[Every Tuesday, 18-20z] Zurich Night
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Welcome to the Zurich Night, the weekly onlineday of Switzerlands major airport! Every Tuesday from 18:00z to 20:00z, expect full staffing, professional and friendly ATC service and plenty of traffic.
Enjoy one of total 4 IFR approaches or get yourself a spot as a small VFR aircraft between the big birds. VFR flights are still performed regularly despite the airport's size. This makes flying VFR to/from Zurich extremely interesting, but it's also a huge challenge which requires careful preparation. A lot of small airfields in the vicinity offer numerous possibilities for short VFR hops.
Zurich is a unique airport with a lot of operational restrictions due to noise abatement and its challenging layout. We know it by heart and love this airport with all its rough edges. And we are sure you gonna love it as well!
Almost every Tuesday we will also staff Geneva (LSGG) and Basel (LFSB) for you. Check out the bookings on vacc.ch.
Join our frequencies every Tuesday evening and enjoy!
Airport information, Scenery & Charts
LSZH - Zurich
Routes
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Zurich Night (28/02) - Cancelled
Dear members,
Hoping you are all well, I would like to remind that, as announced in the "Eventplannung" thread and communicated in our February newsletter, the "Zurich Night" on the 28th of March has been cancelled in order to ensure a sustainable staffing of our "Happy Birthday vACC Switzerland" event on the following day. This decision was made in the best interest of our members on both sides of the scope and in hopes of providing the best possible opportunities for our Birthday celebration on the 1st of March. Therefore, the next "Zurich Night" will be held on the 7th of March 2023 as planned.
We thank you in advance for your understanding.
Kindest regards,
vACC Switzerland Administration Department.
Zurich Night (21/03) - Cancelled
To our pilots and controllers,
Good evening all. Unfortunately, owing to poor staffing and pursuant to our Event Staffing Policy, we have decided to cancel our Zurich Night on the 21st of March (tomorrow) due to a lack of controllers at the CTR level. We appreciate the unfortunate nature of this news but are confident in the prudence and quality emphasis our policy helps guarantee.
Nevertheless, we thank you all in advance for your understanding and are looking forward to the exciting events we have coming up next week!
Kindest regards,
vACC Switzerland Administration Department.
Zurich Night (25/04) - Cancelled
To our pilots and controllers,
A lovely evening to all. Unfortunately, owing to poor staffing at the CTR level, we have made the decision to cancel our Zurich Night on the 25th of April (tomorrow) as pursuant to our "Event Staffing Policy". We appreciate the unfortunate nature of this situation but are confident in our emphasis on early-planning and forward notice.
This being said, we are looking forward to next week's instalment which seems already well-planned and adequately booked, we hope to see you all soon!
Kindest regards,
vACC Switzerland Administration Department.
Zurich Night (16/05) - Cancelled
To our pilots and controllers,
Good evening all. Unfortunately, owing to poor staffing at the CTR level and pursuant to our "Event Staffing Policy", we have decided to cancel our Zurich Night on the 16th of May (tomorrow). We appreciate the less-than-ideal nature of this news but we remain confident in the prudence and advance planning our policy aims to guarantee.
Nevertheless, we thank you all in advance for your understanding and are looking forward to the exciting events we have coming up in the coming weeks.
Kindest regards,
vACC Switzerland Administration Department.
Zurich Night (30/05) - Cancelled
To our pilots and controllers,
A good evening to all. Unfortunately, owing to poor staffing at the CTR level, we have made the difficult decision to cancel our Zurich Night on the 30th of May (tomorrow) as pursuant to our "Event Staffing Policy". We appreciate the unfortunate nature of this situation but are confident in our emphasis on appropriate planning and adequate notice.
We have taken note of the frequent cancellations as of late and will be relaying any changes in long-term planning in due time. Enjoy your weeks.
Kindest regards,
vACC Switzerland Administration Department.
Zurich Night (06/06) - Cancelled
To our pilots and controllers,
Good evening. Sadly, owing to repeatedly poor staffing lacking at both the CTR and the APP level, we have decided to, once again, cancel our Zurich Night on the 6th of June (tomorrow) in accordance with our "Event Staffing Policy". We do regret this unfortunate situation but are trying our best to work within the increasingly limiting staffing constraints as of late.
Cancellations are, of course, unpleasant for everyone but nevertheless we thank our members for their understanding. Let's hope for a better turnout very soon.
Kindest regards,
vACC Switzerland Administration Department.
Zurich Night (13/06) - Cancelled
To our pilots and controllers,
It seems these messages are becoming more and more recurring, much to the understandable displeasure of of many of our members. Owing to poor staffing at the CTR level and as mandated by our "Event Staffing Policy", we have decided to cancel our Zurich Night on the 13th of June (tomorrow). Needless to say, the Administration Department will have to amend many of its plans for the rest of the year.
We thank all our active members for their hard work over the past semester and appreciate their understanding. We are sorry this season of Zurich Nights has had to end like this but hope for a swift recovery from this staffing downfall.
Kindest regards,
vACC Switzerland Administration Department.
Zurich Night (21/11) - Pre-emptively Cancelled
A lovely evening to all,
As we prepare for our landmark and hopefully popular Geneva Real Operating Hours this coming 19th of November, the Administration Department has been eager to find planning methods reflecting sustainable and conscientious deployment of our dedicated team of ATCOS.
In this intention, given the long and busy event shortly prior, we have made the decision to pre-emptively cancel our Zurich Night on the 21st of November. This cancellation, paired with the slightly decreased pace of events during the week in question, will hopefully allow for a period of adequate rest and much needed relief for our hard-working controllers and department members. The Zurich Night planned for the 28th of November will be maintained, and so too the remaining events leading up to the winter break.
We hope our controllers will enjoy this resting period and hope to see you all this Tuesday!
Zurich Night (16/04) - Pre-emptively Cancelled
To our pilots and controllers,
Hoping this finds you well, we would like to announce that the "Zurich Night" initially slated for the 16th of April 2024 has been pre-emptively cancelled. This decision has been made in the strategic interest of allowing for some recuperation from the vACC Weekend event 2 days prior and to facilitate the preparation of ATCOs controlling during that Saturday's "Cross The Pond".
As has been announced on the Cross The Pond planning thread, this "Zurich Night" will be replaced by a briefing session that will allow for the participating ATCOs to convene, enjoy a brief presentation and ask any potential inquiries concerning the latter event. The "Zurich Night" on the 23rd of April will be maintained, so too will all following editions until the end of June unless otherwise advised.
We thank you in advance for your understanding.
Kindest regards,
vACC Switzerland Administration Department.
Zurich Night (12/11) - Pre-emptively Cancelled
A lovely evening to all,
In preparation for our Geneva Real Operating Hours, 2024 edition, we have maintained our priority for sustainable staffing, event viability and adequate recuperation from what is bound to be a busy and packed day of controlling.
As such and keeping these objectives in mind, we have made the decision to pre-emptively cancel our Zurich Night on the 12th of November. This cancellation will allow for a moderation of the pace of events and give time to our regular ATCOs in the interests of rest and renewal of their controlling capacity. The Zurich Night planned for the 19th of November will be maintained, as will the remaining editions prior to the winter break.
We hope our controllers will enjoy this resting period and hope to see you all this tomorrow!
Zurich Night (08/04) - Pre-emptively Cancelled
A lovely morning to all,
Planning for our much anticipated 2025 vACC Weekend is well under way, not only relative the event itself but also our surrounding plans in-keeping with our principles of sustainable event planning, the avoidance ATCO saturation and suitable recuperation from large and involved events.
In order to respond to these targets and curate a suitable event calendar for all, we have made the decision to pre-emptively cancel our Zurich Night on the 8th of April. This decision, in line with our objectives, will hopefully allow for a recovery from a busy and packed weekend of controlling whilst empowering better staffing for our future engagements. The Zurich Night planned for the 15th of April will be maintained, as will the remaining editions prior to the summer break.
We wish everyone a pleasant spring!
Zurich Night (24/03) - Pre-emptively Cancelled
Good morning all,
As you may be aware, our 2026 vACC weekend is currently in its intermediate stages of planning. In order to ensure its success and viability, the Administration Department has dedicated particular attention to our current ATC resources and applicable limitations.
In order to keep these subjects in mind and allow for some recuperation after an intense weekend of controlling, we have decided to pre-emptively cancel our Zurich Night on the 24th of March. ATCOs may use this opportunity for further relaxation or for impromptu staff-ups at any of our unique and underrated airports. The Zurich Night planned for the 31st of March will be maintained, as will the remaining editions prior to the summer break.
We appreciate your understanding and wish you lovely start to spring!
Zurich Night (03/03) - Cancelled
To our pilots and controllers,
Seemingly, these past weeks have been particularly busy for our members, especially on the controlling side of the radar scope. Though we had hoped to gather enough staffing for the coming events, especially after the cancellation of last Sunday's "Happy Birthday vACC Switzerland", it seems as though the provisions of the "Event Staffing Policy" must once again be utilised in order to safeguard the safety of our pilots and the enjoyment of those available ATCOs kind enough to participate. Therefore, we must regrettably cancel our "Zurich Night" on the 3rd of March (tomorrow).
Cancellations are, of course, never, on their own, a desirable outcome, but represent a necessary, albeit difficult, decision to ensure that we do not rely overly on last second staffing or commit to events that we are not in a position to sustainably see through. We do hope to see more consistent engagement and earlier bookings moving forward and, until then, will be adjusting our perspective for the coming few months. We have faced similar challenges before and so I am hoping for a recovery, which we will be hard at work trying to ensure.
Kindest regards,
vACC Switzerland Administration Department.
Zurich Night (10/03) - Cancelled
To our pilots and controllers,
A third event cancellation in a row is, of course, never the objective of the Administration Department nor indicative of what we had hoped to see in the way of a recovery of ATCO availability and engagement. Our hope for a renewed interest in booking ATC stations, though potent, was unfortunately not met and, with only two confirmed bookings at the APC and ACC levels combined, we have taken the difficult decision to cancel our "Zurich Night" on the 10th of March (tomorrow).
It is regrettable that we find ourselves in similar staffing issues as we had three years ago, especially with such promising progress and changes to the franchise effected since then. Nevertheless, we will continue to adjust our calendar accordingly as well as our expectations, and we hope to see increased coverage and support in the coming weeks and months. We would like to kindly encourage those interested in staffing our events to book in advance in order to empower proper planning and invite who have feedback to offer to do so at our email address.
Kindest regards,
vACC Switzerland Administration Department.