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Encyclopedia > Berne Airport
Berne Airport
Flughafen Bern-Belp
Bern Belp Airport
IATA: BRN – ICAO: LSZB
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator ALPAR Flug- und Flugplatz- gesellschaft AG
Serves Berne, Switzerland
Location Belp
Elevation AMSL 1,673 ft / 510 m
Coordinates 46°54′44″N 007°29′57″E / 46.91222, 7.49917
Website www.flughafenbern.ch
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
14/32 1,510 (will be extended to 1,730 in may 2008) 4,954 (soon 5676) Asphalt
14 Grass/32 Grass 650 2,133 Grass
Source: Swiss AIP at EUROCONTROL

Berne Airport (IATA: BRN, ICAO: LSZB), which serves Berne, Switzerland, is actually closer to the village of Belp. It is therefore usually known as Bern Belp. An IATA airport code, also known an IATA location identifier, IATA station code or simply a location identifier [1], is a three-letter code designating many airports around the world, defined by the International Air Transport Association (IATA). ... The ICAO (IPA pronunciation: ) airport code or location indicator is a four-letter alphanumeric code designating each airport around the world. ... For other uses, see Berne (disambiguation). ... Belp is a commune in the district of Seftigen, Canton of Berne, Switzerland with 9,600 inhabitants (2004). ... The term above mean sea level (AMSL) refers to the elevation (on the ground) or altitude (in the air) of any object, relative to the average sea level. ... A foot (plural: feet or foot;[1] symbol or abbreviation: ft or, sometimes, ′ – a prime) is a unit of length, in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... This article is about the unit of length. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... This article is about the unit of length. ... A foot (plural: feet or foot;[1] symbol or abbreviation: ft or, sometimes, ′ – a prime) is a unit of length, in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... The term asphalt is often used as an abbreviation for asphalt concrete. ... For other uses, see Grass (disambiguation). ... Aeronautical Information Publication (or AIP) is defined by ICAO as a publication issued by or with the authority of a state and containing aeronautical information of a lasting character essential to air navigation. ... The European Organisation for the Safety of Air Navigation (EUROCONTROL) is an international organisation whose primary objective is the development of a seamless, pan-European Air Traffic Management (ATM) system. ... An IATA airport code, also known an IATA location identifier, IATA station code or simply a location identifier [1], is a three-letter code designating many airports around the world, defined by the International Air Transport Association (IATA). ... The ICAO (IPA pronunciation: ) airport code or location indicator is a four-letter alphanumeric code designating each airport around the world. ... For other uses, see Berne (disambiguation). ... Belp is a commune in the district of Seftigen, Canton of Berne, Switzerland with 9,600 inhabitants (2004). ...


Berne Airport has one runway of 1,510 metres (4,954ft).


An airport bus runs about once an hour between the airport and Bern Rail Station, tickets are about CHF 15.-. The cheapest option is to take the "Airliner" regional bus from the airport to the railway station in Belp. (The fare is only CHF 3, and buses depart once or twice an hour depending on the time of day.) Bern Rail Station is a Swiss Federal Railways station in Bern, Switzerland. ...


Airlines and destinations

Darwin Airline is a regional airline based in Lugano, Switzerland. ... Flybe is a British airline based at Exeter Airport, England. ... Deutsche Lufthansa AG (ISIN: DE0008232125) (pronounced ) is the second largest airline in Europe (after Air France - KLM). ... Deutsche Lufthansa AG (ISIN: DE0008232125) (pronounced ) is the second largest airline in Europe (after Air France - KLM). ... Augsburg Airways is an airline based in Germany. ... For the 1930s airline of similar name, see British Airways Ltd. ... For the 1930s airline of similar name, see British Airways Ltd. ... Sun Air of Scandinavia is an airline based in Billund, Denmark. ...

External links

  • Bern Airport website (German)

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