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GAFOR Switzerland

GAFOR Switzerland informs about the weather conditions to be expected (visibility/ceiling) on the major visual flight rules (VFR) routes of Switzerland.

Time of Issue Validity
03:45 UTC*  04:00-10:00 UTC              *only during CEST
05:45 UTC**  04:00-10:00 UTC              **only outside CEST
07:45 UTC  08:00-14:00 UTC
11:45 UTC  12:00-18:00 UTC
15:45 UTC*  16:00-22:00 UTC              *only during CEST

CEST=Central European Summer Time

The validity is split into three periods of 2 hours each. For each period the expected weather category is indicated.

Weather Categories

                                    Visibility

Ceiling 

< 2 km

2 km

5 km

8 km

2000FT

X

M

D

O

1500FT

X

M

D

D

1000FT

X

M

M

M

< 1000FT

X

X

X

X

 

Definition Ceiling: lowest cloud level (with same base) with coverage of at least 5/8.

Interpretation of weather categories

O Open no restriction to visual flight rules operations regarding weather
D Difficult pilots trained in visual navigation can still fly
M Marginal very well-trained and experienced pilots with detailed knowledge of the area may still fly
X Closed visual flight rules operations no longer possible

 

VFR Routes


Route and Reference Altitude* (ft AMSL):
01 Basel - Schaffhausen 1600ft
02 Schaffhausen - Altenrhein 1600ft
11 Geneve - Morges - Grenchen 1900ft
12 Grenchen - Bremgarten - Zurich 1900ft
13 Zurich - Attikon - Altenrhein 1900ft
21 Montreux - Romont - Fribourg - Neuenegg - Bern 2900ft
22 Bern - Sursee - Bremgarten - Zurich 2900ft
32 Spiez - Meiringen 1900ft
33 Meiringen - Brunig - Kussnacht - Goldau 3600ft
41 Geneve - Montreux 1600ft
42 Montreux - Sion 1600ft
43 Sion - Brig 2300ft
44 Brig - Simplonpass - Domodossola 6800ft
45 Domodossola - Luino - Lugano 1600ft
51 Basel - Langenbruck - Grenchen 2600ft
52 Grenchen - Bern - Spiez 1900ft
53 Spiez - Gemmipass - Sion 7700ft
61 Meiringen - Grimselpass - Brig 7200ft
71 Zurich - Bremgarten - Goldau 1900ft
72 Goldau - Gotthardpass - Biasca 7200ft
73 Biasca - Lugano 1900ft
81 Zurich - Horgen - Weesen 1600ft
82 Weesen - Ragaz 1600ft
83 Ragaz - Lukmanierpass - Biasca 6500ft
91 Altenrhein - Ragaz 1600ft
92 Ragaz - Lenzerheide - Julierpass - Samedan 7500ft
93 Samedan - Malojapass - Menaggio - Lugano 6200ft

Summary of routes
00 Basel - Schaffhausen - Altenrhein
10 Genève - Grenchen - Zürich - Altenrhein
20 Montreux - Bern - Zürich
30 Spiez - Meiringen - Brünig - Goldau
40 Genève - Simplonpass - Domodossola - Lugano
50 Basel - Gemmipass - Sion
70 Zürich - Gotthardpass - Lugano
80 Zürich - Lukmanierpass - Biasca
90 Altenrhein - Julierpass - Malojapass - Lugano
99 All Routes

*Reference Altitude = Highest point on route, for example mountain pass.