Nonstop flight route between Geneva, Switzerland and Marysville, California, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Geneva International Airport (GVA), Geneva, Switzerland and Beale Air Force Base (BAB), Marysville, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,707 miles (or 9,184 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 Geneva International Airport and Beale Air Force Base, 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 Geneva International Airport and Beale Air Force Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure 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 |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BAB / KBAB |
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| Location: | Marysville, California, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 39°8'9"N by 121°26'11"W |
| View all routes: | Routes from BAB |
| More Information: | BAB Maps & Info |
Facts about Geneva International Airport (GVA):
- 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.
- A new terminal project named 'Aile Est' starting in 2012, will modernize and extend Pier C following a complete reconstruction.
- In addition to being known as "Geneva International Airport", another name for GVA is "Aéroport international de GenèveGenève aéroport".
- The airport is 4 km from the Geneva city centre.
- To provide for jet traffic, in 1960 the runway was extended to its current length of 3,900 m.
- 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 International Airport handled 14,436,000 passengers last year.
Facts about Beale Air Force Base (BAB):
- The closest airport to Beale Air Force Base (BAB) is Yuba County Airport (MYV), which is located only 8 miles (12 kilometers) WSW of BAB.
- In addition to being known as "Beale Air Force Base", another name for BAB is "Beale AFB".
- The 456th SAW continued the mission of strategic bombardment and missile readiness training.
- The furthest airport from Beale Air Force Base (BAB) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,251 miles (18,107 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- Half of the aircraft were maintained on 15-minute alert, fully fueled, armed, and ready for combat.
- On 30 January 1959, the Air Force announced plans to conduct surveys in the vicinity of Beale to determine the feasibility for missile bases.
- In 1940, the "Camp Beale" area consisted of grassland and rolling hills and the 19th century mining town of Spenceville.
