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About us
Skyguide provides air navigation services for Switzerland and certain adjacent parts of neighbouring countries. With its 1500 employees at 14 locations in Switzerland, the company guides some 1.2 million civil and military flights a year safely and efficiently through Europe's...
Safety
Aviation is one of the safest means of transport, thanks to the tireless efforts and the unceasing dedication of everyone involved.
Customers & Partners
We work closely with the players in the aviation sector as part of the value chain that includes aircraft manufacturers, airlines, air forces and airports. Such a collaboration is crucial to the constant improvement of air navigation services and their overall performance.
Innovation
In the future, the traditional European air navigation service will no longer meet requirements. Therefore, we need to focus on operational and technological innovations to meet the new challenges of a joint air traffic management in a seamless airspace. These include for...
Environment
Minimising the environmental impact. Ensuring efficient and resource-saving air traffic management is a cornerstone of skyguide’s operating mandate.
Cooperation
Skyguide plays an important role within the Swiss and the European aviation network. We help improve performance, service and safety. Legislators and control bodies, including air forces, rank among the most important partners in the aviation chain at both national and...
Contact & Locations
We operate at 14 locations in Switzerland. We handle air traffic operations at Geneva and Zurich national airports, at regional airports, and at several military aerodromes. Furthermore, we ensure the maintenance of 240 installations throughout the country. Skyguide is...

Civil air traffic control
Skyguide ensures a safe, fluid and cost-effective management of air traffic in Swiss airspace and in the adjacent airspace of neighbouring countries. Thus, it manages and monitors the upper airways (en-route services) and the lower airspace in Switzerland as well as taxiing...
Military & Defence
Skyguide plays a major role in safeguarding the sovereignty of Swiss airspace. The company provides military air navigation services on behalf of the Swiss Air Force. And aerial policing and guiding military aircraft on training exercises from its Air Defence & Direction...
Technical services
The increase in European air traffic can only be managed safely with the latest navigation technology. Ever-more-complex services demand long-term investment in enhanced processes and procedures, upgraded systems and acquiring and integrating the latest technologies.
Flight information services
Flight information at the pilot's service. Our Flight Information Service (FIS) provides you with information and advice for your safe and expedient flying.
Aeronautical information management
The Aeronautical Information Management service unit collects, assembles, publishes and distributes data on the Swiss aviation infrastructure. As the authoritative source for Swiss aeronautical information, AIM services provides quality-assured and tailored data and...
Special flights
Procedures for coordinating special flights have been formalised by the Federal Office of Civil Aviation (FOCA) and are promulgated in detail in the AIP (ENR 1.4, §2) and the VFR Manual (VFR RAC 4-3, §12).
B2B services
Our national and international customers benefit from our strength in managing complexity and from our broad technological and cross-cultural background. Our focus and competence on operations, engineering and technical services, training as well as in consulting services in...
Training
Your all-in-one ATM training provider offers a comprehensive portfolio of training products to help ensure safe and efficient Air Traffic Services.
Wind turbine assessments
Skyguide is mandated by the Swiss government to ensure the safety of the traffic using Swiss airspace and the adjacent delegated airspace of neighboring countries. To fulfil this mission, skyguide must ensure that technical installations are not compromised by external...

Become a certified Air Traffic Controller
How to join our school for higher vocational training and start your career as a certified Air Traffic Controller
Why skyguide
Are you looking to make a career move to a higher level? Skyguide offers you the opportunity to leverage your skills in a dynamic and innovative atmosphere. We strive to offer a working environment where exceptional people can achieve exceptional things. To this end, skyguide...
Career Types
Our 1500 employees are located at 14 locations and come from a wide range of cultural and educational backgrounds. We offer attractive working conditions where you’ll have the tools and training to thrive and succeed in your professional and personal development.
Become an Air Navigation Services Employee
Our Air Navigation Services Employees play a key role in the safe and efficient processing of air traffic. They work primarily in air traffic management where they support our air traffic controllers at the area control centers or in aeronautical information management which...
Vacancies
If you’re interested in working in an international arena with a leading air navigation service provider and with highly-trained people who are passionate about what they do, then consider skyguide.

Events
We regularly hold 'open house' events for young people interested in the air traffic control training at skyguide and participate in education fairs all over Switzerland. Our job information sessions take place in Geneva, Dübendorf, Lugano, Locarno, Emmen and Meiringen...
News & Media releases
Do you want to find out more about skyguide and air navigation services? Make sure to get all the latest news and information about our activities, projects and partnerships.
Publications
Browse our library to find multilingual brochures, annual reports and other literature that provide additional insights into our business.
Media library
Browse through our media library and discover skyguide's various audiovisual resources related to the company and its activities. You will find here all the pictures, videos, animations, logos and interactive panoramas available.
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Drones at skyguide

Aircraft are among the safest means of transport. This should remain the case, even with the massive increase in the use of unmanned aerial vehicles or “drones”. Skyguide has begun work, together with a number of partners, on developing a system to integrate these drones safely and efficiently into the airspace they use.

Federal Office of Civil Aviation: Swiss U-Space implementation and concept of operations

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« This tremendous progress proves that U-space facilitates a safe and secure airspace system. »

Alex Bristol, CEO skyguide

Swiss U-space applications

The list of drone applications made possible thanks to the Swiss U-space is endless, but here are some concrete examples and features.

What is U-space?

Demonstrator Swiss U-space September 2017

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« Skyguide wants to build a facilitating environment in which the drone industry can flourish. »

Florent Béron, Skyguide U-space strategy

Partnership with Airmap

Media release 06.06.2018

Swiss U-Space Powers Life-saving Drone Pilot Program in Switzerland

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« We’re looking forward to bringing U-space to Switzerland and drive this innovation together with AirMap. »

Klaus Meier, CIO Skyguide

ILS Checkers

Registration, identification, geoawareness: concrete use case of the Swiss U-space

Check out this concrete application of the Swiss-wide U-space services.

Media release 12.03.2019

Skyguide and AirMap Deploy Low-Altitude Authorization and Notification Capability (LAANC) for Drone Flights in Geneva and Lugano.

Media release 26.06.2018

The Swiss U-space Platform Powers Traffic Management for Hundreds of Drone Flights in National Demo

Media release 06.08.2019

Swiss U-space Deploys National Flight Information Management System for Drones (FIMS) to Enable a Safe and Open Drone Economy.