Authorization levels
There are basically 2 different authorization levels given by the Sion Airport Authority:
- The Airport qualification A (more restrictive): DA 8’000 ft AMSL, day use only
- The Airport qualification B : DA lower according to aircraft category.
Find below the details of the different authorizations:
1) Airport qualification A
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AIP LSGS(see AIP Switzerland, section LSGS AD 2.22.1.1.1)
To get the Airport qualification A, the flight crew shall study the airport briefing and successfully complete the application exam via internet. (AIP Switzerland, LSGS AD 2.22.1.2.1).
Limitations
IFR Arrival : (see AIP Switzerland, section LSGS AD 2.22)
VIS 8 km
Ceiling 6’500 ft AGL
Day only
IFR Departure :
SID via GRANA:
VIS 8 km
Ceiling 6’500 ft AGL – VCM to GRANA
Day only
SID HP:
VMC to 17’000 ft
Day only
2) Airport qualification B
To get the Airport qualification B the operator or the pilot shall contact Sion Airport Authority:
Sion Airport Authority
Route de l’aéroport
CH-1950 SION
Switzerland
Phone: +41 27 329 06 00
Fax: +41 27 329 06 16
E-mail: aeroport@sion.ch
Internet: www.sionairport.ch
SITA : SIRAPXH-SIRKKLX
AFTN : LSGSZPZX
AFTN : LSGSYDYX
To achieve this authorization, the pilot must successfully complete the training, either on the aircraft or in an approved simulator :
Fly7 Training, Lausanne, Switzerland
FlightSafety, Paris le Bourget, France
FlightSafety, Farnborough, United Kingdom
FlightSafety, Teterboro, NJ, USA
FlightSafety, Wilmington, DE, USA
FlightSafety, Dallas, TX, USA
FlightSafety, Savannah, GA, USA
FlightSafety, Wichita East, KS, USA
CAE, Amsterdam, Netherlands
CAE, Dubai, UAE
CAE, Burgess Hill, United Kingdom
Star Wings, Dortmund, Germany
Alpha Aviation, Praha, Czech Republic
Lufthansa Aviation Training, Zurich, Switzerland
European Flight Simulator Training Centre, Aéroport Cannes-Mandelieu, France
AAA Aviation Academy Austria, Vienna, Austria
SIMCOM Aviation Training, Orlando, FLA, USA
For all other Flight Training Centers, please contact our instructor in charge for the Sion Airport Pilot Qualification, Mr. Pascal BUTHEY (CPT BD700 & PC12) – p.buthey@sion.ch