Flight schedule Payerne 2026

 

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Air Police Training - diversion to land in Zurich Airport

 

Due training to land on a diversion airport, Swiss Air Force Hornets can be seen on approach exercises to the runways of Zurich airport on Thursday/Friday (March 04/05) and Tuesday (March 09th). There will be no actual landings of the Hornets. Those trainings are regularly at Zurich and Geneva airport.

Payerne closed for runway works, like every summer. June 2nd 'till July 3rd, 2020

Like every year the military airfields in switzerland closes down for some weeks for maintenance works on runway and installations.

The main base Payerne will be closed from June 2nd 'till July 3rd, 2020.

QRA/Air Defence (LPD24) from 0600-2200h LT will be executed out of Meiringen during this time, together with nearly all flights with F-18 Hornet.

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WEF 2020 - Air Policy above Davos

In 2020, the armed forces will once again support the civilian authorities in the canton of Graubünden in carrying out security tasks in connection with the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF). Parliament approved the deployment of a maximum of 5,000 soldiers on these civil affairs support operations from 2019 until 2021. The 2020 WEF meeting will be held from 17 to 27 January.


Main base for the combat ready jets is Payerne LSMP (1st ALT is LSMM, 2nd ALT is LSMS) again and the 25 nautical miles flight restrictions above Davos are on the following dates:

January 17th, 2020 from 1300-1700h LT (training)
January 20th from 0800h LT continuosly 'till January 25th, 1700 LT (hot)

Some Pilatus (NC)PC-7 will be flying out of Samedan airport during training day and the hot mission.

More informations: https://www.vtg.admin.ch/de/aktuell/einsaetze-und-operationen/sse/wef.html

Some impressions of Air Policy from other years 

Evaluation NKF - Mission Super Hornet

The second candidate will arrive this week and includes an Omega Company Tanker as support. The test flights will start next monday april 29th and end on Mai 3rd. Eight missions are scheduled, with a total of 17 takeoffs and landings (PAY/MEI).

As support aircraft an KDC-10 Tanker aircraft is expected (N974VV, Mc Donnell Douglas DC-10-40) - due Air'04 Airshow an KC707 of the Omega company was here. 

OMEGA Air Refueling: http://www.omegaairrefueling.com

All photos taken by myself, archive.

World Economic Forum Davos 2019 - restrictions and activity

In 2019, the armed forces will once again support the civilian authorities in the canton of Graubünden in carrying out security tasks in connection with the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF). Parliament approved the deployment of a maximum of 5,000 soldiers on these civil affairs support operations from 2019 until 2021. The 2019 WEF meeting will be held from 18 to 28 January.

Main base for our military fighter jets supporting the WEF with CAP's in Switzerland is PAYERNE (LSMP), second is Meiringen (LSMM) !

Air traffic in the Davos area is restricted during the 2019 World Economic Forum (GND to FL195).


Air traffic over Swiss, Austrian and Liechtenstein territory within a radius of 25 nautical miles (approx. 46 km) of the centre of Davos will be restricted from 21 to 26 January 2019. Special rules and procedures that have been worked out by the Swiss Air Force and the Federal Office for Civil Aviation must be observed for approaches to and departures from regional airfields and heliports. Only specified visual flight routes may be flown. All these flights will be subject to authorisation; accreditation of both pilots and aircraft is required for authorisation.

Flights outside the specified routes and flights to Davos also require authorisation, which will only be granted to pilots and aircraft that have been accredited beforehand. Even after accreditation, a request must be made to the air force for every flight. The air force will then decide whether to grant or refuse permission in accordance with requirements and security considerations. Detailed instructions can be found in official publications

The Swiss Air Force will support the civilian authorities with air transport and surveillance flights using helicopters, propeller planes and combat aircraft. Therefore, a considerable increase in military air movements even beyond the canton of Graubünden is to be expected.

As air traffic includes not only helicopters and aeroplanes, all other airspace users are also subject to restrictions that come into force on 21 January 2019. The regulations for model aircraft, UAVs, delta and paragliders are issued by the Graubünden cantonal police.


Restriction times: Monday, 21 January 2019, from 8am local time
until latest Saturday, 26 January 2019, 5pm local time

Swiss Air Force Flight Schedule of Emmen and PC-7 Team, 2019

Just for information purposes - I've updated the flight schedule post with the chart of Emmen and the PC-7 Team today ;)

PC-7 Team 2019

21 - 24. Februar	FIS Ski Weltcup Crans-Montana	Crans-Montana
17 - 19. Mai	Fête des musiques Gruériennes	Les Moulins
24 - 25. Mai	Tag der Öffentlichkeit Emmen	Emmen
29. Mai - 01. Jun	Heliweekend Grenchen	Grenchen
29 - 31. Mai	Gewerbe- und Erlebnisausstellung Buochs	Buochs
21 - 22. Juni	Eidgenössisches Turnfest Aarau	Aarau
28 - 29. Juni	15. Flüügerchilbi Beromünster	Beromünster
05 - 07. Juli	Züri Fäscht	Seebecken Zürich
19 - 21. Juli	International Gijon Airshow	Gijon, ESP
26 - 28. Juli	Sunderland Airshow	Sunderland, UK
30 - 31. August	Huntertag St. Stephan	St. Stephan
06 - 07. September	Flüüger-Fäscht Schmerlat	Schmerlat, Schaffhausen
20 - 22. September	Czech Air Force Days	Ostrava, CZ
04 - 05. Oktober	40. Modellflugtag Hausen am Albis	Hausen am Albis
11 - 12. Oktober	Air & Space Days Luzern	Verkehrshaus, Luzern
11 - 12. Dezember	Brevetierung	Vitznau

Swiss Air Force's QRA boost it's capacity in 2019

Today is a new big step in Swiss Air Forces Quick Reaction Alert system called Luftpolizeidienst24 (LPD24) - every day in between 0600-2200LT two armed F/A-18 Hornet aircrafts are ready for takeoff in less than 15 minutes. Full day capacity will be available end of 2020.
For us aviation geeks and photographs interesting is the additional night flights planned on wednesday evening, so two times a week now (normal night flight training monday or tuesday (meteo)).

Dates and Flight Schedules Swiss Air Force 2019

Some dates for next year are already known ;) UPDATE January 25th, 2019 - complete list europe on flugzeugforum.de

January
07 Beginn regulärer Flugbetrieb Schweizer Luftwaffe um 0830h LT
13-19 Intl. Alpine Balonwoche Arosa (Night-Glooming 13.), Arosa (CH)
17-19 Lauberhornrennen mit Patrouille Suisse, Wengen (CH) mit PS am 17. (Training 1130h) / 18. 1320h / 19. 1140h
21-26 WEF Davos, CAP's out of Payerne (CH)
26-03 41ème édition du Festival International de Ballons, Château-d'Oex (CH)

February
09-10 34ème Rassemblement International de Montgolfières, Crans Montana (CH)16/17 FIS Women Ski Worldcup, Crans-Montana (CH) with PC-7 Team

March
25-12 Trainingskurs Patrouille Suisse

April
01-19 Training of the Swiss Air Force Display Teams in Payerne (08-19, Hornet), Emmen (25 April - 12 March, Patrouille Suisse), Locarno (PC-7 Team) and Alpnach (Super Puma Display Team)
12 PSFC Tag, Emmen (CH) mit Patrouille Suisse, SP und PC-7 Team (evtl. Hornet)

May
10/11 Open doors REGA Swiss Air Ambulances with the new H145, Lausanne (CH)
15 Basevisit, Meiringen (CH) 
17/18 Fribourgstrophy Championship F3J model gliders, Pierrafortscha (CH)
20-24 Flights with Mirage III, Payerne (CH)
22-24 Flights with Hawker Hunter (Amici dell'Hunter), Sion (CH)
21-23 EBACE 2019, Genf (CH)
24/25 Tage der Öffentlichkeit mit Airshow, Emmen (CH)
24-26 Seaplane Meeting Hergiswil, Hergiswil (CH)
25/26 Meeting de l'Air BA155, Orange (F)
29-02 Schweizermeisterschaft Heissluftballon, Willisau (CH)
30-02 AMPA (Association pour le Maintien du Patrimoine Aéronautique) Swiss Tour 2019, multiple airfields in Switzerland

June
01/02 Heliweekend, Grenchen (CH)
03-07 FFA Mitgliederflüge 2019, Emmen - LSME (CH) mit Hunter/Vampire

14-16 Seaplane Meeting Divonne, Divonne-les-Bains (F)
15 Tag der Bundeswehr, multiple bases in Germany
15-16 Journées de l'Air 2019 (07.+08.09. Reservedatum), Bressaucourt-Porrentruy (CH)
22 Nostalgieflugtag, Meiringen (CH)
24-28 Flights with Mirage III, Payerne (CH)
28-30 Seaplane Meeting Perroy, Perroy (CH)

29 Flüügerchilbi 2019, Luzern-Beromünster (CH)
29/30 RIO 2.4, Ecuvillens (CH) (? or in 2020 ?)
29-30 Meeing de l'Air Cazaux BA120, Cazaux (F)

July
20/21 Eröffnung des Museums/Neubaus FMA, Altenrhein (CH) mit Patrouille Suisse
28-03 ProAero Jugendlager, Samedan - S-chanf (CH)

August
09-11 Seaplane Meeting Bönigen, Bönigen (CH)
09-11 8th Convoy to Remember, Birmenstorf (CH)
16/17 200 Jahre Waffenplatz mit Airshow und Bückermeet, Thun (CH)
16/17 Zigermeet, Mollis (CH) mit Gripen/Eurofighter Typhoon/Rafale/F35?
16-18 31. OSV Treffen 30 Jahre Oldtimer Segelflug Vereinigung Schweiz , Bellechasse (CH)
17 StansAIRhorn, Stans (CH)18 9. Fly Hai, Biel-Kappelen (CH)
22-31 30th World Aerobatic Championships, Chateauroux (F)
23-25 Acro Show , Villeneuve (CH)
26-30 EPERVIER exercise, Payerne (CH) with Armée de l'Air
31 Hunterfest, St. Stephan (CH)
31/01 Yv'Air 19, Yverdon-les-bains (CH) mit Gripen/Eurofighter Typhoon/Rafale/F35?
September
02-06 Flights with Mirage III, Payerne (CH)

October
01-04 FFA Mitgliederflüge 2019, Emmen (CH) mit Hunter/Vampire

09/10 Fliegerschiessen Axalp (-Ebenfluh), Axalp (CH)
11-13 Air & Space Days Verkehrshaus Luzern, Luzern (CH)
16 Basevisit, Meiringen (CH)

November
11-09 SCOTNIGHT exercise

December
13 Ende regulärer Flugbetrieb Schweizer Luftwaffe um 1700h LT

Flight Schedule of the Swiss Air Force 2019

PAYERNE LSMP

Main events will be the Air Policy CAP's for the World Economic Forum (WEF) Davos, the evaluation of the new fighter jets in summer and the week long visit of the French Air Force (Armée de l'Air, AdlA) end of August.

MEIRINGEN LSMP

A lot of Tiger activity throughout the year, but mostly only two aircrafts. PC-21 training out of Meiringen in spring and a very surprising event not yet ready for publication. The fighter aircrafts in evaluation for the NKF out of Payerne are also visiting Meiringen due there stay in Switzerland. For the Spottergroup at the Basevisits please contact me via flugzeugforum.de - Username Grimmi. Some places are still available at the moment.

EMMEN LSME

Main events are the Patrouille Suisse training week, the Hornet flights in August and some cargo aircrafts for Air Force (US Navy Herc's 'stealing' our F-5 Tiger aircrafts) and the RUAG, mainly Antonov AN-124.

Runway closed: July 1st - 26th

Hornet activity: July 29th - August 23rd

Swiss Air Force PC-7 Team schedule 2019

21 - 24. Februar	FIS Ski Weltcup Crans-Montana	Crans-Montana
17 - 19. Mai	Fête des musiques Gruériennes	Les Moulins
24 - 25. Mai	Tag der Öffentlichkeit Emmen	Emmen
29. Mai - 01. Jun	Heliweekend Grenchen	Grenchen
29 - 31. Mai	Gewerbe- und Erlebnisausstellung Buochs	Buochs
21 - 22. Juni	Eidgenössisches Turnfest Aarau	Aarau
28 - 29. Juni	15. Flüügerchilbi Beromünster	Beromünster
05 - 07. Juli	Züri Fäscht	Seebecken Zürich
19 - 21. Juli	International Gijon Airshow	Gijon, ESP
26 - 28. Juli	Sunderland Airshow	Sunderland, UK
30 - 31. August	Huntertag St. Stephan	St. Stephan
06 - 07. September	Flüüger-Fäscht Schmerlat	Schmerlat, Schaffhausen
20 - 22. September	Czech Air Force Days	Ostrava, CZ
04 - 05. Oktober	40. Modellflugtag Hausen am Albis	Hausen am Albis
11 - 12. Oktober	Air & Space Days Luzern	Verkehrshaus, Luzern
11 - 12. Dezember	Brevetierung	Vitznau

Patrouille Suisse 2019

Super Puma Display Team

Swiss Air Force Hornet Display Team

First Night-mission of the Swiss Air Force QRA

Today very early morning, 0326h local time, two Hornets take off from our main base Payerne LSMP. Another test of the availability and procedures - normally our QRA is not yet ready at this time of the day but 2021:

Press bulletin

Erster Start bei Nacht ist gelungen

Die Einsatzbereitschaft im Luftpolizeidienst wird bis Ende 2020 kontinuierlich ausgebaut. Ab dann werden während 365 Tagen rund um die Uhr zwei bewaffnete Flugzeuge einsatzbereit sein. Im Januar 2017 ist die Bereitschaft auf 365 Tage – also auch an Wochenenden und Feiertagen – von 8.00 bis 18.00 Uhr erweitert worden. Vom 3. bis 4. September 2018 hat die Luftwaffe eine noch längere Bereitschaft im Luftpolizeidienst angeordnet.

Das Projekt Luftpolizeidienst 24 (LP24) hat zum Ziel, die permanente Bereitschaft an 365 Tagen während 24 Stunden bis Ende 2020 zu erreichen. In der aktuellen Phase der Umsetzung ist die normale Bereitschaft von 8.00 bis 18.00 Uhr an 365 Tagen vorgesehen. In der Nacht vom 3. auf den 4. September 2018 wurde jedoch Bereitschaft angeordnet. Zum ersten Mal starteten zwei F/A-18 um 3.30 Uhr.

Ziel dieser Übung ist es, wertvolle Erkenntnisse für die Umsetzung der nächsten Phasen erhöhter Bereitschaft zu gewinnen und so die ersten Lehren aus einem Flugdienst bei Nacht zu ziehen. Ab dem 1. Januar 2019 wird die Bereitschaft des Luftpolizeidienstes auf die Zeiten von 6.00 bis 22.00 Uhr an 365 Tagen erhöht.

Motion aus dem Jahr 2009

Das Projekt LP24 geht auf eine Motion von alt Ständerat Hans Hess (FDP/OW) aus dem Jahr 2009 zurück. Darin forderte er eine erhöhte Bereitschaft im Luftpolizeidienst auch ausserhalb der normalen Arbeitszeiten. Mit LP24 wird nun in vier Schritten eine permanente Einsatzbereitschaft von zwei bewaffneten Kampfjets innert höchstens 15 Minuten erreicht.

The return of the Fighters

After a month in central Switzerland, the active Hornet and Tigerfleet came back to Payerne this morning. Payerne was closed due runway maintenance, a fate now the runway in Emmen will have for one month.
Patrouille Suisse and the Pilot School on PC-21 are also operating out of Payerne, some Infos for the flightschedule in the coming days:


Swiss Air Force's Hornet Display Team

En août le SWISS HORNET DISPLAY TEAM sera visible à divers endroits en Suisse

03.08.2018
Payerne Airbase (VD)
08:45 & 13:45 (horaires à confirmer)
2 entraînements en remplacement des “Fêtes de Genève” annulées
24.08.2018
11:15 Dittingen (BL) : Dittinger Flugtag
17:00 Villeneuve (VD) : Acro Show
25.08.2018
14:00 Villeneuve (VD) : Acro Show
17:00 Dittingen (BL) : Dittinger Flugtag
Les démonstrations à Villeneuve comprendront des Flares si les conditions le permettent.

Patrouille Suisse

Vom 10.08 bis 11.08.2018 Flugvorführung
LW | Display Teams | Rapperswil-JonaSeenachfest Rapperswil-Jona 2018
Vom 17.08 bis 19.08.2018
Flugvorführung
LW | Patrouille Suisse | GachnangMXGP Switzerland 2018
Vom 23.08 bis 27.08.2018
Flugvorführung
LW | Patrouille Suisse | Radom (POL)Polish Air Force's 100th Anniversary Celebration
Vom 30.08 bis 01.09.2018
Flugvorführung
LW | Patrouille Suisse | Flughafen ZürichErlebnistage 2018

Super Puma Display Team

Swiss Air Force's PC-7 Team

Swiss Air Force scrambled for British Airways July 5th

Last thursday, two Swiss Air Force F/A-18 Hornet on QRA duty had to scramble for flight BA610 due missing radio contact of the flight.

Source: http://avherald.com/h?article=4bac50fa&opt=0

Swiss QRA called Luftpolizeidienst24 (LPD24) is based in Emmen this month. The following picture shows the contrails of the 'EYEBALL' visiting the intercepted aircraft - in this case a Portuguese Air Force Falcon Businessjet - and the 'SHOOTER' a few miles behind for cover a few days ago:

Air2030: Request for new aircrafts to Government Offices of Fighter Aircraft Manufacturers submitted

Dassault's Rafale is one of the european competitors for Switzerland's new fighter aircraft

Bern, 06.07.2018 - The handover of the first offer request for new fighter aircraft to the government agencies of the producer countries has taken place. armasuisse expects the offers until the end of January 2019. Official link (german)

Saab Gripen and Eurofighter Typhoon are the other two european candidates. Offers for Boeing's Super Hornet and Lockheed's F-35 where also requested. All Types will be tested in Payerne Mai 'till July, 2019.

Payerne Air Force Base Open Doors, 2018

More then 5000 people from all of Switzerland and abroad - dutch, french and german cars is what I saw - visited the main base due Open Door exposition and Airshow today.
With introduction of all the jobs you can learn and work on an Swiss Air Force Base, the exposition saw many interesting work places.
And there was an little airshow too - Swiss Air Force Hornet Demo Team, Super Puma Display Team and fire/SAR demo was sheduled - Patrouille Suisse visited for an flybye too. The most interesting new demo was an QRA / Air Policy Demonstration of two Hornets versus an (NC)PC-7. Let's hope such a demo is standard in the future ;)

Article in German with other pictures by me ;)