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Encyclopedia > Lugano Airport

Lugano Airport lies closer to the village of Agno than to Lugano itself. It is therefore usually known as Lugano-Agno. Agno is a locality in Switzerlands canton of Ticino. ... Location within Switzerland Lugano is a city in south-east Switzerland, in the Italian speaking canton of Ticino, which borders Italy. ...

View of Lugano Airport
View of Lugano Airport

The airport has one runway of 1,350 x 30 meters (4,429 x 98 ft). The instrument approach procedure is very challenging because of its steep angle of descent of 6.65°, more than double of the standard approach angle of 3°. Download high resolution version (1600x1200, 895 KB)View of Lugano Airport in Agno Picture taken on 2003-04-06 by Matteo Corti File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Download high resolution version (1600x1200, 895 KB)View of Lugano Airport in Agno Picture taken on 2003-04-06 by Matteo Corti File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... The metre, or meter (symbol: m) is the SI base unit of length. ... An instrument approach is a type of air navigation that allows an aircraft to land in weather restricting visibility, or to reach visual conditions permitting a landing. ... Descent has several meanings: in anthropology: see Kinship and descent in biology: see Common descent in mathematics: see Descent (category theory) The horror film, The Descent the computer game, Descent in typography, the distance that a typeface descends below the baseline in aviation, a descent is a decrease in altitude...

IATA airport code LUG
ICAO Code LSZA
Coordinates 46° 00′ 13″ N, 008° 54′ 37″ E
Altitude 279 m (915 ft)

An IATA airport code, known by the IATA as an IATA location identifier or, simply, a location identifier [1], is a three-letter alphabetic code designating many airports around the world. ... The ICAO airport code is a four-letter alphanumeric code designating each airport around the world. ...

Airlines

Darwin Airline is a regional airline based in Lugano, Switzerland. ... Location within Switzerland The city of Bern, English traditionally Berne (Bernese German Bärn , German Bern , French Berne , Italian Berna , Romansh Berna ), is the Bundesstadt (administrative capital) of Switzerland, and is the fourth most populous Swiss city (after Zürich, Geneva and Basel). ... Jet dEau in Geneva Geneva (French: Genève) is the second-most populous city in Switzerland, situated where Lake Geneva (known in French as Lac Léman) flows into the Rhône River. ... For Pontic Olbia, the Greek colony on the Black Sea coast, see Olbia, Ukraine. ... City motto: Senatus Populusque Romanus – SPQR (The Senate and the People of Rome) Founded 21 April 753 BC mythical, 1st millennium BC Region Latium Mayor Walter Veltroni (Left-Wing Democrats) Area  - City Proper  1290 km² Population  - City (2004)  - Metropolitan  - Density (city proper) 2,546,807 almost 4,000,000... Part of the London skyline viewed from the South Bank London and the Regions of England London is the most populous city in the European Union, with an estimated population on 1 January 2005 of 7,421,328 and a metropolitan population of between 12 and 14 million. ... Flybaboo is a regional airline based in Geneva, Switzerland. ... Jet dEau in Geneva Geneva (French: Genève) is the second-most populous city in Switzerland, situated where Lake Geneva (known in French as Lac Léman) flows into the Rhône River. ... Swiss International plane at Zurich Swiss International Air Lines Airbus A330 Swiss International Air Lines is the principal airline of Switzerland operating scheduled services in Europe and to North America, South America, Africa and Asia. ... Location within Switzerland   Zürich[?] (German pronunciation IPA: ; usually spelled Zurich in English) is the largest city in Switzerland (population: 366,145 in 2004; population of urban area: 1,091,732) and capital of the canton of Zürich. ... Jet Aviation is an airline based in Switzerland, operating in the business jet market. ...

External links

  • Lugano Airport — Official site
  • Lugano Airport Qualification — Information for pilots
  • LSZA weather
  • Gruppo Volo Motore Lugano — local flying Club
  • Skyguide — Air Navigation Services Provider
  • Google Earth KMZ — 3d model for use in Google Earth

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IATA airport code An IATA airport code, known by the IATA as an IATA location identifier or, simply, a location identifier [1], is a three-letter alphabetic code designating many airports around the world.
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