Did you know that in the 1940 there was a discussion where the swiss main airport should be placed. Not only Kloten was an option, but also Utzenstorf in the Canton of Berne. Sorry, the Wiki entry is in German, has it has way more infos than the English one. In the picture you can see the planned runways, which represent the shorter takeofff distances needed during that time. And it would be an even more complex takeoff and landing regime than anyway today.
Further information:
Swiss German Video from SRF Schweiz Aktuell https://www.srf.ch/news/videos-projekt-schweizerischer-zentralflughafen-utzenstorf
Book about aiport projects in and around Berne: https://www.bezg.ch/img/publikation/05\_4/bratschi.pdf
https://i.redd.it/9jeitxm09mvg1.jpeg
Posted by RJA220
3 Comments
interesting layout
Isn’t it hazardous to put an airport in an are surrounded by mountains?
This ian’t in a more hilly area than Kloten: https://maps.app.goo.gl/Q5NSCDMxPRL28esJ9?g_st=ic