Skyguide

Skyguide is the air navigation service provider for Switzerland. Its legal name is Skyguide Swiss Air Navigation Services Ltd. The website describes the company as a provider of air navigation services in Switzerland and beyond.

Its core activity is to ensure air traffic operations in all circumstances. The website describes its aim as giving society safe, sustainable and efficient access to the sky.

Skyguide operates at 14 locations in Switzerland. It handles air traffic at the Geneva and Zurich national airports, at regional airports and at several military aerodromes. Sites listed include Bern-Belp, Buochs, Alpnach, Dübendorf, Emmen, Grenchen, Locarno, Lugano Agno, Meiringen, Payerne, Sion and St. Gallen-Altenrhein.

Services include air traffic control, air traffic management, aeronautical information management, flow management, a communication centre and a flight information centre. The company also runs AIP dispatch, a Skybriefing service and commercial services.

Key figures for 2025 include 1,346,112 IFR flights and 487,515 IFR landings and departures. The website also lists 84,199 military flights, IFR traffic growth of 1.3 percent, and 96.3 percent of flights without delay.

The company hires air traffic controllers and air navigation services employees, and offers apprenticeships and internships. Recruitment days and career days are listed on the website. More than 100 simulator pilots work at the Skyguide Academy.

The website also covers the Virtual Centre innovation programme and the company's environment policy. Guided tours of the air traffic control facilities are offered to visitors.

The website includes guided tours, an events page, and recruitment and career days. A contact page lists locations and a form for general inquiries, press office contact, jobs and Skybriefing questions.

Services

• Air traffic control
• Air traffic management
• Aeronautical information management
• Flow management
• Communication centre
• Flight information centre
• Skyguide Academy simulator pilot services
• Skybriefing
• AIP dispatch
• Guided tours