Zurich
Zurich, CH.
- Code
- ZRH
- Position
- 47.465, 8.549
- Runway
- 2,500 m paved from 1945, 3,700 m paved from 1961
- Capacity
- About 1,100 movements a week, 12 stands, terminal generation 2
- Weather
- Worst month loses about 1.4% of flights
- Confidence
- estimated (to be verified). Coordinates agree with published sources to within about 2.5 km. Other figures are estimates unless the evidence below says otherwise.
Source: Coordinates and selected runway and terminal facts checked against published sources, see evidence. Capacity, passenger and weather figures are estimates.
Evidence
Facts checked against published sources. Where a source gives a present day figure for a field that has changed, the game value is kept and the difference is noted in the repository file docs/research/airport-verification.json.
| Field | Year | Checked value | Agreement | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| runwayLengthM | 1948 | 2600 | close | en.wikipedia.org |
| runwayLengthM | 1961 | 3700 | differs | en.wikipedia.org |
| other | 1961 | Second construction phase: first buildings completed 1960; Caravelle and DC-8 deliveries May 1960; runways reopened 1 January and 15 March 1961. | new | en.wikipedia.org |
| paxPerYear | 1952 | 372832 | new | en.wikipedia.org |