Nonstop flight route between Geneva, Switzerland and Kuwait City, Kuwait:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Geneva International Airport (GVA), Geneva, Switzerland and Kuwait International Airport (KWI), Kuwait City, Kuwait would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,533 miles (or 4,077 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 Kuwait 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 Geneva International Airport and Kuwait International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Geneva International Airport (GVA):

• Geneva International Airport (GVA) has 2 runways.
• In 1968 the construction of a second runway and a mid-field round terminal were proposed, but ultimately the concept was never realised.
• Geneva International Airport handled 14,436,000 passengers last year.
• Before passing through customs, machines dispense free 80 minute tickets for Transports Publics Genevois, which are valid for both the city buses and trains to Geneva.
• Geneva airport has two passenger terminals, T1 and T2.
• 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.
• 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.
• In addition to being known as "Geneva International Airport", another name for GVA is "Aéroport international de GenèveGenève aéroport".

Facts about Kuwait International Airport (KWI):

• Because of Kuwait International Airport's relatively low elevation of 206 feet, planes can take off or land at Kuwait International 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 May 20, 2013, The Director of Operations Management in the General Administration of Civil Aviation Essam Al-Zamil, announced that some of the flights will be diverted to Sheikh Saad Terminal instead of Kuwait Airport's main terminal, starting in July.
• Kuwait International Airport handled 937,661 passengers last year.
• The airport underwent a massive renovation and expansion project from 1999–2001, in which the former parking lot was cleared and a terminal expansion was built.
• Kuwait International Airport (KWI) has 2 runways.
• In addition to being known as "Kuwait International Airport", another name for KWI is "مطار الكويت الدولي".
• The furthest airport from Kuwait International Airport (KWI) is Totegegie Airport (GMR), which is located 11,977 miles (19,275 kilometers) away in Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia.
• The main airport structure was executed and completed by Al Hani Construction joint venture with Ballast Nedam, Holland.
• The closest airport to Kuwait International Airport (KWI) is Abadan International Airport (ABD), which is located 80 miles (129 kilometers) N of KWI.