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Geneve-Cointrin Airport
Airport Directory » Switzerland » Geneva » Geneve-Cointrin AirportGeneva Cointrin International Airport (IATA: GVA, ICAO: LSGG) is an airport in Geneva, Switzerland. It is turn up at 46°15′N 6°8′E / 46.25°N 6.133°E / 46.25; 6.133, 5 kilometre from the town center and has direct connexions to state highway, bus line and railway line (SBB-CFF-FFS). Its northern boundary runs alongside the Swiss-French boundary line and the airport is able to be get at from both lands. Passengers on voyages to or from France do not have to go through Swiss usages and in-migration commands if they rest in the French sector of the airport. The load functioning are also accessible from both lands, doing Geneva a European Union cargo hub although Switzerland is not a fellow member of the EU.
The airport has a individual concrete landing track, which is the longest in Switzerland with a length of 3.900 m or 12,795 human foot, and a little, parallel, grass landing track for visible light aircraft. It is a major hub for easyJet and Flybaboo, a smaller hub for Swiss International Air Lines and the former hub of Swiss World Airways, which stopped functioning in 1998. Geneva Cointrin has extensive pattern facilities and hosts an business office of the International Air Transport Association (IATA) and the world home base of Airports Council International (ACI).
In 2008, the airport assisted 11,409,833 riders, an increase of 5.6% from 2007.
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