Sion Airport alternate airfield for the Air Force. Sion Airport Sion Airport (Military: LSMS) is the airport of the city of Sion, Switzerland and is located 2.5 km southwest of Sion city in the Rhone Valley. The airport opened in 1935. The following airlines offer seasonal and charter flights at Sion Airport: The nearest larger international airport is Geneva Airport, approx. to the west, while the smaller Bern Airport is equidistant to the north. The Swiss Air Force uses Sion as one of their four jetfighter air bases, the others being Payerne, Meiringen and Emmen. It is known as "Flugplatzkommando 14 Sion".
Trans-European Airport network the poor quality of the inland transport infrastructure. Airports in all three categories are shown on this map (13 MB), p. 103 In addition to the above characteristics, International and Community connecting points should also be gradually linked to the Trans-European high-speed rail network, where appropriate. The network should include the infrastructures and the facilities which permit the integration of air and rail transport services and, where appropriate, maritime transport services. Trans-European Airport network The Trans-European Airport network is one of a number of the Trans-European Transport Networks (TEN-T) of the European Union. According to Article 13 of the Decision