Lugano Airport
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| Lugano Airport Aeroporto di Lugano-Agno |
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| IATA: LUG – ICAO: LSZA | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public AOE | ||
| Owner | Lugano Airport SA | ||
| Operator | Lugano Airport SA | ||
| Serves | Lugano, Switzerland | ||
| Location | Agno, Switzerland | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 915 ft / 279 m | ||
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| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
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| 01/19 | 4,429 | 1,350 | Asphalt |
Lugano Airport (IATA: LUG, ICAO: LSZA) is a regional airport in the Lugano area. It lies closer to the nearby village of Agno than to Lugano itself, and so is usually known as Lugano-Agno.
Lugano-Agno's instrument approach procedure is quite challenging because of its steep angle of descent of 6.65°, more than double of the standard approach angle of 3°. This is due to its geographic location in the mouth of a valley.
Lugano Airport is increasing it's business jets operation having solved the approach difficulties which arose during the past years. Nowadays almost all kind of mid and long range business jets (such as dassault falcon 900-2000 and 7X as well as Gulfstream series 2-3-4 and 5, Cessna citation of all types) are accepted and may perform a full legal landing in lugano according to JAR OPS. Lugano Airport is heading to become a regional business jet's leader airport for the region Ticino and Northern Italy avoiding the difficulties of traffic jam and waiting times in major airports.
[edit] Airlines and destinations
- Darwin Airline (Berne, Dubrovnik, Geneva, Olbia, Rome-Fiumicino)
- Flybaboo (Geneva) More destinations from Geneva
- Swiss International Air Lines
- Swiss International Air Lines operated by Darwin Airline (Zurich)
[edit] External links
- Lugano Airport — Official site (English)
- Lugano Airport Qualification — Information for pilots
- Aero Club Lugano local flying Club informations
- Gruppo Volo Motore Lugano — local flying Club
- Google Earth KMZ — 3d model for use in Google Earth
- Avilù Flight Training Organisation FTO — local flying School
- Fotogallery of Lugano Airport — by Marco Pianca and Chris de Stefani - Airphototicino
- P3 Flyers Ticino aerobatic team based at Lugano Airport
- Airport information for LSZA at World Aero Data
- Current weather for LSZA at NOAA/NWS
- Accident history for LUG at Aviation Safety Network
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