Geneva Airport

Geneva Airport (IATA: GVA, ICAO: LSGG), formerly and still unofficially known as Cointrin Airport, is an 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 surpassed the 15-million-passengers-a-year mark for the first time in December 2014. The airport serves as a hub for Swiss International Air Lines and easyJet Switzerland. It features a route network of flights mainly to European metropolitan and leisure destinations as well as some long-haul routes to North America, China, Africa, and the Middle East, amongst them Swiss International Air Lines' only long-haul service (to New York–JFK) outside of Zürich.

For the airport in Geneva, Alabama, United States, see Geneva Municipal Airport.

Geneva Airport

Aéroport de Genève
Flughafen Genf
Aeroporto di Ginevra-Cointrin
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerCanton of Geneva
OperatorGenève Aéroport
ServesGrand Genève
LocationLe Grand-Saconnex, Meyrin and Bellevue
Opened11 October 1919 (1919-10-11)
Hub forSwiss International Air Lines
Operating base foreasyJet Switzerland
Elevation AMSL1,411 ft / 430 m
Coordinates46°14′15″N 6°06′33″E
Websitewww.gva.ch/en
Map
LSGG
Location of airport
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
04/22 3,900 12,795 Concrete
04L/22R 823 2,700 Grass/Earth
Statistics (2022)
Passengers14,085,282
Cargo (in metric tons)70,566
Movements163,168
Source: Geneva Airport Media Center 17 January 2017
Swiss AIP at EUROCONTROL

The airport lies entirely within Swiss territory, however, 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 municipality of Meyrin and partially in the municipality of Le Grand-Saconnex.

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