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Runways, taxiways and apron areas at Zurich Airport are exposed to high loads. This leads to wear and damage to the operating areas, which must be remedied through construction and maintenance work. Individual measures must be carried out at night in order not to have an excessive impact on flight operations.
The heavily used median strip on runway 16/34 must be replaced in 2024 after 15 years. The four centimeter thick decking will be removed over a length of 2 meters and reinstalled. The night work takes place for around four weeks in May and June.
Renovation EMAS
At the end of runway 28 there is a 170 meter long braking system, the so-called Engineered Materials Arresting System, or EMAS for short. This is a safety component that brakes an aircraft in the event of an “overrun” – overshooting the runway. The EMAS consists of foam glass gravel and a top layer of special mortar, which collapses when an aircraft rolls over it.
Due to its condition, the protective layer of the special mortar must be completely replaced. The repair work will take place at night from June to September 2024.
West Zone
New parking and handling areas are currently being built in the west of the airport. Construction work resumed in January 2023 after a corona-related break and is expected to run until October. This construction work takes place during the day. The new stands are scheduled to go into operation in November 2024.
General maintenance work
Additional, smaller maintenance work is also taking place throughout the airport area. Care is taken to ensure that only maintenance work is carried out at night that is in critical areas and would have an undue impact on flight operations. During all work, Flughafen Zürich AG strives to keep noise emissions and environmental impact as low as possible.
