The Federal Office of Civil Aviation (FOCA) is responsible for aviation development and the supervision of civil aviation activities in Switzerland. The FOCA is part of the Federal Department of the Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications (DETEC) and is charged with ensuring that the high safety standards in civil aviation in Switzerland are maintained, and with pursuing a policy of sustainable development.

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12 datasets found

  • Noise pollution register for civil aerodromes

    Federal Office of Civil Aviation FOCA
    Regions and cities, Environment

    For aerodromes at which certain noise levels occur, the Swiss environmental legislation (SR 814.41) stipulates that exposure curves have to be produced and reported. This procedure...

    Last updated: June 30, 2022

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    • noise-pollutant
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    • airborne-noise
    • airfield
    • conservation-and-archiving-planning-aap---confederation
    • air-navigation
    • official-geodata
  • Swiss air navigation obstacle data - aerodrome obstacles < 25 / 60 m

    Federal Office of Civil Aviation FOCA
    Regions and cities, Transport

    The layer contains safety-relevant obstacles in the vicinity of aerodromes which are lower than 25 meters in non-built-up areas and less than 60 meters in built-up areas. These are...

    Last updated: December 14, 2022

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    • air-navigation-obstacle
    • air-navigation
    • elevation
    • transport-networks
    • fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
  • SORA - Map for intrinsic ground risk

    Federal Office of Civil Aviation FOCA
    Regions and cities, Transport

    European unmanned aircraft regulation (EU) 2019/947 Article 11 requires a SORA (Specific Operational Risk Assessment) to be performed for flights which fit into the Specific...

    Last updated: June 28, 2023

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    • air-navigation
    • airspace
    • aircraft
    • fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
  • Sectoral plan on transport, aviation infrastructure section (SIL)

    Federal Office of Civil Aviation FOCA
    Regions and cities, Environment

    The sectoral plan on transport, aviation infrastructure section (SIL) is the federal planning and coordination tool for the civil aviation. Therein the goals and objectives for the...

    Last updated: February 21, 2024

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    • airfield
    • conservation-and-archiving-planning-aap---confederation
    • official-geodata
    • air-navigation
    • sectoral-plan
    • civil-air-traffic
    • airport
    • air-traffic
    • transport-networks
    • fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
  • Reserved zones for airport installations

    Federal Office of Civil Aviation FOCA
    Regions and cities, Environment

    Designated area in which the land must be kept free for future airport installations. Plot-specific representation with a line on a large-scale plan. Constructional changes that...

    Last updated: February 17, 2024

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    • conservation-and-archiving-planning-aap---confederation
    • official-geodata
    • zoning-plan
    • air-navigation
    • airport
    • zoning
    • area-managementrestrictionregulation-zones-and-reporting-units
    • transport-networks
    • fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
  • Mountain landing sites: specially designated landing sites situated above 1100 m altitude

    Federal Office of Civil Aviation FOCA
    Regions and cities, Transport

    Mountain landing sites are landing fields that are located outside an aerodrome at over 1100 m altitude and that have no infrastructure. They are used for instruction and training...

    Last updated: March 23, 2023

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    • airfield
    • air-navigation
    • air-traffic
    • mountain-range
    • fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
  • Civil and military aerodromes

    Federal Office of Civil Aviation FOCA
    Regions and cities, Transport

    Aerodromes are facilities defined in the Sectoral aviation infrastructure plan as intended for aircraft take-off and landing. The official list of aerodromes and heliports...

    Last updated: March 23, 2023

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    • heliport
    • airfield
    • air-navigation
    • fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
    • civil-air-traffic
    • military-air-traffic
  • Built-up areas as defined in Swiss civil aviation legislation

    Federal Office of Civil Aviation FOCA
    Regions and cities, Transport

    In Swiss civil aviation legislation, the term "built-up areas" refers to the definition of areas, in both quantitative terms and with respect to aviation criteria, that is applied...

    Last updated: November 28, 2023

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    • SHP
    • air-navigation
    • air-navigation-obstacle
    • fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
    • built-up-area
    • aviation-law
  • Swiss air navigation obstacle data

    Federal Office of Civil Aviation FOCA
    Regions and cities, Transport

    Air navigation obstacle data are data on the obstacles defined in Article 2 letter k of the Ordinance of 23 November 1994 on Aviation Infrastructure (VIL, SR 748.131.1). Air...

    Last updated: September 26, 2011

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    • air-navigation-obstacle
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    • transport-networks
    • fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
  • Geographical UAS zones of Switzerland

    Federal Office of Civil Aviation FOCA
    Regions and cities, Transport

    A UAS geographical zone is a portion of airspace designated by the competent authority in which the operation of unmanned aircraft systems (UASs) is permitted, restricted or...

    Last updated: December 14, 2022

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    • GeoJSON
    • air-navigation
    • airspace
    • aircraft
    • fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
  • Safety zone plan

    Federal Office of Civil Aviation FOCA
    Regions and cities, Environment

    For each airport, a security zone is to be established, which protects the airspace from obstacles. The FOCA will decide in each case whether a safety zone is necessary for air...

    Last updated: August 15, 2023

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    • conservation-and-archiving-planning-aap---confederation
    • zoning-plan
    • official-geodata
    • air-navigation
    • air-navigation-obstacle
    • airfield
    • airport
    • civil-air-traffic
    • safety
    • air-traffic
    • fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
  • Sectoral plan on transport, aviation infrastructure section (SIL) - consultations

    Federal Office of Civil Aviation FOCA
    Regions and cities, Environment

    Current or past consultations of the cantons and communes as well as information and participation of the population in accordance with Art. 19 RPV of the Sectoral Plan on...

    Last updated: February 21, 2024

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    • airfield
    • air-navigation
    • sectoral-plan
    • airport
    • civil-air-traffic
    • air-traffic
    • transport-networks
    • fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure