Airports / Switzerland / LSMD
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
5 nm
To the nearest alternate
Zürich Airport (ZRH) — 6 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Located in Zurich, Switzerland, Dübendorf Air Base (LSMD) operates as a mid-sized airport. Field elevation is 1,470 feet above sea level. Free of scheduled airline operations, it serves business aviation, charter flights, and local general aviation.
While no charter operators list LSMD as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are Zürich Airport (ZRH, 5 nm), Emmen Air Base (EML, 23 nm), and Alpnach Air Base (LSMA, 31 nm).
Trip costs from LSMD are driven by the aircraft category flown and how far it must reposition. Browse operators flying from the area or estimate a trip cost from LSMD to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
LSMD
IATA
—
FAA / Local
LSMD
Elevation
1,470 ft
Coordinates
47.3986° N · 8.6482° E
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Medium
Scheduled svc
No
Elevation vs Switzerland fields
state range 915–5,600 ft
At 1,470 ft, LSMD sits higher than 62% of the 13 Switzerland fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 5nmZRHZürich AirportZurich
- 23nmEMLEmmen Air BaseEmmen
- 31nmLSMAAlpnach Air BaseAlpnach
- 35nmEDTDDonaueschingen-Villingen AirfieldDonaueschingen
- 37nmACHSankt Gallen Altenrhein AirportSt. Gallen
- 39nmFDHBodensee Airport FriedrichshafenFriedrichshafen
Location
Open the full mapLSMD · Dübendorf Air Base · Zurich, Switzerland