Zurich Airport

Zurich Airport is the largest airport in Switzerland. It is operated by the publicly traded company Flughafen Zürich AG.

In 2018, the airport received the World Travel Award in the category “Europe's Leading Airport” for the 16th consecutive year. Zurich Airport is also ranked among the 10 best airports in the world by millions of travelers in the annual Skytrax Awards, coming first in the “20-30 million passengers” category in 2017. [4]

The airport serves as a hub for several airlines and is the home airport for Swiss, Edelweiss Air, and Helvetic Airways. The headquarters of the Swiss Air Rescue Service (Rega) is also located at Zurich Airport.

Technical Data

General

Number of facilities	23
Floors	2 to 12
Lifting height	3620 mm - 37430 mm
Speed	2m/s - 2.5m/s
Machine	ZA Gearless / Thyssen Getriebe
Shaft copy	ELGO Limax
Special features	DESTINO