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Alpnach Air Base

Alpnach, Switzerland

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Alpnach Air Base

Alpnach, Switzerland
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Swiss military helicopter base in the heart of central Switzerland.

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Alpnach, Switzerland
Alpnach Air Base (ICAO: LSMA) is a Swiss Air Force installation located near the town of Alpnach in the canton of Obwalden, central Switzerland. The base serves primarily as a helicopter operations center for the Swiss Armed Forces, hosting rotary-wing aircraft including transport and training helicopters. The facility is strictly a military base with no commercial passenger operations. It sits at the foot of Mount Pilatus, adjacent to Lake Alpnach, giving it a distinctive alpine operational environment. Access by the general public is restricted.
Notable facts
  • ›Operated exclusively by the Swiss Air Force as a military helicopter base.
  • ›Located in the canton of Obwalden in central Switzerland.
  • ›Situated near Lake Alpnach at the base of Mount Pilatus.
  • ›Hosts Swiss military rotary-wing aircraft including transport helicopters.
  • ›No commercial or civilian passenger services are offered.
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The Air Base Alpnach is a Swiss Air Force airfield near the town Alpnach in Canton of Obwalden in Switzerland. It has a concrete runway with a length of 1,500 meters (4,900 ft) and a width of 40 meters (130 ft), as well as several taxiways and hangars.

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