Airport guide

Altenrhein AirportIATA code ACH

Altenrhein Airport (ACH/LSZR) is the primary air passenger gateway serving Altenrhein, Switzerland in Europe. The airfield connects travelers with essential regional transit routes and operating carrier options.

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Serves: Altenrhein, Switzerland
Codes: ACH · LSZR; IATA · ICAO
Time zone: Europe/Zurich
Region: Europe

Airport record, updated 21 Jun 2026OurAirports, 5 Oct 2026Wikidata, 5 Oct 2026Terminals and transport not yet verifiedWhere this comes from

Altenrhein Airport (ACH/LSZR) is the primary air passenger gateway serving Altenrhein, Switzerland in Europe. Operating on Europe/Zurich local time at coordinates 47.480°, 9.570°, the airfield functions as an active commercial transit hub for scheduled regional and international flights. Travelers navigating Altenrhein Airport (ACH) are encouraged to confirm terminal layouts, ground transport connections into Altenrhein, and flight schedules with their operating carrier prior to travel.

Altenrhein Airport details

Airport record · 21 Jun 2026

IATA code: ACH
ICAO code: LSZR
City: Altenrhein
Country: Switzerland
Region: Europe
Time zone: Europe/Zurich
Coordinates: 47.485°, 9.561°; From OurAirports
Official website: peoples.ch/airport-st-gallen-altenrhein (opens in a new tab); From Wikidata

Codes, region and time zone come from the Originfacts airport record (last updated 21 Jun 2026). Fields marked otherwise come from the dataset named on them. None are verified by hand against Altenrhein Airport’s own pages.

ACH airport facts

OurAirports · Wikidata

Size class: Medium airport; From OurAirports (5 Oct 2026); OurAirports’ own classification
Elevation: 398 m (1,306 ft); From OurAirports (5 Oct 2026)
Opened: 1927; Per Wikidata (opens in a new tab) (retrieved 5 Oct 2026) — date of official opening
Passengers, 2021: 24,470; Per Wikidata (opens in a new tab) (retrieved 5 Oct 2026), citing dam-api.bfs.admin.ch (opens in a new tab)
Named after: St. Gallen, Altenrhein; Per Wikidata (opens in a new tab) (retrieved 5 Oct 2026)
Nearest airport with scheduled flights: Bodensee Airport Friedrichshafen FDH · 21 km; OurAirports scheduled-service flag; straight-line distance calculated

Runways at ACH

OurAirports · 5 Oct 2026

Source: OurAirports (opens in a new tab) runways data (public domain), retrieved 5 Oct 2026. Not an aeronautical source — not for navigation.

2 open runways, 1 lit. Longest 10/28: 1,455 m, asphalt. OurAirports also lists 1 closed runway, not shown.

Runways at ACH: length, width, surface and lighting
Runway	Length	Width	Surface	Lighting
10/28	1,455 m4,774 ft	30 m	asphalt	Lit
10L/28R	810 m2,657 ft	20 m	grass	Not listed as lit

Routes from ACH

No route records yet

Originfacts does not track any routes from ACH yet, so no route records are listed here. Check current schedules with the airlines or the airport’s own site.

Airlines with a hub at ACH

Wikidata · 5 Oct 2026

Per Wikidata (opens in a new tab) (retrieved 5 Oct 2026): airlines whose “airline hub” property names ACH, with no end date and not recorded as dissolved. Community-edited; hubs change.

Terminals, transport and parking at ACH

Not yet verified

Terminal assignments, ground transport into Altenrhein, parking, lounges and accessibility services have not been verified against Altenrhein Airport’s own pages yet, so none are listed here.

Check directly:peoples.ch/airport-st-gallen-altenrhein (opens in a new tab)Map of the airport location (opens in a new tab)

Before you travel

Confirm your terminal with the operating airline.
Check the check-in and bag-drop cut-off times on your booking.
Allow extra time if you need to change terminals or check bags in again.
Check your flight status before you leave for the airport.

Airports near Altenrhein

Calculated

Straight-line distances calculated from each airport’s coordinates in the Originfacts airport records. Road distances are longer.

Altenrhein Airport: common questions

Where is Altenrhein Airport?

Altenrhein Airport serves Altenrhein, Switzerland. Its coordinates in OurAirports are 47.485°, 9.561°.

What are the airport codes for Altenrhein Airport?

The IATA code is ACH and the ICAO code is LSZR.

What time zone is ACH in?

Altenrhein Airport is in the Europe/Zurich time zone.

What is the official website of Altenrhein Airport?

The airport’s official website is peoples.ch/airport-st-gallen-altenrhein. For questions about a booking, contact the operating airline.

How many runways does Altenrhein Airport have?

OurAirports lists 2 open runways at ACH: 10/28 (1,455 m (4,774 ft), asphalt); 10L/28R (810 m (2,657 ft), grass).

When did Altenrhein Airport open?

Wikidata gives 1927 as its official opening date.

How many passengers use Altenrhein Airport?

Wikidata records 24,470 passengers for 2021, the latest year it holds.

Which airlines have a hub at ACH?

Wikidata lists ACH as a hub of Alpine Flight Service and People's.

What is the elevation of Altenrhein Airport?

OurAirports gives ACH’s elevation as 398 m (1,306 ft) above sea level.

Sources

Nothing on this page is verified by hand yet. Each section comes from the dataset below, with its date where the dataset has one. Terminal, transport and parking details are left out until they can be read from Altenrhein Airport’s own pages.

WhatSourceDate
Codes, location, time zoneOriginfacts airport record21 Jun 2026
Official websiteWikidata record (official website property) (opens in a new tab)5 Oct 2026
Coordinates, runways, type, elevationOurAirports (opens in a new tab) — public domain5 Oct 2026
Opening, operator, passengers, hubsWikidata item Q689836 (opens in a new tab) — CC05 Oct 2026
Nearby airportsCalculated from airport coordinates—
Terminals and transportNot yet verified—

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