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Zürich Airport

Zurich, Switzerland

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Zürich Airport

Zurich, Switzerland

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1417 ft

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Switzerland's busiest and most internationally connected airport.

Opened

1953

Location

Kloten, Switzerland

Zürich Airport, also known as Kloten Airport, is Switzerland's largest international airport and serves as the primary gateway to the country. Located approximately 13 kilometres north of Zürich city centre in Kloten, it handles around 30 million passengers annually and connects Switzerland to destinations across Europe, the Americas, Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. The airport is the main hub for Swiss International Air Lines and serves as a focus city for several other European carriers. It consistently ranks among Europe's top airports for service quality, efficiency, and passenger satisfaction. Zürich Airport is operated by Flughafen Zürich AG, a publicly listed company in which the Canton of Zürich holds a significant stake. The airport contributes substantially to the regional and national economy, supporting tens of thousands of jobs.

Terminals

The airport has one integrated main terminal complex divided into three connected airside areas (A, B, and E), with Terminal E serving intercontinental and Schengen long-haul flights via an airside transit facility.

Getting to & from

Zürich Airport is directly linked to Zürich's city centre by the S-Bahn rail service in approximately 10 minutes, with trains departing every few minutes from the underground station beneath the terminal.

Airlines here

Swiss International Air Lines uses Zürich as its primary hub, and Edelweiss Air, Helvetic Airways, Lufthansa, and numerous other European and intercontinental carriers also operate here.

Notable facts

›Zürich Airport handled approximately 29–31 million passengers per year before the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted travel.
›The airport opened its current main terminal facility in 1953, with major expansions completed in subsequent decades.
›Flughafen Zürich AG is listed on the Swiss stock exchange (SIX) and also operates airports internationally under concession.
›The airport's AIRAIL Centre integrates intercity train services, allowing passengers to check baggage in Zürich's city centre or at select other Swiss rail stations.
›Zürich Airport has repeatedly won Skytrax awards for best airport in Europe.

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Airlines serving this airport

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines

Swiss International Air Lines

El Al Israel Airlines

Pacific Southwest Airlines

Ukraine International Airlines

Qantas

Qatar Airways

African Safari Airways

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Routes

ZRH → BDS2L · 100

ZRH → BOD2L · 100

ZRH → BRS2L · 100

ZRH → LCA2L · 319

ZRH → LPA2L · 319

ZRH → RMF2L · 319

ZRH → DRS3L · DH3

ZRH → EBA3L · DH3

ZRH → GRZ3L · DH3

ZRH → SZG3L · DH3

ZRH → AYT4T · 320

ZRH → HRG4T · 320

ZRH → PRN4T · 320

ZRH → RMF4T · 320

ZRH → SKP4T · 320

ZRH → CGN4U · 320 319

ZRH → HAM4U · 319 CRJ

ZRH → LISA3 · 320

ZRH → JFKAA · 763

ZRH → LHRAA · 320 319

ZRH → PHLAA · 767

ZRH → ACEAB · 320

ZRH → ALCAB · 320 321

ZRH → BDSAB · 320

ZRH → CTAAB · 320 319

ZRH → DUSAB · 319 738 320 73G

ZRH → FNCAB · 320

ZRH → FUEAB · 320

ZRH → GWTAB · 73G DH4

ZRH → HELAB · 319

ZRH → HERAB · 320 319

ZRH → IBZAB · 320

ZRH → LCYAB · E90 E70

ZRH → LHRAB · 320 319 321

ZRH → LPAAB · 320

ZRH → MADAB · 319

ZRH → NAPAB · 320

ZRH → OLBAB · 320 738

ZRH → PMIAB · 738 320 332 321

ZRH → SUFAB · 320

ZRH → TFSAB · 320

ZRH → TXLAB · 319 738 321 320 73G

ZRH → VIEAB · 321 E90 320

ZRH → YULAC · 330

ZRH → YYZAC · 333

ZRH → CDGAF · 318

ZRH → BOMAI · 333

ZRH → DELAI · 333

ZRH → CMNAT · 738 73G

ZRH → HELAY · 319 320

ZRH → LISAY · 320 319

ZRH → FCOAZ · E75 E90 32S

ZRH → BLLBA · FRJ

ZRH → LCYBA · E90 E70

ZRH → LHRBA · 320 319 321

ZRH → RIXBT · 735

ZRH → LCACY · 320

ZRH → ATLDL · 76W

ZRH → DUBEI · 320

ZRH → DXBEK · 388 77W

Aircraft operating here

Airbus A320110 routes Airbus A31951 routes Airbus A32132 routes Airbus A330-30031 routes Avro RJ10026 routes Fokker 10017 routes Airbus A340-30016 routes 32A13 routes Boeing 737-80012 routes De Havilland Canada DHC-8-400 Dash 8Q10 routes Embraer 1908 routes Boeing 737-7007 routes

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Encyclopaedia

Zurich Airport is the largest international airport of Switzerland and the principal hub of Swiss International Air Lines. It serves Zurich, the largest city in Switzerland, and, with its surface transport links, much of the rest of the country. The airport is located nine kilometres north of central Zurich, in the municipalities of Kloten, Rümlang, Oberglatt, Winkel, and Opfikon, all of which are within the canton of Zurich.

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