Alpnach Air Base
Alpnach Air Base is the Swiss Armed Forces and Swiss Air Forces' center of expertise for air transport. The service provided at Alpnach are supplemented by the Air Force's partner RUAG Aviation Helicopter Center.
Fixed-wing aircraft, with the exception of jet fighters, also operate from Alpnach Air Base.
At Alpnach, the air and ground crews of Alpnach/Dübendorf Air Base Command provide support for the following tasks carried out by Cougar, Super Puma and EC635 helicopters:
- Missions in Switzerland an abroad
- Training of professional an conscript units
- Pilot school basic training
- Further and advanced training (re-training and upgrading courses, night and load flights, etc.)
- Operation and preparation of helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft 24/7
- Maintenance, repair and trouble-shooting
- Contacs of expertise (helicopters, small UAVs, mobile field hangars, mobile air transport deployment command posts)
- Guaranteeing the readiness of the stand-by service (SAR readiness: team and aircraft ready for operation at air base within 1 hour, regular readiness: team and aircraft ready for operation at air base within 8 hours from alert)
Alternating with Dübendorf and Payerne military air bases, regular search and rescue flights are carried out round the clock 365 days a year, which requires that our specialists and partners can be rapidly called up and deployed at all times.
Alpnach Air Base Command is supported by the Armed Forces Logistics Organisation (AFLO) by the Armed Forces Command Support Organisation (AFCSO). Skyguide is in charge of air traffic control.
Alpnach is home base to Air Transport Command 2 / Air Transport Wing 2 with AT Squadron 6 and AT Squadron 8.
Flight operation
Flight operation hours
Flight operation hours for helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft
Usual flight operations: Mon-Fri 7:30-12am / 1:15-5pm.
Air transport missions according to operational needs, such as search and rescue operations and flights in support of emergency response services, Border Guard, police, etc., are flown round the clock.
Night flight operations hours for helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft
October-March: Wed + Thurs until 10pm
April, May, August and September: Wed (reserve day Thurs) 8:30-11pm
Current flight activities
Information on current extraordinary flight activities is available on our information platform (not availabe in English)
Visitors

Conscript units
KVK/ADF | 28.05.18 bis 22.06.18 | ||
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KVK | 07.01.19 bis 10.01.19 | KVK | 11.06.19 bis 14.06.19 |
ADF | 11.01.19 bis 30.01.19 | ADF | 17.06.19 bis 05.07.19 |
LT Kdo 2 | LT Kdo 3 |
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LT Geschw 2 | LT Geschw 3 |
- LT St 6 | - LT St 3 |
- LT St 8 | - LT St 4 |
- LT Kp 2 | - LT Kp 3 |
LT Abt 2 | LT Abt 3 |
- LT Sup Kp 2 | - LT Sup Kp 3 |
- LT Log Kp 2 | - LT Log Kp 3 |
- LT Ustü Kp 2 | - LT Ustü Kp 3 |
LT Si Kp 2 | LT Si Kp 3 |
VBA Herbst | 24.09.18 bis 26.10.18 |
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VBA Frühjahr | 15.04.19 bis 10.05.19 |
VBA Herbst | 23.09.19 bis 18.10.19 |
Für Fragen zu Ihrer Dienstleistung (inkl. Dienstverschiebung) wenden Sie sich bitte direkt an die Hotline Personelles der Armee.
0800 424 111 (Mo - Fr 08:00 - 12:00, 13:30 - 17:00)
personelles.FSTA@vtg.admin.ch
Restaurant
Restaurant Alouette
Militärflugplatz Alpnach
CH-6055 Alpnach Dorf
Tel: +41 58 466 57 20

Militärflugplatz Alpnach
Eichistrasse 13
CH-6055 Alpnach Dorf
- Tel.
- +41 58 466 55 11
Alpnach Air Base
Schweizer Luftwaffe
Militärflugplatz Alpnach
Eichistrasse 13
CH-6055 Alpnach Dorf