Interlaken Air Base

Interlaken Airport[lower-alpha 1] (ICAO: LSMI) is a former military airbase in Interlaken, Switzerland.[1] Interlaken Airport was constructed during World War II. The airbase is now closed to scheduled commercial flights. Most recently, in 2007, Interlaken Airbase was used for the sixth round of the Red Bull Air Race.[2]

Interlaken Airport

Flugplatz Interlaken
Summary
Airport typeFormer military airbase
ServesInterlaken
LocationInterlaken, Switzerland
Elevation AMSL1,893 ft / 577 m
Coordinates46°40′35″N 007°52′44″E
Map
LSMI is located in Switzerland
LSMI
LSMI
Location of the airport in Switzerland
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
05/23 5,433 1,656 Tarmac

References

  1. "(LSMI) Interlaken Mil". FlightStats. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
  2. "History". Red Bull Air Race. Archived from the original on 25 June 2012.

Notes

  1. German: Flughafen Interlaken, French: Aéroport de Interlaken, Italian: Aeroporto di Interlaken
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