What Airport is This?

[ark 1,297]

Does anyone happen to recognize this airport? I would like to know the name and location if possible. Thanks.

[regis9 4,053]

Wild guess, Innsbruck?

Edit: Upon further examination that was a wrong wild guess.

Edited December 25, 2021 by regis9

[The Flight Level 2,141]

I don’t have the answer, but must say there is incredible detail in that shot. The runway looks short (maybe because of the perspective). Also a displaced threshold at each end because of the trees. First time I’ve seen a displaced threshold at both ends of the runway. Definitely a very cool GA airport!

Edited December 25, 2021 by Doering

[ark 1,297]

15 minutes ago, Doering said:

I don’t have the answer, but must say there is incredible detail in that shot. The runway looks short (maybe because of the perspective). Also a displaced threshold at each end because of the trees. First time I’ve seen a displaced threshold at both ends of the runway. Definitely a very cool GA airport!

I've read runway center line markings are supposed to be 180ft long, and the gaps between the lines 80ft, so 200ft for a center line+gap. I don't know if that is the case here, but assuming it is, then the runway exclusive of the displaced thresholds is about 2600ft + piano key markings long. So maybe 2800ft or so. With one displaced threshold available at the 'end', the landing distance looks to be over 3000ft.

Sure is a pretty looking airport!

Al

[polosim 872]

9 minutes ago, ark said:

Sure is a pretty looking airport!

Absolutely!

 

51 minutes ago, ark said:

Does anyone happen to recognize this airport?

LGSK, Saanen Airport. Locate in the heart of the Swiss Alps.

[fppilot 4,446]

25 minutes ago, ark said:

I've read runway center line markings are supposed to be 180ft long, and the gaps between the lines 80ft, so 200ft for a center line+gap. I don't know if that is the case here, but assuming it is, then the runway exclusive of the displaced thresholds is about 2600ft + piano key markings long. So maybe 2800ft or so. With one displaced threshold available at the 'end', the landing distance looks to be over 3000ft.

Need to always carry one of these in the cockpit!

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Edited December 25, 2021 by fppilot

[ark 1,297]

29 minutes ago, polosim said:

LGSK, Saanen Airport. Locate in the heart of the Swiss Alps.

Thanks! BTW, typo above, the airport code is LSGK.  Here's a shot looking the 'other' way.  Interesting approaches from either direction!

[somiller 694]

Withdrawn - ark beat me to it.

[polosim 872]

2 minutes ago, ark said:

BTW, typo above, the airport code is LSGK.

 

1 minute ago, somiller said:

LSGK, not LGSK.

Both of you are correct. Typo error, my mistake. 🤗 

 

[ark 1,297]

Here's some info on LSGK. Apparently the runway is a lot longer than it looks.

Lat/Long N46-29.2/E007-15.0 

Elevation (ft) 3287 

Fuel Available AVGAS, JET 

Longest Hard Surface Runway (ft)  4593 x 131, 08/26 

Runway Surface Asphalt 

Now the question is, what does LSGK look like in MSFS?   Looks like a good destination for that recently released Kodiak 100 turboprop I've been reading about in threads here.  😉

EDIT:  https://www.gstaad-airport.ch/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/180923_pilots_briefing_v4.pdf

           

Edited December 25, 2021 by ark

[Greazer 1,373]

1 hour ago, ark said:

Thanks! BTW, typo above, the airport code is LSGK.  Here's a shot looking the 'other' way.  Interesting approaches from either direction!

Looks perfect, for say a Kodiak 100....

[desbean 357]

LSGK in MSFS Google app.& default

[Lange_666 171]

2 hours ago, ark said:

Thanks! BTW, typo above, the airport code is LSGK.  Here's a shot looking the 'other' way.  Interesting approaches from either direction!

That's just a mirror of the first one...the approach is from the same direction.

[Shack95 2,693]

Here‘s a pretty cool video of a test flight on the Pilatus PC-24 over the Swiss Alps. It also shows the approach into Saanen (end of the video). Not the worst job this guy has.

 

[Dominique_K 10,156]

I did a video in P3D from Saanen to Aosta 🙃. Saanen has an Orbx great freeware scenery by Sylvain  Delepierre. The old sim is not bad with some care to the scenery.