AirportsLugano Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Agno, in Ticino, Switzerland. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is LUG.
Key facts
- IATA code
- LUG
- ICAO code
- LSZA
- City
- Agno
- State or region
- Ticino
- Country
- Switzerland
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 46.0043° N, 8.9106° E
- Elevation
- 279 m (915 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,415 m (4,642 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, LUG means Lugano Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: LSZA. ICAO codes that begin with L belong to southern Europe, Israel and Turkey. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 46.0043° N, 8.9106° E. It stands 279 metres (915 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Milan, about 64 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone Europe/Zurich, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Lugano Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,415 metres (4,642 feet). That is a short runway, used mostly by propeller aircraft. Among the 5 airports of Switzerland on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 5.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/19 | 1,415 m 4,642 ft | 30 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Milan Malpensa International AirportFerno (VA), Italy | MXP | 44 km |
| Milano Linate AirportSegrate (MI), Italy | LIN | 68 km |
| Il Caravaggio International AirportOrio al Serio (BG), Italy | BGY | 72 km |
| Brescia Gabriele d'Annunzio AirportMontichiari (BS), Italy | VBS | 127 km |
| Turin AirportCaselle Torinese (TO), Italy | TRN | 133 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 6,139 km | 7 h 55 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 6,498 km | 8 h 20 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 4,704 km | 6 h 10 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 916 km | 1 h 35 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 6,407 km | 8 h 15 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 9,674 km | 12 h 10 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 10,292 km | 12 h 55 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 9,699 km | 12 h 10 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 16,571 km | 20 h 30 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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