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Geneva Cointrin International Airport
Aéroport international de Genève

IATA: GVA – ICAO: LSGG
Summary
Airport typePublic
ServesGeneva
Elevation AMSL1,410 ft / 430 m
Coordinates46°14′13″N 6°06′32″E / 46.23694, 6.10889
Runways
DirectionLengthSurface
ftm
05/2312,7953,900Concrete
05L/23R2,700823Grass/Earth
Airport entrance.
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Geneva Cointrin International Airport (IATA: GVA, ICAO: LSGG) is an airport in Geneva, Switzerland. An IATA airport code, also known an IATA location identifier, IATA station code or simply a location identifier, is a three-letter code designating many The ICAO (ˌaɪˌkeɪˈoʊ Airport code or location indicator is a four-letter Alphanumeric Code designating each airport around An airport is a location where Aircraft such as airplanes, Helicopters and blimps take off and land Geneva (Genève is the second-most populous city in Switzerland (after Zürich) and is the most populous city of Romandy (the French -speaking Switzerland (English pronunciation; Schweiz Swiss German: Schwyz or Schwiiz Suisse Svizzera Svizra officially the Swiss Confederation It is located at 46°15′N, 6°8′E, 5 km from the city centre and has direct connections to expressways, bus lines and railways (SBB-CFF-FFS). The kilometre ( American spelling: kilometer) symbol km is a unit of Length in the Metric system, equal to one thousand Swiss Federal Railways ( German: SBB Schweizerische Bundesbahnen French: CFF Chemins de fer fédéraux suisses Italian: FFS Ferrovie federali svizzere Its northern limit runs along the Swiss-French border and the airport can be accessed from both countries. Switzerland (English pronunciation; Schweiz Swiss German: Schwyz or Schwiiz Suisse Svizzera Svizra officially the Swiss Confederation This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Passengers on flights to or from France do not have to go through Swiss customs and immigration controls if they remain in the French sector of the airport. 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 European Union ( EU) is a political and economic union of twenty-seven member states, located primarily in

The airport has a single concrete runway, which is the longest in Switzerland with a length of 3. 900 meters or 12,795 feet, and a smaller, parallel, grass runway for light aircraft. The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International It is a major hub for easyJet and Flybaboo, a lesser hub for Swiss International Air Lines and the former hub of Swiss World Airways, which ceased operations in 1998. EasyJet Airline Company Limited, styled as easyJet, is a low cost airline based at London Luton Airport. Flybaboo SA, Trading as Baboo, is a regional Airline based in Geneva, Switzerland. Swiss International Air Lines Ltd (short Swiss) is the principal Airline of Switzerland operating scheduled services in Europe and to North America Swiss World Airways was a short-lived airline operating out of Geneva Cointrin International Airport. Geneva Cointrin has extensive convention facilities and hosts an office of the International Air Transport Association (IATA) and the world headquarters of Airports Council International (ACI). Airports Council International (ACI based in Geneva, Switzerland, is a Non profit organisation, whose prime purpose is to advance the interests of airports

In 2007, the airport served 10,806,653 passengers, which marked a 9. 5% increase comparing to 2006.

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Airlines and destinations

(Note: Some of these airlines only serve GVA seasonally, especially the winter season. )

Cargo airlines

Incidents and accidents

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