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Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (LSZR) is a medium regional airport on the shore of Lake Constance in the Canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland, offering an ILS-equipped main runway alongside a parallel grass strip. It is the home base for three OurAirports members and is operated under the People's brand, making it a useful and interesting VFR and IFR destination for simulator pilots exploring the eastern Swiss Alpine foreland.
Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport, ICAO code LSZR and IATA code ACH, sits close to the town of St. Gallen in eastern Switzerland. It is classified as a medium airport with scheduled airline service and is operated by People's, whose operations are detailed on their official site. The field is registered as the home base for three OurAirports members, reflecting a mix of business, training and general aviation activity that makes it a worthwhile stop for a simulator pilot touring the Lake Constance region.
The airport lies at coordinates 47.485, 9.5619 at an elevation of 1306 feet, within the St. Gallen area of the canton of the same name. Air traffic in the surrounding airspace is coordinated with Zurich, with Zurich Radar handling area control and Zurich providing arrival control, indicating the field sits within Swiss controlled airspace under the wider Zurich FIR structure.
LSZR has two physical runways. The main hard-surfaced runway, 10/28, is lit and measures approximately 4764 feet on runway 10 and 4874 feet on runway 28, with an ILS approach available for runway 10. A parallel grass runway, 10L/28R, provides a shorter 2647-foot unlit alternative for lighter traffic.
Pilots should expect the following frequencies at Sankt Gallen Altenrhein: ACC on 133.9 MHz (Zurich Radar), ARR on 119.925 MHz (Zurich Arrival), Arrival ATIS on 123.775 MHz, FIS on 124.7 MHz (Zurich Information, available in English and German), GND on 121.8 MHz, and TWR on 118.65 MHz. Runway 10 is served by an ILS approach, supporting instrument arrivals from the east.
Sankt Gallen Altenrhein continues to operate as an active medium airport with airline service, and is operated under the People's brand, whose details are published on their official website. It serves as the home base for three OurAirports members, reflecting ongoing general aviation and business flying activity at the field.
