Birrfeld Airfield

Birrfeld Airfield;
Characteristics
ICAO code	LSZF
Coordinates	47 ° 26 '36 " N , 8 ° 14' 2" E Coordinates: 47 ° 26 '36 " N , 8 ° 14' 2" E
Height above MSL	396 m (1299 ft )
Transport links
Distance from the city center	1 km east of Lupfig
Basic data
opening	1937
operator	Aero-Club Aargau (AeCA)
Flight ; movements	66,193 (2012)
Runways
08/26	727 m × 20 m concrete
08/26 (glider runway)	614 m × 30 m grass

Bern-Belp

St. Gallen-Altenrhein

Manners

Engadine

Locations of the 11 Swiss regional airports

The airfield Birrfeld ( ICAO code LSZF ), officially Aargauischer regional airport Birrfeld is a regional airport in Lupfig in the Canton of Aargau in Switzerland . The airfield has existed since 1937 and is a regional aviation center; since 1985 the airfield has had a concession as an airport. The holder is the Aero Club of the Canton of Aargau (AeCA). In terms of annual flight movements , Birrfeld is the most important general aviation airport in Switzerland.

Aerial photo (1964)

The airfield is primarily used for aviation with motor planes and gliders as well as training and further education in aviation. The AeCA's Birrfeld flying school, other flying schools and numerous flight groups are located at Birrfeld airfield. In terms of aviation, the airfield is considered to be challenging due to the limited space, restrictions due to aircraft noise and the numerous flight movements with parallel powered flight and glider flight operations on two runways. The airfield is uncontrolled, which means there is neither air traffic control nor flight controllers ; This makes Birrfeld the largest uncontrolled airfield in Switzerland. Permitted languages in aviation radio are German and English.

The AAA Alpine Air Ambulance AG has the airfield Birrfeld rescue helicopter stationed and Basler Versicherungen a hail airmen .

Web links

Commons : Flugplatz Birrfeld - Collection of images, videos and audio files

http://www.birrfeld.ch/
Page no longer available , search in web archives: Birrfeld airfield in the aviation infrastructure plan (SIL)@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.bazl.admin.ch
rth.info: Lions 1 (rescue helicopter from AAA Alpine Air Ambulance AG)

Individual evidence

↑ Philipp Schrämmli and Philippe Chappuis: Hunt for thunderclouds: With the plane against hail damage. srf.ch, August 13, 2018, accessed on August 13, 2018 .

[1] Philipp Schrämmli and Philippe Chappuis: Hunt for thunderclouds: With the plane against hail damage. srf.ch, August 13, 2018, accessed on August 13, 2018 .