Zurich Airport is the largest international airport in Switzerland, acting as the primary hub for Swiss International Air Lines. Situated nine kilometres north of central Zurich, the airport sprawls across the municipalities of Kloten, Rümlang, Oberglatt, Winkel, and Opfikon within the canton of Zurich. It plays a pivotal role serving the nation's largest city and providing surface transport links nationwide.
First opened for flight operations in 1948, the airport has undergone continuous expansion since its origins at the former Dübendorf airfield. The facility features a central terminal building designed with a two-storey transverse hall that functionally separates arriving and departing travellers. Over the decades, infrastructure developments have added extensive office wings, dedicated air traffic control facilities, and an integrated motorway loop connection.
01 Terminals & concourses
Includes a central passenger wing flanked by office wings, a restaurant wing, and a two-storey transverse hall separating arrivals and departures.
Airport map
The free OpenStreetMap layer below shows the whole airport — terminals, concourses, access roads and the parking garages. Zoom in for gate-level detail.
Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL, free). Official gate/terminal maps are copyrighted — we link to them.
Lost, delayed or damaged baggage at ZRH
If your checked bag doesn't turn up on the belt, act before you leave the baggage-claim area — that's where every airline keeps its Baggage Service Office.
- Go to your airline's Baggage Service Office in the baggage-claim hall of your arrival terminal.
- File a Property Irregularity Report (PIR) and get your file reference (WorldTracer) number. Keep your bag-tag receipt and boarding pass.
- Track it online using that reference on your airline's baggage-tracking page — most bags are located within 24–48 hours.
- Claim your essentials. On delayed bags airlines reimburse reasonable interim purchases (toiletries, clothing) — keep receipts. International trips are covered by the Montreal Convention.
- If it's truly lost (generally after 21 days) or damaged, file the claim at the same office — damage must be reported before you leave the airport.
Left something in the terminal (not a checked bag)? That's handled by the airport Lost & Found. Items left at a TSA security checkpoint are held by the TSA, not the airline.
02 Getting to & from ZRH
These are the ground-transport options connecting the airport with the city. Fares and schedules change — check the operator before you travel.
| Option | Details |
|---|---|
| road | Connected to the national road network via an integrated motorway loop. |
