Geneva Airport
Geneva Airport Aéroport de Genève | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | Canton of Geneva | ||||||||||
| Operator | Genève Aéroport | ||||||||||
| Serves | Grand Genève | ||||||||||
| Location | Le Grand-Saconnex, Meyrin and Bellevue | ||||||||||
| Opened | 11 October 1919 | ||||||||||
| Hub for | Swiss International Air Lines | ||||||||||
| Operating base for | easyJet Switzerland | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 430 m / 1,411 ft | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 46°14′15″N 6°06′33″E / 46.23756°N 6.10921°E | ||||||||||
| Website | www | ||||||||||
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GVA/LSGG Location of airport | |||||||||||
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| Source: Geneva Airport Media Center 17 January 2017 | |||||||||||
Geneva Airport (IATA: GVA, ICAO: LSGG) – formerly and still unofficially known as Cointrin Airport – is the international airport for 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 network of flights mainly to continental European 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 outside Zürich, to New York–JFK.
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.