Zürich, Switzerland is the largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zürich. The city is Switzerland's main commercial and cultural centre and sometimes called the Cultural Capital of Switzerland, the political capital of Switzerland being Berne. Zürich is counted as one of the world's pre-eminent global cities. According to several surveys from 2006 to 2009, Zürich was named the city with the best quality of life in the world as well as the wealthiest city in Europe. The Zürich metropolitan area has a population of about 1.68 million people.
Zurich, Switzerland
Elevation AMSL 1,416 ft / 432 m
47°27'53"N 08°32'57"E
Zürich Airport (IATA: ZRH, ICAO: LSZH) also called Kloten Airport, is located in Kloten, canton of Zürich, Switzerland and managed by Unique Airport. It is Switzerland's largest international flight gateway and hub to Swiss International Air Lines.
Zürich is Mountain Air's primary European base for cargo operations. Located centraly within Europe, it provides Mountain Air with a fantastic advantage in moving cargo. No more than 1000mi from any of Mountain Air Europe's operational bases, shipments can easily be transfered from Zürich to any other European base in under three hours flight time.
Mountain Air typically operates out of the "C Ramp" parking at C1 through C5. On Vatsim the airport is typically configured with Arrivals on RWY 14 and departures on RWY 28. Runways will be used up to 10 kts (RWY 14) and 7 kts (RWY 28) tailwind-component.