Nonstop flight route between between Baltimore, Maryland and Washington, D.C., United States and Geneva, Switzerland:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI), between Baltimore, Maryland and Washington, D.C., United States and Geneva International Airport (GVA), Geneva, Switzerland would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,037 miles (or 6,496 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 large distance between Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport and Geneva International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
Try it at home! Get a globe and tightly lay a string between Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport and Geneva International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BWI / KBWI |
| Airport Name: | Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport |
| Location: | between Baltimore, Maryland and Washington, D.C., United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 39°10'31"N by 76°40'5"W |
| Area Served: | Baltimore–Washington Metropolitan Area |
| Operator/Owner: | Maryland Aviation Administration |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 146 feet (45 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 4 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BWI |
| More Information: | BWI 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 |
| Elevation: | 1411 feet (430 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from GVA |
| More Information: | GVA Maps & Info |
Facts about Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI):
- Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI) has 4 runways.
- Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport handled 22,391,785 passengers last year.
- The BWI Rail Station opened in 1980, providing a rail connection to passengers on the busy Northeast Corridor through Amtrak.
- The furthest airport from Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,691 miles (18,814 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI) is Tipton Airport (FME), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) SW of BWI.
- The Federal Aviation Administration is currently in the process of designing a new air traffic control tower that will replace the current tower.
- Planning for a new airport on 3,200 acres to serve the Baltimore/Washington area began just after the end of World War II.
- Because of Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport's relatively low elevation of 146 feet, planes can take off or land at Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport 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.
- On July 12, 2013, BWI Airport and the Maryland Aviation Administration launched a 3-year $125 million construction project.
Facts about Geneva International Airport (GVA):
- In addition to being known as "Geneva International Airport", another name for GVA is "Aéroport international de GenèveGenève aéroport".
- Geneva International Airport (GVA) has 2 runways.
- The airport is 4 km from the Geneva city centre.
- 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.
- Despite there never being a regular Concorde service in Switzerland, the supersonic aircraft twice landed in Geneva.
- Its northern limit runs along the Swiss–French border and the airport can be accessed from both countries.
- In February 2014, the Tribune de Genève reported that delays of up to three years may occur, and that the cost might increase to up to 120 millions Swiss Francs.
- 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 has two passenger terminals, T1 and T2.
- Geneva International Airport handled 14,436,000 passengers last year.
