Grenchen Airport is an
airport
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serving
Grenchen
Grenchen () is a Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the district of Lebern (district), Lebern in the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Solothurn (canton), Solothurn in Switzerland.
It is located at the foot of the Jura mountains betwee ...
, a
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality' ...
in the district of
Lebern in the
canton of
Solothurn
Solothurn ( ; ; ; ; ) is a town, a municipality, and the capital of the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland. It is located in the north-west of Switzerland on the banks of the Aare and on the foot of the Weissenstein Jura mountains.
The town is ...
in
Switzerland
Switzerland, officially the Swiss Confederation, is a landlocked country located in west-central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the south, France to the west, Germany to the north, and Austria and Liechtenstein to the east. Switzerland ...
.
Facilities
The aerodrome resides at an
elevation
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of above
mean sea level
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. It has one
asphalt
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* Bitumen, also known as "liquid asphalt cement" or simply "asphalt", a viscous form of petroleum mainly used as a binder in asphalt concrete
* Asphalt concrete, a mixture of bitumen with coarse and fine aggregates, u ...
paved
runway
In aviation, a runway is an elongated, rectangular surface designed for the landing and takeoff of an aircraft. Runways may be a human-made surface (often asphalt concrete, asphalt, concrete, or a mixture of both) or a natural surface (sod, ...
designated 06C/24C which measures and two
grass
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runways: 06R/24L is and 06L/24R is .
See also
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Transport in Switzerland
Switzerland has a dense network of roads and railways. The Swiss public transport network has a total length of and has more than 2,600 stations and stops.
The crossing of the Alps is an important route for European transportation, as the Al ...
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Airports in Switzerland
Buildings and structures in the canton of Solothurn
Grenchen