# Bern Airport (BRN)

> Bern, CH · IATA: BRN · ICAO: LSZB · Medium Airport

## Quick Facts

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| IATA | `BRN` |
| ICAO | `LSZB` |
| City | Bern |
| Country | CH |
| Type | Medium Airport |
| Elevation | 509 m |
| Cargo | ❌ |
| GPS | 46.91287, 7.49851 |

## Description

BRN sits beside Switzerland's federal capital, yet Bern Airport (IATA: BRN, ICAO: LSZB) in Belp is a regional field rather than a capital-city hub, with a single paved runway 14/32 of 1,730 metres — too short for intercontinental freighters. Scheduled service is thin and seasonal: in 2026 carriers including Helvetic Airways (leisure routes such as Palma de Mallorca) and Sky Alps serve Bern, while the core business is corporate and charter aviation, flight training and air-ambulance/Rega operations. No commercial air cargo operation, terminal or handling agent is documented; anything moving by air does so as incidental load on business flights. For air freight from the Bern area, forwarders consolidate through Zurich (ZRH, about 130 km and Switzerland's main cargo gateway) or EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg (BSL, about 100 km), with Geneva (GVA) a third option toward western Switzerland. Because Switzerland lies outside the EU customs union, every import and export needs clearance — done at those gateways or inland, not at Belp. In short, BRN is a passenger and general-aviation airport, not a freight point.

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