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Payerne Air Base
LSMP / VIPPayerne, SwitzerlandELEV 1,465 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
15 nm
To the nearest alternate
Les Eplatures Airport (LSGC) — 6 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Located in Payerne, Switzerland, Payerne Air Base (LSMP / VIP) operates as a mid-sized airport. Field elevation is 1,465 feet above sea level. Free of scheduled airline operations, it serves business aviation, charter flights, and local general aviation.
While no charter operators list VIP as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are Les Eplatures Airport (LSGC, 15 nm), Bern Airport (BRN, 24 nm), and Grenchen Airfield (LSZG, 29 nm).
Trip costs from VIP are driven by the aircraft category flown and how far it must reposition. You may also see the field referenced as Payerne Airport. Browse operators flying from the area or estimate a trip cost from VIP to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
LSMP
IATA
VIP
FAA / Local
LSMP
Elevation
1,465 ft
Coordinates
46.8432° N · 6.9151° 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 1,465 ft, VIP sits higher than 54% 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.
- 15nmLSGCLes Eplatures AirportLa Chaux-de-Fonds
- 24nmBRNBern AirportBern
- 29nmLSZGGrenchen AirfieldGrenchen
- 39nmLFSMMontbéliard-Courcelles AirfieldCourcelles-lès-Montbéliard
- 41nmSIRSion AirportSion
- 47nmLFLIAnnemasse AirfieldAnnemasse
Location
Open the full mapLSMP · Payerne Air Base · Payerne, Switzerland