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BUOCHS AIRPORT – LSZC
in the canton of Nidwalden is located south of the Bürgenstock.

Many small and medium-sized entrepreneurs have established themselves in the canton of Nidwalden. The Pilatus Aircraft, which produces aircraft, is the largest employer. Many of the industrial companies have specialized in mechanical engineering, medical devices, international trade, optics or electronics. Other aviation-related companies can be located at Buochs ​​airfield.

Tourism is an important industry in the mountain canton of Nidwalden. The lake and the mountains attract many holidaymakers, both in summer and winter.

Buochs ​​Airport is the only permanently available aviation hub for private, business and commercial air traffic in Central Switzerland. This ensures the region's connection to hundreds of other comparable European airports.

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Board of Directors

Jan Spycher
Airport manager
D: +41 41 619 61 28
M: +41 79 794 77 21
jan.spycher@airportbuochs.ch

Roman Barmettler
Operation Manager
T: + 41 41 622 06 11
roman.barmettler@airportbuochs.ch

Beat Achermann
Airport Operations
T: + 41 41 622 06 11
beat.achermann@airportbuochs.ch

Andy Jauch
Airport Operations
T: + 41 41 622 06 11
andy.jauch@airportbuochs.ch

Luc Lienhard
Airport Operations
T: + 41 41 622 06 11
luc.lienhard@airportbuochs.ch

Andrea Barmettler
Facilities

Nicole Jeger
Facilities

Marianne Alb
Daniel Birrer
Raphael Meier
Marc Preisig
Luke Rüdin
Simon Zumbrunnen


Markus Kälin, President
Marc Blöchlinger, Vice President
Reto Amstutz, Member
Stefan Bosshard, Member
Dr. Othmar Filliger, Member
Thomas Ochsenbein, Member

Gallery




History

1937

Start of piste construction on the Buochser – Ennetbürger Allmend

Buochser Allmend, left in the picture Engelberger-Aa in 1937

A group that began preparing a slope in 1937. Wages for married people 80 cents per hour, single people earned 68 to 70 cents per hour.

1940

Construction of the Pilatus aircraft factory begins; Hall 1 (today's Hall 10) is already located on the airfield in the north and Hall 2 in the south of the airfield. The first piste will be built where the current 2000 m long main piste is located. The former dimensions of the runway were 600 x 37.5 m. End of August to November 8th, first occupancy of active duty by Flieger-Kompanie 17.

Buochs ​​airfield at the beginning of 1940: 600 mx 37.5. m part of the slope where the main slope is today.

Buochs ​​airfield at the beginning of 1940: 600 mx 37.5. m part of the slope where the main slope is today.

1943

Hard surface runway 2 (today's redundancy runway was built. (dimension 900 x 40 m) 15 aircraft shelters, 2 rehabilitation tunnels in the Bürgenberg and hall 3 in the south were completed.

Overview of the airfield in the summer of 1940: The Pilatus area with taxiway, hall 1 on Bürgenberg and hall 2 on the south side of the airfield can already be seen on the plan.

Airfield plan 1943: In addition, a hard surface runway (today's redundancy runway) was built. Dimensions 900 mx 40 m) Hall 3 (now used by SwissInt) can also be seen on the plan.

1953

Overview of the airfield in the summer of 1940: The Pilatus area with taxiway, hall 1 on Bürgenberg and hall 2 on the south side of the airfield can already be seen on the plan.

Barriers with traffic lights and guard houses are put into operation.

1959

Five flying squadrons with Hunters in action from Buochs ​​airfield

1962

The 600 m runway will be extended to 2000 m for Mirage operations.

Plan of the airport in 1962: Nothing has changed in terms of runways and taxiways between 1962 and today. The main runway has now been increased to a length of 2000 m and the redundant runway to a length of 1500 m. The extensions were necessary because of military jet operations.

1964

Move into the new control tower with the barracks in the south of the airfield. Barracks are still needed even after 50 years; the control tower was replaced by a new building in 2011.

The TWR Buochs ​​was moved into in 1964 and was in operation until 2011. The barracks are still standing today
serve as office space and meeting rooms for Airport Buochs ​​AG.

1975

Nine Hunter squadrons and a special squadron operated from Buochs ​​airfield, Fliegerstaffel 21 operated from Kaverne until 1967, when it had to give way to the Mirage IIIS squadrons, procurement of the Tiger F-5.

1996

Submission of an application for operating regulations through economic development

1997

Founding of the airport company Airport Buochs ​​AG

1998

FOCA approves the operating regulations

2000

BS transfers air traffic control to Airport Buochs ​​AG, sells 50% stake to Pilatus Flugzeugwerke

2002

The Federal Court upheld the protection association's complaint, and provisional operating regulations have been in effect since then. Announcement of closure of Buochs ​​military airfield and transition to sleeping base

2003

Retirement of Mirage IIIS with festival and military air show at Buochs ​​airfield

2004

There is no longer any jet operation at Buochs ​​airfield, but Buochs ​​airfield has served as a factory airfield for Pilatus Flugzeugwerke AG for many years. Woman is hit by a plane on the redundancy runway and dies.

2005

PC21 prototype crash on the grounds of Buochs ​​airfield

2012

District administrator authorizes cooperative corporations to repurchase land areas no longer needed by the federal government.

Moving into the new Tower Buochs

2015

The government council, municipalities and cooperative corporations are launching a discussion of variants

2015

First flight Pilatus PC24 – first business jet developed in Switzerland

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