Zürich Airport (ZRH / LSZH)
Zürich Airport (ZRH / LSZH) in Zürich, Switzerland has turned up in 32 catches on Skydex. They were caught by 4 spotters. These are catches made by players, not airport movements: an aircraft appears here when somebody caught it and the flight it was operating had a published origin and destination.
Skydex receivers picked up 5,901 airline flights bound for Zürich Airport and 6,221 airline flights out of it over the last 30 days, on 31 days. Each airline flight number counts once a day, matched to its published route when our network hears it. These are not airport movements: we only hear what flies within range of our antennas.
- ICAO
- LSZH
- IATA
- ZRH
- City
- Zürich
- Country
- Switzerland
- Position
- 47.465, 8.549
- Catches
- 32
- Spotters
- 4
- arriving, 30 days
- 5901
- departing, 30 days
- 6221
- days heard
- 31
About the airport
Zürich Airport serves Zurich. It sits 1,417 ft (432 m) above sea level. It has 4 runways; the longest is 12,139 ft (3,700 m).
Airport facts: OurAirports (public domain)
Pilots who visit
Nobody has visited Zürich Airport in the simulator yet.
A visit counts after two minutes of flight within 4 km of the field and less than 500 m above it, once per UTC day. Distinct days raise your tier here: Regular after 3, Local after 7, Resident after 15, Home base after 30.
Captain
No captain yet. The first pilot to visit on three different days takes the seat.
The captain is the pilot with the highest visit tier at this airport. On a tie the seat stays with whoever reached that tier first.
Race for captain
This airport has no captain yet. Visits on 3 different days make you captain.
Nobody is chasing the seat yet.
One visit counts per UTC day. Tier II holds a seat, and on a tie it stays with whoever got there first.
Where those flights also go
- Hamburg (HAM) — 18 catches
- London (LHR) — 12 catches
- Oslo (OSL) — 4 catches
- Reykjavík (KEF) — 1 catch
- Tromsø (TOS) — 1 catch
Aircraft types caught here
- Airbus A220-300 — 12 catches
- Airbus A320 — 6 catches
- Airbus A320neo — 5 catches
- Boeing 737 MAX 8 — 2 catches
- Embraer E190-E2 — 2 catches
- Airbus A321neo — 1 catch
- Airbus A319 — 1 catch
- Embraer E195 — 1 catch
- Embraer E195-E2 — 1 catch
Airlines
- SWISS — 22 catches
- Eurowings — 4 catches
- British Airways — 2 catches
- Icelandair — 1 catch
- Edelweiss Air — 1 catch
- SAS — 1 catch
Top spotters through this airport
- @ess — 18 catches
- @lcameron — 12 catches
- @0krypt — 1 catch
- @lewis-bruff — 1 catch
Recent catches
- SWR24C — Airbus A321neo · SWISS · by lcameron · 2026-11-09
- SWR1055 — Airbus A220-300 · SWISS · by ess · 2026-10-29
- ICE9L — Boeing 737 MAX 8 · Icelandair · by 0krypt · 2026-10-28
- EDW39YD — Airbus A320 · Edelweiss Air · by ess · 2026-10-24
- SWR8PZ — Airbus A220-300 · SWISS · by lcameron · 2026-10-23
- SWR8PZ — Airbus A220-300 · SWISS · by lcameron · 2026-10-19
- SWR388G — Airbus A320neo · SWISS · by ess · 2026-10-18
- SWR9D — Airbus A320neo · SWISS · by ess · 2026-10-18
- SWR84V — Airbus A220-300 · SWISS · by ess · 2026-10-12
- SWR9AM — Airbus A220-300 · SWISS · by lcameron · 2026-10-11
- SWR8PZ — Airbus A220-300 · SWISS · by lcameron · 2026-10-11
- SWR8PZ — Airbus A320neo · SWISS · by lcameron · 2026-10-10
- SWR24C — Airbus A220-300 · SWISS · by lcameron · 2026-10-06
- BAW741 — Airbus A320 · British Airways · by lcameron · 2026-10-06
- SWR8PZ — Airbus A220-300 · SWISS · by lcameron · 2026-10-06
- BAW739 — Airbus A320 · British Airways · by lcameron · 2026-10-05
- EWG9H — Airbus A319 · Eurowings · by lewis-bruff · 2026-10-01
- SWR5PT — Airbus A220-300 · SWISS · by ess · 2026-09-30
- SWR5MP — Airbus A320neo · SWISS · by lcameron · 2026-09-27
- SWR92W — Embraer E195 · SWISS · by ess · 2026-09-24
- SWR39L — Airbus A320neo · SWISS · by lcameron · 2026-09-23
- EWG9H — Airbus A320 · Eurowings · by ess · 2026-09-23
- SWR5PT — Airbus A220-300 · SWISS · by ess · 2026-09-21
- SWR388G — Airbus A220-300 · SWISS · by ess · 2026-09-16
Questions
How many flights to and from Zürich Airport does Skydex hear?
Over the last 30 days: 5,901 airline flights arriving and 6,221 airline flights departing, heard on 31 days. The busiest day was October 17, 2026, with 675 airline flights.
When did Skydex first hear a flight to or from Zürich Airport?
On October 8, 2026. Our record of destinations starts on October 8, 2026, so nothing earlier is kept.
Is this the departure board of Zürich Airport?
No. We count airline flight numbers our volunteer receivers hear in the air, once a day each, and match them to their published route. Flights out of range, private and military aircraft are not in it.
Have players caught flights through Zürich Airport?
Yes: 32 catches by 4 spotters so far.
How high is Zürich Airport above sea level?
1,417 ft (432 m), according to OurAirports.
How long is the longest runway at Zürich Airport?
12,139 ft (3,700 m), the longest of its 4 runways.
Can I fly over Zürich Airport in Skydex?
Yes. Fly here opens the flight simulator over the airport, with the real aircraft our receivers hear in the sky around it.
How do I visit Zürich Airport in Skydex?
A visit counts after two minutes of flight within 4 km of the field and less than 500 m above it, once per UTC day. Distinct days raise your tier here: Regular after 3, Local after 7, Resident after 15, Home base after 30. Nobody has visited Zürich Airport in the simulator yet.