Wangen-Lachen airport
| Cheek laughter | |
|---|---|
|
|
| Characteristics | |
| ICAO code | LSPV LSAW ( Seaplane Base) |
| Coordinates | |
| Height above MSL | 407 m (1335 ft ) |
| Transport links | |
| Distance from the city center | 30 km southeast of Zurich |
| Basic data | |
| opening | 1949 |
| operator | ASFG Ausserschwyzerische Fluggemeinschaft Wangen |
| Start-and runway | |
| 08/26 | 500 m × 18 m asphalt |
The airfield Wangen-Lachen is a private airfield on Lake Zurich .
The airfield is located in the Franzrüti area in the municipality of Wangen , Canton Schwyz , and is surrounded by the Nuoler Ried nature reserve .
The aerobatics team Patrouille Suisse of the Swiss Air Force exercises regularly over the airfield. In 1949, the private pilot Armin Nägeli from Lachn, the Küsnacht flight instructor Erich Wenner and the Oberrieder flight pioneer Alfred Comte signed a lease with the comrade Wangen . On June 29, 1950, Erich Wenner landed an aircraft on the grass runway at Wangen airfield for the first time. The runway was paved in 1967 and the airfield is equipped with a VASI approach aid.
Sea airfield
Since 1957, seaplanes have also taken off and landed near Wangen-Lachen at what is now the only seaplane base in Switzerland.
The hangar is located in the Franzrüti harbor basin right next to the airfield.
