Zurich Airport
Zurich Airport Flughafen Zürich | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||||||
| Owner/Operator | Flughafen Zürich AG | ||||||||||||||||||
| Serves | Zurich Metropolitan Area Liechtenstein Vorarlberg, Austria | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Kloten, Rümlang, Oberglatt, Winkel and Opfikon, canton of Zurich | ||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 14 June 1948 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Elevation AMSL | 432 m / 1,416 ft | ||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 47°27′53″N 008°32′57″E / 47.46472°N 8.54917°E | ||||||||||||||||||
| Website | www | ||||||||||||||||||
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Zurich Airport (IATA: ZRH, ICAO: LSZH) is the largest international airport of Switzerland and the principal hub of Swiss International Air Lines. It serves Zurich, the largest city in Switzerland, and, with its surface transport links, much of the rest of the country. The airport is located 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) north of central Zurich, in the municipalities of Kloten, Rümlang, Oberglatt, Winkel, and Opfikon, all of which are within the canton of Zurich.