Nonstop flight route between Haarlemmermeer, Netherlands and Geneva, Switzerland:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS), Haarlemmermeer, Netherlands and Geneva International Airport (GVA), Geneva, Switzerland would travel a Great Circle distance of 424 miles (or 682 kilometers).
A Great Circle is the shortest distance between 2 points on a sphere. Because most world maps are flat (but the Earth is round), the route of the shortest distance between 2 points on the Earth will often appear curved when viewed on a flat map, especially for long distances. If you were to simply draw a straight line on a flat map and measure a very long distance, it would likely be much further than if you were to lay a string between those two points on a globe. Because of the relatively short distance between Amsterdam Airport Schiphol and Geneva International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | AMS / EHAM |
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Location: | Haarlemmermeer, Netherlands |
GPS Coordinates: | 52°18'29"N by 4°45'51"E |
Area Served: | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
Operator/Owner: | Schiphol Group |
Airport Type: | Public |
# of Runways: | 6 |
View all routes: | Routes from AMS |
More Information: | AMS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | GVA / LSGG |
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Location: | Geneva, Switzerland |
GPS Coordinates: | 46°14'17"N by 6°6'33"E |
Area Served: | Geneva, Switzerland |
Operator/Owner: | City of Geneva |
Airport Type: | Public |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from GVA |
More Information: | GVA Maps & Info |
Facts about Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS):
- Schiphol uses a one terminal concept, where all facilities are located under a single roof, radiating from the central 'plaza'.
- Pier E is a dedicated non-Schengen area and has 14 gates.
- Because of Amsterdam Airport Schiphol's relatively low elevation of -11 feet, planes can take off or land at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
- The closest airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) is Valkenburg Naval Air Base (LID), which is located only 18 miles (28 kilometers) WSW of AMS.
- The furthest airport from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,847 miles (19,066 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- By 1940, Schiphol had four asphalt runways at 45-degree angles, all 1,020 metres or less.
- The airport is built as one large terminal, split into three large departure halls, which connect again once airside.
- In addition to being known as "Amsterdam Airport Schiphol", another name for AMS is "Luchthaven Schiphol".
- Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) has 6 runways.
- The Schiphol air traffic control tower, with a height of 101 m, was the tallest in the world when constructed in 1991.
Facts about Geneva International Airport (GVA):
- Geneva International Airport handled 14,436,000 passengers last year.
- Geneva International Airport (GVA) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Geneva International Airport (GVA) is Annemasse Aerodrome (QNJ), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) ESE of GVA.
- Geneva airport was created in 1919 as a simple field in Cointrin, near the city of Geneva.
- A new terminal project named 'Aile Est' starting in 2012, will modernize and extend Pier C following a complete reconstruction.
- The airport has a single concrete runway, which is the longest in Switzerland with a length of 3,900 m, and a smaller, parallel, grass runway for light aircraft.
- The airline Baboo had its head office on the grounds of the airport and in Le Grand-Saconnex.
- The furthest airport from Geneva International Airport (GVA) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Geneva International Airport (meaning Geneva International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,227 miles (19,678 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- On May 7, 1968, Geneva Main Terminal was inaugurated, which was planned to accommodate 7 million passengers a year.
- In addition to being known as "Geneva International Airport", another name for GVA is "Aéroport international de GenèveGenève aéroport".