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WEF 2026: Please note airspace restrictions

Editorial team

13.01.2026

The World Economic Forum will take place in Davos from January 19 to 24, 2026. In a zone with a radius of 25 nautical miles (approx. 46.3 km) centered on Davos, air traffic over Swiss, Austrian, Liechtenstein, and Italian territory will be restricted. Please plan your flights carefully and avoid airspace violations.

Arrivals and departures to regional airports, airfields and heliports located within the LSR area are subject to special rules and procedures developed by the Air Force in cooperation with the Federal Office of Civil Aviation (FOCA). Flights may only be operated on the specified visual flight routes. All these flights are subject to authorization. The accreditation of pilots and aircraft is a prerequisite for authorization. Even after accreditation, an application must be submitted to the Air Force for each flight, which will decide on the basis of operational requirements and safety considerations.

Aviation does not consist solely of helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft. On January 16 and from January 19 to 24, 2026, other airspace users will also be subject to restrictions:

During this period, paragliders and hang gliders will be prohibited from flying in the area between Davos Monstein, over the Wolfgang Pass, through the Prättigau to Landquart, and in the Chur area (see small map below).
For unmanned aerial vehicles (drones, including drones weighing less than 250g, multicopters, model helicopters, and model airplanes), a continuous airspace closure (see also small map below) will be in effect from January 14 through January 24, 2026.
For paragliders and hang gliders, an airspace restriction will be in place in the same area (see map below) on January 16 from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and from January 19 at 8:00 a.m. until January 24 at 5:00 p.m.

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Summit on peace in Ukraine 2024: Airspace restrictions from June 13, 08:00 to and including June 17, 20:00 LT

Editorial team

24.05.2024

A high-level conference on peace in Ukraine will take place on the Bürgenstock on June 15 and 16, 2024. To ensure safety, the Federal Council has decided to temporarily restrict the use of the airspace around the Bürgenstock (LSR91) as well as other safety measures. Among other things, the free use of the airspace within a radius of 25NM or 46.3Km and the airfields in this zone is considerably restricted from June 13, 08:00 to June 17, 20:00 local time. The Air Force will provide air policing and increased airspace surveillance.

Within a radius of 25 nautical miles (approx. 47 kilometers) around the Bürgenstock (NW), a general flight ban applies to VFR and non-commercial IFR air traffic. (VFR, IFR non-commercial, joining, leaving, special flights, training, gliders). Flights with hang gliders, paragliders and delta gliders as well as model airplanes and drones are subject to special regulations. Details are available on the website of the Swiss Hang Gliding Association (SHV), the Swiss Model Flying Association (SMV) and the Swiss drone map.

Closed airfields for all VFR traffic:
Kägiswil (LSPG), Haltikon (LSXN), Hausen am Albis (LSZN), Lucerne-Beromünster (LSZO), Buttwil (LSZU), Triengen (LSPN), Schattenhalb (LSXC) and Schindellegi (LSXS).

Open airfields with restrictions:
Approaches to and departures from Erstfeld and Buochs airfields within the safety zone are subject to special rules and procedures drawn up by the Swiss Air Force in collaboration with the Federal Office of Civil Aviation.

The restrictions in the LSR91 are activated depending on the assessment of the threat situation. The Swiss Air Force reserves the right to make changes or tighten restrictions at short notice.

When preparing your flight, do not forget to consult the official publications (NOTAM, DABS, etc.) on Skybriefing for all details on airspace restrictions.