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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||||||
| Operator | Regionalflugplatz Jura-Grenchen AG | ||||||||||||||||||
| Serves | Grenchen, Switzerland | ||||||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 1,411 ft / 430 m | ||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 47°10′53″N007°25′01″E / 47.18139°N 7.41694°E | ||||||||||||||||||
| Website | airport-grenchen.ch | ||||||||||||||||||
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Grenchen Airport [lower-alpha 1] ( ICAO : LSZG) is an airport serving Grenchen, a municipality in the district of Lebern in the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland.
The aerodrome resides at an elevation of 1,411 feet (430 m) above mean sea level. It has one asphalt paved runway designated 06C/24C which measures 1,000 by 23 metres (3,281 ft × 75 ft) and two grass runways: 06R/24L is 700 by 20 metres (2,297 ft × 66 ft) and 06L/24R is 500 by 30 metres (1,640 ft × 98 ft).
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