No forecast available at this time
(CHF)
| AVGAS | JET A1 | |
| Full price | 2.46 | 2.02 |
| Duty free | 1.71 | 1.28 |
+ TVA 8.0 %
History of Sion Airport
Sion Airport was inaugurated in June 1935. In the sameyear, the Municipality of
Sion entrusted the Valais Section of the Swiss Aero-Club with the operation of the airport. It also opened the first flying school in Valais. The Airport's location at the very center of
the Alps had drawn the interest of the Federal Ministry of Defense, and a
contract was signed between the two parties in 1937.
Since 2001 Sion Airport has been operated under the terms of a new license granted for a period of 30 years.
Currently, Sion Airport is the only mixed airport licensed in Switzerland where civilian and military flights are operated side by side.
A single man, Hermann Geiger, Glacier and rescue pilot, who became the first airport director in 1946, would leave his mark on the entire history of flight in Valais and Sion.
A new threshold was crossed in 1991, with the inauguration of the new modern terminal and more importantly, the ILS, an instrument approach and landing system which opened the way for charter flights into Sion Airport.
Today, Sion Airport offers
New airport terminal with his red coffee restaurant, with planes today falcon 50 etc a 2000 by 40 meter hard-surface runway equipped with lighting, a 600 by 30 meter grass runway and an instrument flight system (IFR), all of which enable us to handle a wide array of aircraft and helicopters. Skyguide is responsible for air safety and the Air Force is in charge of runway and taxiway maintenance, guaranteeing quality infrastructure and service at all times.
We offer a capacity for 2600 passengers a day at our check in counters, an international transfer area with departure and arrival halls, cargo and baggage sorting halls, a permanent customs service and a police station. This puts us on a par with the best airports for all types of flights.