LSZL
Locarno Airport
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Name
Locarno Airport
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ICAO / IATA / GPS
LSZL / ZJI / LSZL
- Type
- Restriction
- Region
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Timezone
12:36 am (CET)
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Municipality
Locarno
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Coordinates
46° 9′ 38″ N 8° 52′ 42″ E
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Elevation
650 ft (198 m MSL)
About Locarno Airport
International Locarno Airport (ICAO: LSZL), mil ICAO code LSMO, also known as Locarno-Magadino Airport, is an airport located near the city of Locarno, Ticino, Switzerland. It is a mixed civilian and military airport. The airfield is used simultaneously by civilian aircraft and the Swiss Air Force from the "airfield command Locarno". Although they use the same runways, the Swiss Air Force has its own taxiways and parking and a large hangar. It is located in the community of Gordola, seven kilometers east of the Locarno city center. The nearest stop to the Swiss Federal Railways is the 2 km distant station Riazzino of railway Giubiasco Locarno.