Guide to Zurich Kloten Airport
Although not as busy as some of Europes top airport such as Frankfurt or Heathrow, Zurich attracts some very nice movements. Thai use an MD-11 on certain flights, Korean Air an A330 and JAL use a 777-200 on their flights to Tokyo. The airport also has a very good mix of European scheduled and low cost carriers and the big 3 US airlines of United, AA and Continental operate daily 767's.
Zurich has 3 main runways that will be referred to in this guide. During my visit most movements were from the north, to the south and so runway 14 was solely used for arrivals, with most of the smaller stuff on 28 and some of the bigger long haul flights on runway 16. Early morning arrivals used 34 on both days of our visit which may be a regular occurance.
Zurich offers some excellent viewing facilities and some great photographic opportunities. As our visit was very short will only really managed to explore 2 of these areas but there were certainly more around the perimeter, particularly a spot at the end of runways 16 / 14 which we didn't visit.
Others we did find were:
Radio Frequencies
ATIS: 128.525
Departure: 125.95
Ground: 121.9, 118.1 & 119.7
Tower: 118.1, 119.7 & 120.225
Tower: 122.1
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Zurich Kloten Airport Weather
All times on the weather descriptions are local
Observed at 02:00 - (12 days ago)
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Runways with a headwind: Unable to determine, wind is clam
Movements
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Spot A - Official Viewing Area - Top of Terminal
Although some very nice shots are possible of some of the heavies departing runway 16 (or arriving 34), the cross runway of 10 / 28 which is used most for the smaller aircraft especially is a very long way away and shots aren't as good even with a very long zoom lens. As spots go for the morning though before the sun moves around for spot 2 this would probably be the best spot.
The area requires a security check to get in and contains a small restaurant as well as the Buch-Air shop.
Sat Nav Co-ordinates
(Some locations may not be next to a road but the sat nav should get you pretty close using these co-ordinates)
Latitude: N47° 27' 5" (N47° 27.089')
Longitude: E8° 33' 24" (E8° 33.401')
Photos
Focal Length: 80mm
Focal Length: 200mm
Focal Length: 240mm
Focal Length: 163mm
Spot B - Heliport Grill Area
The sun is better here the later in the day you can go, runway 28 departures are OK from about 1200, 16 departures maybe a little later when the sun has moved a bit.
Sat Nav Co-ordinates
(Some locations may not be next to a road but the sat nav should get you pretty close using these co-ordinates)
Latitude: N47° 27' 12" (N47° 27.206')
Longitude: E8° 32' 53" (E8° 32.889')
Photos
Focal Length: 80mm
Spot C - Runway 14/16 Threshold
Sat Nav Co-ordinates
(Some locations may not be next to a road but the sat nav should get you pretty close using these co-ordinates)
Latitude: N47° 29' 4" (N47° 29.074')
Longitude: E8° 31' 42" (E8° 31.704')
Photos
Focal Length: 260mm
Focal Length: 135mm
Focal Length: 200mm
Focal Length: 190mm
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Instead you can take the bus to the Visitors Area on Terminal E which is in the middle of the Airport. There you will face the sun during most of the day.