Locarno Airport
International Locarno Airport Aeroporto cantonale di Locarno | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public/Military | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Gordola, Ticino, Switzerland | ||||||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 198 m / 652 ft | ||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 46°09′55″N 8°52′40″E / 46.1653°N 8.8778°E | ||||||||||||||||||
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International Locarno Airport (ICAO: LSZL), mil ICAO code LSMO, also known as Locarno-Magadino Airport, is an airport located near the city of Locarno, Ticino, Switzerland. It is a mixed civilian and military airport. The airfield is used simultaneously by civilian aircraft and the Swiss Air Force from the "airfield command Locarno". Although they use the same runways, the Swiss Air Force has its own taxiways and parking and a large hangar. It is located in the community of Gordola, seven kilometers east of the Locarno city center. The nearest stop to the Swiss Federal Railways is the 2 km distant station Riazzino of railway Giubiasco Locarno.