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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27 datasets found

  • Reserved zones for airport installations V2.0 PLR

    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

    • WMS
    • INTERLIS
    • airport
    • zoning
    • oereb
    • zoning-plan
    • air-navigation
    • area-managementrestrictionregulation-zones-and-reporting-units
    • transport-networks
    • 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 20, 2025

    • SERVICE
    • HTML
    • WMTS
    • RDF XML
    • API
    • GPKG
    • SHP
    • heliport
    • airfield
    • air-navigation
    • linked-data
    • fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
    • military-air-traffic
    • civil-air-traffic
  • 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

    • SERVICE
    • HTML
    • WMS
    • API
    • INTERLIS
    • GPKG
    • conservation-and-archiving-planning-aap---confederation
    • official-geodata
    • zoning-plan
    • air-navigation
    • zoning
    • airport
    • area-managementrestrictionregulation-zones-and-reporting-units
    • transport-networks
    • fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
  • Safety zone plan V2.0 PLR

    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

    • WMS
    • INTERLIS
    • oereb
    • zoning-plan
    • airfield
    • air-navigation-obstacle
    • air-navigation
    • airport
    • air-traffic
    • safety
    • civil-air-traffic
    • 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: February 10, 2026

    • SERVICE
    • WMTS
    • HTML
    • WMS
    • API
    • GPKG
    • JSON
    • SHP
    • INTERLIS
    • GeoJSON
    • air-navigation
    • airspace
    • aircraft
    • fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
  • 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: April 28, 2025

    • HTML
    • WMS
    • INTERLIS
    • GPKG
    • airborne-noise
    • noise-pollutant
    • civil-air-traffic
    • airport
    • airfield
    • conservation-and-archiving-planning-aap---confederation
    • official-geodata
    • air-navigation
    • fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
  • 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

    • SERVICE
    • HTML
    • WMS
    • API
    • KMZ
    • ZIP
    • 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

    • SERVICE
    • WMS
    • WMTS
    • HTML
    • air-navigation
    • airspace
    • aircraft
    • fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
  • 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

    • SERVICE
    • HTML
    • WMS
    • API
    • KMZ
    • ZIP
    • air-navigation
    • air-navigation-obstacle
    • transport-networks
    • elevation
    • fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
  • Cadastre of obstacle limitation surfaces

    Federal Office of Civil Aviation FOCA
    Regions and cities, Environment

    Obstacle limitation surfaces are a series of three-dimensional surfaces that delimit the obstacle-free airspace generally required for flight safety. Objects that penetrate these...

    Last updated: November 5, 2025

    • SERVICE
    • API
    • INTERLIS
    • WMS
    • GPKG
    • airport
    • air-traffic
    • civil-air-traffic
    • air-navigation-obstacle
    • airfield
    • official-geodata
    • air-navigation
    • conservation-and-archiving-planning-aap---confederation
    • fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
  • Cadastre of contaminated sites on civil aerodromes (CCS FOCA)

    Federal Office of Civil Aviation FOCA
    Regions and cities, Environment

    Public register of contaminated sites within the perimeter of civil aerodromes. This includes information about the location, type and quantity of waste, the period of deposition,...

    Last updated: January 1, 2004

    • SERVICE
    • WMS
    • API
    • INTERLIS
    • air-navigation
    • airfield
    • polluted-site
    • conservation-and-archiving-planning-aap---confederation
    • official-geodata
    • old-hazardous-site
    • airport
    • environmental-monitoring-facilities
    • soil
    • fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
  • Cadastre of contaminated sites on civil aerodromes (CCS FOCA) V2.0 PLR

    Federal Office of Civil Aviation FOCA
    Regions and cities, Environment

    Public register of contaminated sites within the perimeter of civil aerodromes. This includes information about the location, type and quantity of waste, the period of deposition,...

    Last updated: January 1, 2004

    • WMS
    • INTERLIS
    • oereb
    • airfield
    • air-navigation
    • polluted-site
    • airport
    • old-hazardous-site
    • environmental-monitoring-facilities
    • soil
    • fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
  • UAS Awareness Zones Switzerland

    Federal Office of Civil Aviation FOCA
    Regions and cities, Transport

    The UAS Awareness Map indicates areas of authorised unmanned aircraft (UAS) operations below 500ft AGL (150m AGL). The purpose of the publication of such areas is to enhance...

    Last updated: February 10, 2026

    • SERVICE
    • WMS
    • WMTS
    • HTML
    • API
    • GPKG
    • INTERLIS
    • airspace
    • air-navigation
    • aircraft
    • fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
  • SORA - Map for intrinsic ground risk 200m

    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

    • SERVICE
    • WMS
    • WMTS
    • HTML
    • API
    • 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, Transport

    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: October 29, 2025

    • SERVICE
    • HTML
    • WMS
    • API
    • INTERLIS
    • GPKG
    • sectoral-plan
    • airfield
    • conservation-and-archiving-planning-aap---confederation
    • air-navigation
    • fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
    • official-geodata
    • airport
    • civil-air-traffic
    • air-traffic
    • transport-networks
  • Reflective surfaces near aerodromes

    Federal Office of Civil Aviation FOCA
    Education, culture and sport, Energy, Regions and cities, Environment

    Depending on the angle of the sun's rays, glare caused by reflective surfaces (e.g. solar panels or reflective facades) can become a disturbing source of light for pilots. In the...

    Last updated: November 5, 2025

    • SERVICE
    • WMS
    • WMTS
    • API
    • HTML
    • surface-reflectance
    • air-navigation
    • fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
    • reflection
    • solar-energy
    • aircraft
  • 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: October 29, 2025

    • SERVICE
    • API
    • HTML
    • WMS
    • INTERLIS
    • GPKG
    • airfield
    • air-navigation
    • fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
    • sectoral-plan
    • airport
    • civil-air-traffic
    • air-traffic
    • transport-networks
  • Safety zone plan modification V2.0 PLR

    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: June 15, 2020

    • WMS
    • INTERLIS
    • zoning-plan
    • oereb
    • airfield
    • air-navigation
    • air-navigation-obstacle
    • airport
    • safety
    • air-traffic
    • civil-air-traffic
    • 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

    • SERVICE
    • HTML
    • WMS
    • API
    • INTERLIS
    • GPKG
    • conservation-and-archiving-planning-aap---confederation
    • zoning-plan
    • official-geodata
    • air-navigation
    • air-navigation-obstacle
    • airfield
    • airport
    • air-traffic
    • safety
    • civil-air-traffic
    • fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
  • SORA - Map for intrinsic ground risk 100m

    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

    • SERVICE
    • WMS
    • WMTS
    • HTML
    • API
    • air-navigation
    • airspace
    • aircraft
    • fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure