Neuchâtel Airport | |||||||||||||||
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 Neuchâtel Airport from above | |||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Private | ||||||||||||||
| Operator | Aeroport de Neuchâtel S.A. | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Neuchâtel | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Neuchâtel, Switzerland | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 1,427 ft / 435 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 46°57′27″N 6°51′54″E / 46.957556°N 6.864907°E / 46.957556; 6.864907 | ||||||||||||||
| Website | neuchatel-airport.ch | ||||||||||||||
 Interactive map of Neuchâtel Airport | |||||||||||||||
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Neuchâtel Airporta (IATA: none, ICAO: LSGN) is an airport in Neuchâtel, Switzerland.1
History
Neuchâtel Airport was the location for German aviator Elly Beinhorn to fly from Europe to Africa in 1951, using a chartered Piper J-3C-65/L-4H Cub.23 It is the home of Swiss Flight Services, a private aviation company, who utilise Beechcraft and Cessna aircraft.4
Facilities
The airport has two runways. Runway one, designated 05/23 is asphalt paved measuring 700 x 20 meters (2297 x 66 feet). Runway two, designated 05R/23L is grass measuring 550 x 30 meters (1804 x 98 feet).5
Transport
The airport is served by the Colombier Chésards stop of the Neuchâtel suburban tramway line.6 An interchange of the A5 motorway is located within several hundred meters of the airport.
References
References
- "Home". neuchatel-airport.ch.
- Decker, Isolde (4 September 2019). First Ladies of Speed Die faszinierende Geschichte der schnellsten Frauen des 20. Jahrhunderts, auf der Straße, im Wasser und in der Luft. Germany: Books on Demand. ISBN 9783748125389. Retrieved 18 January 2026.
- "Berühmte Fliegerinnen: Ein neuer Stern am Fliegerhimmel – Elly Beinhorn". cockpit.aero (in German).
- "Swiss Flight Services Fleet". sfsaviation.ch.
- "Neuchatel Airport". skyvector.com.
- "Neuchâtel - Areuse - Boudry" (PDF). transn.ch.