ZRH:
- has the worst runway layout, 3 of 'em, crossing each other, e.g. only 1 usable at a time (statistically only a matter of time till...)
- is in a location prone to fog
- has some absurd security measures for crew on one side, but almost free entry (no scanning, etc) for catering and technical staff through other entrance gates on the other side
- suffers from Swiss and German strangulating restrictions
- provides stiff ATC
- spent zillions of taxpayers money to build the mid-field terminal E, and now uses terminal B as a fun fair
- uses some ridiculous spacing during approaches, specially into rwy 34
- suffers from the unwillingness of ATC to give vectors ("reach ODINA FL270" etc)
- experiences some strange failures (see for example
http://www.pprune.org/forums/showthread.php?t=213250)
- gets less traffic flow than most airports with only 1 runway do, example Gatwick
- has the highest security and landing fees (ask Easy, now in LFSB)
- is unable to cope with snow, lenghty, late and overdone runways and taxiways clearing (what a nice show, this morning)
- provides a "braking action unreliable" on the ATIS whenever contamination is present, probably to release the airport from any legal responsiblility
- experiences some strong windshears, some due to the close proximity of the ever growing buidings around the airport
- has some very conservative missed approach or take-off separation procedures, again restricting any increase in traffic flow (but again lessening the amount of work ATC has to provide, call it passive separation)
- will probably close within the next 20 years thanks to the ever growing pressure of political lobby groups, real estate developments, and the closeness of BSL, MUC and STR
- uses outdated speed restriction procedures (ever flown into EHAM on a busy day, usually opening a tap wider also gives you more flow)
- pretends to be the best, but is well... at most,
unique