AirportsGeneva International Airport is a large airport serving Geneva, in Switzerland. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is GVA.
Key facts
- IATA code
- GVA
- ICAO code
- LSGG
- City
- Geneva
- State or region
- Geneva
- Country
- Switzerland
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 46.2381° N, 6.1090° E
- Elevation
- 430 m (1,411 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 3,900 m (12,795 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, GVA means Geneva International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: LSGG. ICAO codes that begin with L belong to southern Europe, Israel and Turkey. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 46.2381° N, 6.1090° E. It stands 430 metres (1,411 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Europe/Zurich, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Geneva International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 3,900 metres (12,795 feet). A runway of this length can take the largest long-distance aircraft. Among the 5 airports of Switzerland on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 1.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/22 | 3,900 m 12,795 ft | 50 m | Concrete | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Annecy Meythet airportAnnecy, France | NCY | 34 km |
| Chambéry Aix les Bains airportChambéry, France | CMF | 69 km |
| Lyon Saint-Exupéry AirportColombier-Saugnieu, Rhône, France | LYS | 97 km |
| Dole Tavaux AirportDole, France | DLE | 103 km |
| Grenoble Alpes Isère AirportGrenoble, France | GNB | 115 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 6,349 km | 8 h 10 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 6,715 km | 8 h 35 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 4,920 km | 6 h 25 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 754 km | 1 h 25 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 6,201 km | 8 h 00 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 9,509 km | 11 h 55 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 10,504 km | 13 h 10 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 9,808 km | 12 h 20 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 16,778 km | 20 h 45 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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