Samedan Airport[a] (IATA: SMV, ICAO: LSZS), also known as Engadin Airport,[b] is a regional airport in Samedan in the Engadin valley of Switzerland, 5 km from St. Moritz.
Samedan Airport Flughafen Engadin | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public and military | ||||||||||
| Owner | Engadin Airport AG | ||||||||||
| Operator | Engadin Airport AG | ||||||||||
| Serves | St. Moritz, Switzerland | ||||||||||
| Location | Samedan | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 1,707 m / 5,600 ft | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 46°32′02″N 009°53′02″E / 46.53389°N 9.88389°E | ||||||||||
| Website | engadin-airport | ||||||||||
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History edit
At the end of World War II, Swiss authorities identified existing locations that were to be modernized with new regional airports, as second tiers of infrastructure to support the primary urban airports, with Samedan being one of the five.[3]
Facilities edit
The airport has one runway designated 03/21 with an asphalt pavement measuring 1800 x 40 metres (5905 x 130 ft).[1] Because of its location at the bottom of a valley, it is not equipped with an instrument landing system.[4]
Operations edit
At an elevation of 1,707 metres (5,600 ft), it is the second highest airliner airport in Europe (with Courchevel being the highest). It is also considered one of the most challenging airports in the world because of its difficult topography and winds, and because of the thinness of the air at its altitude.[4] The airport does not have any scheduled passenger flights (the nearest such airports are Lugano, 185 km/115 mi Milan Malpensa/Milan, 180km/112mi, and Zürich, 220 km/135 mi distance by road). Much of its traffic consists of light to heavy general aviation traffic, including many private-corporate jets, private propeller aircraft, and the fleet of Swiss Jet.
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b Engadin Airport, official site
- ^ "JAHRESRECHNUNG ENGADIN AIRPORT AG GESCHÄFTSJAHR 2021" [Annual Report 2021 Engadin Airport AG] (PDF; 278 KB) (in Swiss High German). Engadin Airport AG. Retrieved 2023-02-07.
- ^ Bell, E. A. (10 May 1945). "Swiss Planning". Flight and Aircraft Engineer. XLVII (1898). Royal Aero Club: 501. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
- ^ a b Chapman, Mathias (20 December 2010). "Samedan gilt als anspruchsvollster Flughafen weltweit". Berner Zeitung. Retrieved 20 December 2010.
Notes edit
External links edit
Media related to Samedan Airport at Wikimedia Commons- Official website
- Current weather for LSZS at NOAA/NWS
- Accident history for SMV at Aviation Safety Network
