A unique feature of the Academy is our own 1,800 metre runway, where you will do all your in-flight training. Its direction and designation is South East/North West 29-11 and is capable of accommodating over 400 flights a day. Its key features are: 

• ILS (Instrument Landing System) CAT I approach runway lighting system 
• RNP RNAV/GPS Approaches 
• PAPI Precision Approach Path Indicators at both ends of the runway 

 Following international standards, the runway also incorporates crucial markings including: 

• Runway centreline 
• Runway edge light and line 
• Threshold markings 
• Transverse strip and arrow markings for displaced threshold 
• Runway designation characters 
• Distance coding markers 
• Aiming point 
• Runway end lights 
• Wind direction/speed indicators system and lit windsock 

EFTA’s fleet of 27 aircraft undergoes maintenance in the hangar, large enough to accommodate three Olympic-size swimming pools. This state-of-the-art facility houses the following services: 

• Paint shop 
• Aircraft wash bay area 
• Sheet metal and composite workshop 
• Mechanical/hydraulic workshop 
• Avionics/battery workshop 
• Spare parts store room 
• Technical library/briefing and conference rooms