
- Coordinates: 47.0882, 7.2891
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 690 m / 2,264 ft
- Passengers: 10,832 (2002)
- Time zone: UTC+1/+2 · Europe/Zurich
- Website: http://www.lszp.ch
- Wikipedia: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flugplatz_Biel-Kappelen (2 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q20463931
- Weather station: LSZG
- Ident: LSZP

## Timeline

- 3 May 1967: Biel-Kappelen Airfield opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 04/22 | 690 m / 2,264 ft | 25 m / 82 ft | Grass |  |  |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 11K (2002) | #2,655 of 3,974 | #547 in Europe | #7 in CH |
| Longest runway | 690 m / 2,264 ft | =22,694 of 29,858 | =2,308 in Europe | #36 in CH |
| Elevation | 438 m / 1,437 ft | =12,557 of 43,403 | #902 in Europe | #41 in CH |
| Age | Opened 1967 | =5,747 of 15,079 | =1,051 in Europe | #33 in CH |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =646 in Europe | =13 in CH |

## Nearby airports

- [LSZG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lszg.md) Grenchen Airfield · 14 km / 8.8 mi
- [LSTB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lstb.md) Bellechasse Airfield · 17 km / 11 mi
- [LSZJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lszj.md) Courtelary Airfield · 18 km / 11 mi
- [BRN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lszb.md) Bern Airport · 25 km / 16 mi
- [LSGN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lsgn.md) Neuchâtel Airfield · 35 km / 22 mi
- [LSPL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lspl.md) Langenthal Airfield · 36 km / 22 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/lszp/data