Zurich International Airport is one of the largest airports of Europe covering a total area of 1,977 acres. It is one of the busiest airports of the continent catering to the air traffic requirements of citizens of Zurich.
The International Airport at Zurich has three established runways that stretch to a width of 197 feet. The longest runway of the airport is the blind landing that stretches to a length of 3,700 meters. Of the two terminals in the International Airport of Zurich, the first one caters to the European flights. The second terminal caters to the charter and intercontinental flights.
Given below is the development in the scheduled flights of the airport:
- 2003 – Additional use of the aircraft known as Bombardier Dash 8-400Q for Vienna flights
- 1999 – Use of Embraer-145
- 1991 – Scheduled flights to Vienna with Dash-8-100
Permit for instrument-landing system
- 1988 – Rheintalflug concessions for the scheduled flights plying to Vienna
- 1935-1939 – With AC8, scheduled flights to Munich, Basel, Dubendorf and Innsbruck
St Gallen Airport is one of the important airports of Switzerland that is served by Austrian Airlines. It is situated at 47º29'06'' North Latitude and 9º33'39'' East Longitude and houses 4 aircraft stands, 1 passenger terminal, 2 check-in desks and 1 gate. The annual passenger flow of the airport is about 120,000. Besides, the airport is also known to offer a large number of handling activities, which include cargo handling, baggage handling, passenger services, aircraft handling, business class lounge, load control and dispatch and aircraft refueling.
