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Encyclopedia > Zurich International Airport

Zurich International Airport
IATA: ZRH - ICAO: LSZH
Summary
Airport type public
Operator Flughafen Zürich
Serves Zürich
Elevation AMSL 1416 ft (432 m)
Coordinates 47°27′53″N, 08°32′57″E
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
10/28 8,202 2,500 Concrete
14/32 10,827 3,300 Concrete
16/34 12,139 3,700 Concrete
Arrivals Lounge
Arrivals Lounge
Interior of airport terminal
Interior of airport terminal


Zurich International Airport (IATA: ZRHICAO: LSZH) also called Kloten Airport, is located at 47°29′N 8°32′E in Kloten, canton of Zurich, Switzerland and managed by Unique Airport. It is Switzerland's largest international flight gateway and hub to Swiss International Air Lines (soon to be a Lufthansa hub). Download high resolution version (1200x1600, 240 KB)Zürich Kloten Unique Airport October 04 Image by pom albisser {GFDL}} File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... 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. ... Location within Switzerland (help· info) (German pronunciation IPA: ; in English often Zurich, without the umlaut) 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. ... 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) is a non-SI unit of distance or length, measuring around a third of a meter. ... The Metre (or Meter) is the base fundamental unit of length in the metric measurement system as defined originally by the French Academy of Sciences during the French Revolutionary–Napoleonic war era, and subsequently adopted by various successive International Standards Committees as the utility, elegance, and self-consistency of the... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically); large version (pdf) The geographic (earth-mapping) coordinate system expresses every horizontal position on Earth by two of the three coordinates of a spherical coordinate system which is aligned with the spin axis of the Earth. ... ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (2304x1728, 1648 KB) Summary Taken on 24th of September 2005 Licensing File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (2304x1728, 1648 KB) Summary Taken on 24th of September 2005 Licensing File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1024x768, 230 KB)The shopping center-like corridor between Departure Areas 1 and 2 at Zurich International Airport, Kloten, Switzerland. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1024x768, 230 KB)The shopping center-like corridor between Departure Areas 1 and 2 at Zurich International Airport, Kloten, Switzerland. ... 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. ... Kloten is a town in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland. ... The Swiss canton of Zürich (German: Kanton Zürich) has a population of about 1. ... Swiss International Air Lines is the principal airline of Switzerland operating scheduled services in Europe and to North America, South America, Africa and Asia. ... It has been suggested that Miles and More be merged into this article or section. ...


In 2003, Zurich International completed a major expansion project in which it built a new parking garage, a new midfield terminal, and an automated underground train to move passengers between the existing terminal complex and the new terminal. 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


Zurich International lost traffic when Swissair shut down its operations. When Crossair swallowed Swissair and emerged as Swiss International Air Lines, traffic grew again. Swissair MD-11 Swissair, short for Swiss Air Transport Company Limited, was Switzerlands national airline for 71 years (1931–2002), established when the airlines Belair and Ad Astra Aero (To the Stars) merged. ... Crossair was an airline based in Switzerland. ... Swissair MD-11 Swissair, short for Swiss Air Transport Company Limited, was Switzerlands national airline for 71 years (1931–2002), established when the airlines Belair and Ad Astra Aero (To the Stars) merged. ... Swiss International Air Lines is the principal airline of Switzerland operating scheduled services in Europe and to North America, South America, Africa and Asia. ...


Airlines

In the future, the Hong Kong based airline, Cathay Pacific, plans to fly to Zurich from its main hub, Hong Kong International Airport. Zurich Airport is on the line Zurich-Winterthur-St. Gallen with rail service from Swiss Federal Railways to SBB Rail Station in Basel and Mulhouse, France, Bern Rail Station in Bern, Lausanne Rail Station in Lausanne, and Lucerne Rail Station in Lucerne. Adria Airways is an airline based in Ljubljana, Slovenia. ... Aeroflot — Russian Airlines (Russian:Аэрофло́т — Росси́йские авиали́нии), or Aeroflot (Аэрофло́т; literally air fleet) , is the Russian national airline and is the biggest carrier in Russia. ... Aer Lingus is the national airline of Ireland. ... Air Alps is a scheduled airline established in 1998 in Innsbruck in Austria. ... Air Cairo is a charter airline based in Cairo, Egypt. ... Air Canada Boeing 767-300 (C-GGFJ) in current livery. ... Air Berlin (IATA: AB, ICAO: BER, and Callsign: Air Berlin) is a major low-cost airline based in Berlin, Germany. ... Air Malta Boeing 737-300 Air Malta is the national airline of Malta, serving 36 destinations in Europe and North Africa. ... Air Mauritius is the national airline of the island of Mauritius, based in Port Louis and flying regional and international services. ... Air Nostrum Dash 8 Air Nostrum is a regional airline based in Valencia, Spain, operating as an Iberia Regional partner. ... Air France Boeing 747 Air France (Compagnie Nationale Air France) is a subsidiary of Air France-KLM. Before the take-over of KLM, it was essentially the national airline of France, employing 71,654 people (at January 2005). ... Albanian Airlines is an airline based in Tirana, Albania. ... This article needs to be updated. ... American Airlines and American Eagle aircraft at San Juan American Airlines is the largest airline in the world in terms of total passengers transported, and the second-largest airline in the world (behind Air France-KLM) in terms of total operating revenues. ... Austrian (Austrian Airlines Österreichische Luftverkehrs AG) is the international airline of Austria, with its headquarters in Vienna. ... Belair (Belair Airlines AG) is a charter airline based in Zurich, Switzerland. ... BH Airlines ATR 72. ... For the 1930s airline of similar name see British Airways Ltd British Airways (LSE: BAY, NYSE: BAB) is the largest airline of the United Kingdom. ... British Airways Citiexpress is a fully owned subsidiary airline of British Airways. ... Bulgaria Air is the state-owned national airline carrier of Bulgaria, based out of the capital, Sofia. ... Cirrus Airlines Embraer 170 Cirrus Airlines is an airline based in Saarbrücken, Germany. ... City Airline is a regional airline based in Gothenburg in Sweden. ... Continental Airlines (IATA: CO, ICAO: COA, and Callsign: Continental) (NYSE: CAL) is an American airline. ... Croatia Airlines Airbus A319-100 near a Nippon Cargo Airways 747, at Amsterdam (Schiphol) Airport, the Netherlands. ... Cyprus Airways is the national airline of Cyprus, based in Nicosia. ... České aerolinie (or Czech airlines) is the Czech national airline company, founded on 6 October 1923 and headquartered in Prague. ... Delta Boeing 757-232 at LAX in August 2003, showing the livery the airline instituted that year. ... Denim Air is an airline based in Eindhoven, the Netherlands. ... Categories: Airline stubs | Companies of Israel | Transportation in Israel | Airlines of Israel ... Emirates (Arabic: الإمارات al-Imārāt) is an airline based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. ... European Air Express is an airline based in Germany. ... Finnair A320-200 Finnair MD-11 Finnair is Finlands biggest airline and the national flag carrier. ... Flybaboo is a regional airline based in Geneva, Switzerland. ... aircraft with nazar at Sabiha Gokcen International Airport Fly Air (Fly Havayolu Tasimacilik AS) is an airline based in Istanbul, Turkey. ... FlyNiki is an airline owned and run by Niki Lauda. ... Germanwings Airbus A319 at Dortmund Airport Germanwing Airbus A319 Germanwings is a low fares airline based in Cologne, Germany. ... Hamburg International (Luftverkehirsgesellschaft mbH) is an independent charter airline based in Germany. ... Helvetic Airways is a low-cost airline based in Zurich, Switzerland. ... Iberia Airlines of Spain, usually shortened to Iberia, is the most important airline of Spain, based in Madrid. ... Japan Airlines (Japanese: 日本航空 Nihon KōkÅ«, or JAL) is the largest airline in Asia. ... Jat Airways is the national carrier of Serbia and Montenegro, former national carrier of Yugoslavia, and the sixteenth-oldest airline in Europe. ... KLM (in full: Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij, literally Royal Aviation Company; usual English: Royal Dutch Airlines) is a subsidiary of Air France-KLM. Before its (agreed) take-over by Air France, KLM was the national airline of the Netherlands. ... Korean Air Boeing 747 Korean Air (KSE: 003490) is the largest airline based in Korea. ... Polskie Linie Lotnicze LOT is an airline based in Poland. ... It has been suggested that Miles and More be merged into this article or section. ... Maersk Air is Denmarks largest privately owned airline, based in Copenhagen. ... Malaysia Airlines (Abbreviated: MAS; Malay: Penerbangan Malaysia Berhad; Simplified Chinese: 马来西亚航空公司, 马航 (abb. ... Malév Hungarian Airlines, a translation of the Hungarian Magyar Légiközlekedési Vállalat, is the national airline of Hungary. ... MNG Airlines is an airline based in Istanbul, Turkey. ... Montenegro Airlines is the national carrier of Montenegro and based in Podgorica. ... Niki is a scheduled, international, passenger airline based at Vienna Airport in Austria. ... An Onur Air Airbus A321 landing at Düsseldorf Airport, in October 26, 2003. ... Portugália (Companhia Portuguesa de Transportes Aereos SA) (IATA: NI, ICAO: PGA, and Callsign: Portugalia) is a regional airline based in Lisbon, Portugal. ... Pulkovo Aviation Enterprise is a Russian company, based in St. ... Qatar Airways (القطرية) is an airline based in Doha, Qatar. ... Royal Air Maroc (commonly called RAM) is the national airline of Morocco and based in Casablanca. ... Royal Jordanian Airlines (Arabic: الملكية الأردنية; transliterated: al-Malakiyah al-Orduniyah) is an airline based in Amman, Jordan. ... Scandinavian Airlines System, now SAS AB, was founded in 1946 when the flag carriers of Denmark, Sweden and Norway formed a partnership to handle intercontinental traffic to Scandinavia. ... Singapore Airlines Limited (Abbreviated: SIA; Chinese: 新加坡航空公司, Pinyin: XÄ«njÄ«apō Hángkōng GōngsÄ«, abbreviated: 新航) (IATA: SQ, ICAO: SIA, and Callsign: Singapore) (SGX: S55) is the national airline of Singapore, and the worlds second-biggest carrier by market value. ... SkyEurope, officially SkyEurope Airlines, is the first low cost, low-fare airline in Central Europe, based at Bratislava Airport in Slovakia, and employing around 100 people. ... This article belongs in one or more categories. ... South African Airways (SAA), known simply as South African on their aircraft colour scheme, is South Africas largest domestic and international airline company. ... Styrian Spirit is an airline based in Austria. ... Swiss International Air Lines is the principal airline of Switzerland operating scheduled services in Europe and to North America, South America, Africa and Asia. ... Swissport International Ltd. ... TAP Portugal (Transportes Aéreos Portugueses) (IATA: TP, ICAO: TAP, and Callsign: Air Portugal) is the national airline of Portugal and based in Lisbon. ... Thai Airways International (Thai: การบินไทย) is the national air carrier of Thailand. ... Turkish Airlines (Turkish Türk Hava Yolları) (THY) is the national airline of Turkey based in Istanbul. ... Ukraine International is the main airline of Ukraine, based in Kyiv. ... United Airlines, the major subsidiary of UAL Corporation, is a major airline of the United States. ... Cathay Pacific Airways Limited (Traditional Chinese: 國泰航空有限公司, Simplified Chinese: 国泰航空有限公司; Mandarin Pinyin: Guótài Hángkōng Yŏuxiàn GōngsÄ«; abbreviation: 國泰/国泰) (SEHK: 0293) is an Asian commercial airline based in Hong Kong and operating scheduled passenger and cargo services to 90 destinations world-wide. ... The interior of the Hong Kong International Airport A replica of the Spirit of Sha Tin displayed at the Hong Kong International Airport in Chek Lap Kok. ... 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. ... Winterthur is a city in the Canton of Zurich in Switzerland. ... Location within Switzerland St. ... Swiss Federal Railways (SBB-CFF-FFS) is the national railway company of Switzerland. ... Location within Switzerland Basel (British English traditionally: Basle and more recently Basel , German: Basel , French: Bâle , Italian: Basilea ) is Switzerlands third most populous city (166,563 inhabitants (2004); 690,000 inhabitants in the conurbation stretching across the immediate cantonal and national boundaries made Basel Switzerlands second-largest... Mulhouse (Mülhausen in German, Milhüsa in Alsatian and Muhlhausen in Dutch) is a town and commune in eastern France. ... Bern Rail Station is a Swiss Federal Railways station in Bern, 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). ... Lausanne (, ) is a city in the French-speaking part of Switzerland, situated on the shores of Lake Geneva (French: Lac Léman), and facing Évian-les-Bains (France). ... Location within Switzerland View of the city from Lake Lucerne Another view across Lake Lucerne The Lion Monument Lucerne (German: Luzern) is a city in Central Switzerland with a population of 60,274 (December 31, 2003), capital of the Canton of Lucerne. ...


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Kids.Net.Au - Encyclopedia > Zurich International Airport (115 words)
Zurich International Airport, also called Kloten International Airport, is located in Zurich, Switzerland.
It is Switzerland's largest international gateway and is hub to Swiss International Airlines.
Zurich International suffered quite a bit when Swissair shut down its operations.
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