Lugano Airport
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Lugano Airport is a regional airport located 4 km (2.5 mi) west of Lugano
, Switzerland
. It lies closer to the nearby village of Agno than to Lugano itself, and so is usually known as Lugano-Agno.
Lugano-Agno's instrument approach
procedure is quite challenging because of its steep angle of descent
of 6.65°, more than double of the standard approach angle of 3°. This is due to its geographic location in the mouth of a valley.
Instrumental approach is available on RWY 01.
Lugano Airport is increasing its business jets operation, having solved the approach difficulties which arose during the past. Nowadays almost all kinds of mid- and long-range business jets (such as the Dassault Falcon 900-2000 and 7X, as well as Gulfstream series 2, 3, 4 and 5, Global Express, Embraer Legacy and Cessna Citations of all types) are accepted and may perform a full legal landing in Lugano according to JAR OPS. Lugano Airport is aiming to become a leading regional business jet airport for the Ticino and Northern Italy regions by allowing passengers to avoid the difficulties of traffic congestion and waiting times at larger airports.
The future development includes, a new terminal building instead of the existing one, a new apron layout able to accommodate a larger amount of aircraft, and also a new parking area.
The existing runway 01/19 will be extended to 1450m during 2012 and finally to 1600m (project 2014).
Lugano
Lugano is a city of inhabitants in the city proper and a total of over 145,000 people in the agglomeration/city region, in the south of Switzerland, in the Italian-speaking canton of Ticino, which borders Italy...
, Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
. It lies closer to the nearby village of Agno than to Lugano itself, and so is usually known as Lugano-Agno.
Lugano-Agno's instrument approach
Instrument approach
For aircraft operating under instrument flight rules , an instrument approach or instrument approach procedure is a series of predetermined maneuvers for the orderly transfer of an aircraft under instrument flight conditions from the beginning of the initial approach to a landing, or to a point...
procedure is quite challenging because of its steep angle of descent
Descent
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of 6.65°, more than double of the standard approach angle of 3°. This is due to its geographic location in the mouth of a valley.
Instrumental approach is available on RWY 01.
Lugano Airport is increasing its business jets operation, having solved the approach difficulties which arose during the past. Nowadays almost all kinds of mid- and long-range business jets (such as the Dassault Falcon 900-2000 and 7X, as well as Gulfstream series 2, 3, 4 and 5, Global Express, Embraer Legacy and Cessna Citations of all types) are accepted and may perform a full legal landing in Lugano according to JAR OPS. Lugano Airport is aiming to become a leading regional business jet airport for the Ticino and Northern Italy regions by allowing passengers to avoid the difficulties of traffic congestion and waiting times at larger airports.
The future development includes, a new terminal building instead of the existing one, a new apron layout able to accommodate a larger amount of aircraft, and also a new parking area.
The existing runway 01/19 will be extended to 1450m during 2012 and finally to 1600m (project 2014).
Airlines and destinations
Previous Airlines and Destinations
External links
- Lugano Airport — Official site
- Lugano Airport Qualification — Information for pilots
- Avilù Flight Training Organisation FTO — local flying School
- P3 Flyers Ticino aerobatic team based at Lugano Airport