Longest Airport Runways in Switzerland
Airports in Switzerland ranked by the length of their longest open runway.
1Geneva International AirportGeneva · 12,795 ft · CON
3,900 m
2Zürich AirportZurich · 12,139 ft · CON
3,700 m
3Payerne Air BasePayerne · 9,376 ft · ASP
2,858 m
4Emmen Air BaseEmmen · 8,208 ft · ASP
2,502 m
5Dübendorf Air BaseZurich · 7,726 ft · ASP
2,355 m
6Meiringen Air BaseMeiringen · 6,571 ft · ASP
2,003 m
7Sion AirportSion · 6,562 ft · ASPH
2,000 m
8Buochs AirportBuochs · 6,561 ft · ASP
2,000 m
9Engadin AirportSamedan · 5,905 ft · ASP
1,800 m
10Mollis AirfieldMollis · 5,905 ft · ASP
1,800 m
11Sankt Stephan AirfieldSankt Stephan · 5,708 ft · ASP
1,740 m
12Bern AirportBern · 5,676 ft · ASP
1,730 m
13Alpnach Air BaseAlpnach · 4,914 ft · ASP
1,498 m
14Saanen AirfieldSaanen · 4,810 ft · ASP
1,466 m
15Sankt Gallen Altenrhein AirportSt. Gallen · 4,774 ft · ASPH
1,455 m
16Lugano AirportAgno · 4,642 ft · ASP
1,415 m
17Ambri AirportQuinto · 4,060 ft · concrete
1,237 m
18Les Eplatures AirportLa Chaux-de-Fonds · 3,707 ft · ASP
1,130 m
19Grenchen AirfieldGrenchen · 3,281 ft · ASP
1,000 m
20Kägiswil AirfieldSarnen · 2,953 ft · ASPH
900 m
21La Gruyère AirfieldEpagny · 2,900 ft · GRASS
884 m
22Lausanne la Blécherette AirportLausanne · 2,871 ft · CONC
875 m
23Yverdon-les-Bains AirfieldYverdon-les-Bains · 2,861 ft · ASPH
872 m
24Raron AirfieldRaron · 2,751 ft · ASPH
839 m
25Reichenbach Air BaseReichenbach im Kandertal · 2,641 ft · Asphalt
805 m
26Bressaucourt AirfieldBressaucourt · 2,625 ft · ASP
800 m
27Ecuvillens AirfieldEcuvillens · 2,625 ft · ASPH
800 m
28Locarno AirportLocarno · 2,625 ft · ASPH
800 m
29Thun AirfieldThun · 2,625 ft · GRASS
800 m
30Amlikon AirfieldAmlikon · 2,559 ft · GRASS
780 m
31Birrfeld AirfieldLupfig · 2,356 ft · asphalt
718 m
32Bex AirfieldBex · 2,297 ft · GRASS
700 m
33Hausen am Albis AirfieldHausen am Albis · 2,297 ft · ASPH
700 m
34Neuchâtel AirfieldBoudry · 2,295 ft · CONCRETE
700 m
35Winterthur AirfieldWinterthur · 2,280 ft · GRASS
695 m
36Biel-Kappelen AirfieldKappelen · 2,264 ft · GRASS
690 m
37Buttwil AirfieldButtwil · 2,215 ft · GRASS
675 m
38Speck-Fehraltorf AirfieldFehraltorf · 2,051 ft · GRASS
625 m
39Dittingen AirfieldDittingen · 2,034 ft · GRASS
620 m
40Montricher AirfieldMontricher · 2,001 ft · GRASS
610 m
41Zweisimmen AirfieldZweisimmen · 1,925 ft · asphalt
587 m
42Langenthal AirfieldBleienbach · 1,919 ft · CON
585 m
43Triengen AirfieldTriengen · 1,870 ft · ASPH
570 m
44Môtiers AirfieldMôtiers · 1,857 ft · GRASS
566 m
45Courtelary AirfieldCourtelary · 1,837 ft · GRASS
560 m
46La Côte AirfieldLa Côte · 1,837 ft · GRASS
560 m
47Lommis AirfieldLommis · 1,800 ft · GRASS
549 m
48Schmerlat AirfieldNeunkirch · 1,772 ft · GRASS
540 m
49Fricktal-Schupfart AirfieldSchupfart · 1,739 ft · GRASS
530 m
50Schänis AirfieldSchänis · 1,706 ft · CONC
520 m
Highlights
Within Switzerland, Geneva International Airport ranks first in 2026 with 3,900 m, followed by Zürich Airport (3,700 m) and Payerne Air Base (2,858 m).
Across 50 entries, values run from 3,900 m (Geneva International Airport) to 520 m (Schänis Airfield), with a median of 803 m.
Source: OurAirports, airports and runway datasets, 2026. Unit: metres.
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