Geneva Airport

Geneva Airport IATA: GVA, ICAO: LSGG), formerly and still unofficially known as Cointrin Airport, is the International airport of Geneva, the second most populous city in Switzerland. It is located 4 km (2.5 mi) northwest of the city centre. It reached 15 million passengers for the first time in December 2014 and serves as a hub for Swiss international airlines, easyjet Switzerland and Etihad Regional. Geneva features a route network of flights mainly to European metropolitan and leisure destinations as well as some long-haul routes to North America, China and the Middle East, amongst them Swiss International Air Lines’ only long-haul service (to Newyork city) outside of Zürich.

Its northern limit runs along the Swiss–French border and the airport can be accessed from both countries. The freight operations are also accessible from both countries, making Geneva a European Union freight hub although Switzerland is not a member of the EU. The airport is partially in the commune of Meyrin and partially in the commune of Le Grand–Saconnex.

 

Geneva Cointrin Airport in Geneva, Switzerland has a runway length of 12795 feet and is suitable forSmall props, Small Jets, Medium Jets, Long Range Jets, Regional Airliners and Large Airliners.