Nonstop flight route between Geneva, Switzerland and Mississauga, Ontario, Canada:
Departure Airport:
Arrival Airport:
Distance from GVA to YYZ:
Share this route:
Jump to:
- About this route
- GVA Airport Information
- YYZ Airport Information
- Facts about GVA
- Facts about YYZ
- Map of Nearest Airports to GVA
- List of Nearest Airports to GVA
- Map of Furthest Airports from GVA
- List of Furthest Airports from GVA
- Map of Nearest Airports to YYZ
- List of Nearest Airports to YYZ
- Map of Furthest Airports from YYZ
- List of Furthest Airports from YYZ
About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Geneva International Airport (GVA), Geneva, Switzerland and Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ), Mississauga, Ontario, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,979 miles (or 6,404 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 Toronto Pearson 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 Toronto Pearson 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: | GVA / LSGG |
| Airport Names: |
|
| 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: | YYZ / CYYZ |
| Airport Name: | Toronto Pearson International Airport |
| Location: | Mississauga, Ontario, Canada |
| GPS Coordinates: | 43°40'36"N by 79°37'50"W |
| Area Served: | Greater Toronto Area |
| Operator/Owner: | Transport Canada |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 569 feet (173 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 5 |
| View all routes: | Routes from YYZ |
| More Information: | YYZ Maps & Info |
Facts about Geneva International Airport (GVA):
- Geneva International Airport (GVA) has 2 runways.
- Geneva International Airport handled 14,436,000 passengers last year.
- The 2007-2015 master plan is coming to an end with the construction of pier C, that will enable seven aircraft such as the Boeing 777 or Airbus A330 and A340 to connect to the terminal via jet bridges.
- Before Switzerland's integration into the Schengen Area in 2008, Pier F, also known as the French Sector, was used exclusively for passengers arriving from, or departing to French destinations.
- To provide for jet traffic, in 1960 the runway was extended to its current length of 3,900 m.
- 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.
- 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".
- Geneva International Airport, formerly known as Cointrin Airport and officially as Genève Aéroport, is the international airport of Geneva, Switzerland.
- T2 is used during the winter charter season.
Facts about Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ):
- Because of Toronto Pearson International Airport's relatively low elevation of 569 feet, planes can take off or land at Toronto Pearson 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.
- The closest airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) is Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport (YTZ), which is located only 12 miles (20 kilometers) ESE of YYZ.
- The second terminal, a standard wood frame building, was built in 1938.
- Pearson is the largest and busiest airport in Canada.
- Terminal 1 is designed to handle domestic, international, and trans-border flights in one facility.
- Terminal 3 opened in 1991 to offset traffic from Terminals 1 and 2.
- Terminal 2 had a facility for United States border preclearance and handled both domestic and international trans-border traffic.
- The furthest airport from Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,399 miles (18,345 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- In November 1958, the City of Toronto sold the airport to the federal Department of Transport.
- An extensive network of non-stop domestic flights is operated from Toronto Pearson by several airlines to all major and many secondary cities across all provinces of Canada.
- Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) has 5 runways.
