Airports / Switzerland / BRN
Bern Airport
LSZB / BRNBern, SwitzerlandELEV 1,671 FT
Based operators
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
2 operators
Charter fleet based on the field
More resident charter operators than 58% of the 650 US fields with a based fleet on the register.
16 nm
To the nearest alternate
Grenchen Airfield (LSZG) — 6 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Bern Airport, listed as LSZB / BRN, is a mid-sized airport in Bern, Switzerland. The field lies at an elevation of 1,671 feet. The airport supports scheduled airline service as well as private jet and charter movements.
Charter departments call it home: Alpine Sky Jets Ltd. and RUAG Holding AG base aircraft at BRN. Useful alternates include Grenchen Airfield (LSZG, 16 nm), Payerne Air Base (VIP, 24 nm), and Les Eplatures Airport (LSGC, 31 nm).
Quotes for flights out of BRN vary with aircraft type, repositioning, and schedule flexibility. The airport is also known as Belp and Bern-Belp. Use the cost estimator to model a trip from BRN, or browse verified operators serving the area.
Field capability
ICAO
LSZB
IATA
BRN
FAA / Local
LSZB
Elevation
1,671 ft
Coordinates
46.9127° N · 7.4988° 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
Yes
Elevation vs Switzerland fields
state range 915–5,600 ft
At 1,671 ft, BRN sits higher than 77% of the 13 Switzerland fields on the register.
Based charter operators2
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 16nmLSZGGrenchen AirfieldGrenchen
- 24nmVIPPayerne Air BasePayerne
- 31nmLSGCLes Eplatures AirportLa Chaux-de-Fonds
- 32nmLSMAAlpnach Air BaseAlpnach
- 35nmEMLEmmen Air BaseEmmen
- 41nmBSLEuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–FreiburgBâle / Mulhouse
Location
Open the full mapLSZB · Bern Airport · Bern, Switzerland