Zurich International Airport gateway to all continents
On May 5, 1946, Zurich voters approved a project to build a new international airport in German-speaking Switzerland to rival Geneva Airport in the French-speaking region. Two months later the diggers moved in to start work on swampy land at Kloten, north of Zurich city centre.
On June 14, 1948, a ceremony was held at the new Zurich-Kloten Airport to mark the official opening of the airport’s first runway, a 1,900-metre long track.
Although it was a modestly sized airport when it was built, Zurich has progressively expanded over the next decades. It is now the biggest in the country ahead of Geneva and Basel airports. Before the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic, flight traffic at Zurich Airport hit an all-time high in 2019 when 31.5 million passengers passed through the facility and there were 275,000 flight movements
About The Airport
Zurich Airport is as impressive as one would expect of Switzerland’s prime airport. As a state-of-the-art airport and transport hub, Zurich Airport is designed and built to the most demanding standards of quality. Situated in the heart of Europe, Zurich Airport is not only Switzerland’s gateway to all continents, but also to a wealthy market and an attractive travel destination.
Proud to be ranked as “Europe’s Leading Airport” by World Travel Award in 2020 for the 17th time in a row. For the fifth time after 2006, 2008, 2018 and 2019 Zurich Airport wins 2020 once again first place in Airport Service Quality (ASQ) in the category 25 to 40 million passengers in Europe.
