Nonstop flight route between Geneva, Switzerland and Sandefjord / Stokke, Norway:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Geneva International Airport (GVA), Geneva, Switzerland and Sandefjord Airport, Torp (TRF), Sandefjord / Stokke, Norway would travel a Great Circle distance of 911 miles (or 1,466 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 Geneva International Airport and Sandefjord Airport, Torp, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
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: | TRF / ENTO |
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Location: | Sandefjord / Stokke, Norway |
GPS Coordinates: | 59°11'12"N by 10°15'30"E |
Area Served: | Sandefjord, Norway |
Operator/Owner: | Sandefjord Lufthavn AS |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 285 feet (87 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from TRF |
More Information: | TRF Maps & Info |
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".
- 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 closest airport to Geneva International Airport (GVA) is Annemasse Aerodrome (QNJ), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) ESE of 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.
- Geneva International Airport (GVA) has 2 runways.
- Geneva International Airport handled 14,436,000 passengers last year.
- On May 7, 1968, Geneva Main Terminal was inaugurated, which was planned to accommodate 7 million passengers a year.
- The airport is 4 km from the Geneva city centre.
Facts about Sandefjord Airport, Torp (TRF):
- The private placement in 1987 allowed sufficient financing of a new terminal building.
- During the 1950s, the interest to use Torp as an air station dwindled.
- The furthest airport from Sandefjord Airport, Torp (TRF) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,337 miles (18,245 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- On 4 April 2002, Ryanair started flights to Glasgow Prestwick Airport.
- In addition to being known as "Sandefjord Airport, Torp", another name for TRF is "Sandefjord lufthavn, Torp".
- The closest airport to Sandefjord Airport, Torp (TRF) is Moss Airport, Rygge (RYG), which is located 23 miles (37 kilometers) NE of TRF.
- Sandefjord Airport, Torp handled 1,345,732 passengers last year.
- Because of Sandefjord Airport, Torp's relatively low elevation of 285 feet, planes can take off or land at Sandefjord Airport, Torp 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.
- Sandefjord Airport, Torp (TRF) currently has only 1 runway.
- Widerøe is the only airline to have an operative base at Torp.
- The air traffic employees in the control tower worked for the Civil Aviation Administration.
- Following World War II and Norway's membership in NATO, it became strategically important to build several new air stations in the country.