Lugano Airport (LUG), also known as Lugano-Agno, is located at Agno, about 4 km west of Lugano in the Swiss canton of Ticino. It has one asphalt runway, 01/19, measuring 1,420 metres (4,658 feet), and sits at an elevation of 915 feet (279 metres) at coordinates 46.0036° N, 8.9103° E.
Lugano lost its last year-round scheduled service in 2019, and the airport now operates without regular airline flights. It is run by Lugano Airport SA, owned by the city of Lugano and the canton of Ticino, and remains in use for general aviation, including private flights, a flying club and flight training. The airport lies at the mouth of a valley, so the instrument approach is unusually steep at 6.65 degrees, more than twice the standard angle, and there is no parallel taxiway. Together with the short runway, this restricts operations to suitable aircraft and trained crews, generally turboprops and light or midsize jets. For larger jets, Milan Malpensa is about an hour by road. Lugano’s lakefront and banking district are around 10 minutes away. The Jet Collection checks aircraft suitability for Lugano and arranges handling and the short transfer into the city.
