Nonstop flight route between Geneva, Switzerland and Djougou, Benin:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Geneva International Airport (GVA), Geneva, Switzerland and Djougou Airport (DJA), Djougou, Benin would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,539 miles (or 4,086 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 Djougou 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 Geneva International Airport and Djougou Airport. 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: | DJA / DBBD |
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Location: | Djougou, Benin |
GPS Coordinates: | 9°41'31"N by 1°38'14"E |
Area Served: | Djougou |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1444 feet (440 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from DJA |
More Information: | DJA Maps & Info |
Facts about Geneva International Airport (GVA):
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Geneva International Airport", another name for GVA is "Aéroport international de GenèveGenève aéroport".
- During World War II the Swiss authorities forbade all flights from Switzerland.
- 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.
- Geneva airport was created in 1919 as a simple field in Cointrin, near the city of Geneva.
- 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.
- 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.
Facts about Djougou Airport (DJA):
- Djougou Airport (DJA) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Djougou Airport (DJA) is Niamtougou International Airport (LRL), which is located 37 miles (60 kilometers) W of DJA.
- In addition to being known as "Djougou Airport", another name for DJA is "Djougou Airport (Djougou)".
- The furthest airport from Djougou Airport (DJA) is Funafuti International Airport (FUN), which is nearly antipodal to Djougou Airport (meaning Djougou Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Funafuti International Airport), and is located 12,252 miles (19,717 kilometers) away in Funafuti, Tuvalu.