Nonstop flight route between Geneva, Switzerland and Lanzhou, Gansu, China:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Geneva International Airport (GVA), Geneva, Switzerland and Lanzhou Zhongchuan Airport (ZGC), Lanzhou, Gansu, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,773 miles (or 7,681 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 Lanzhou Zhongchuan 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 Lanzhou Zhongchuan 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: | 
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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: | ZGC / ZLLL | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Lanzhou, Gansu, China | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 36°30'54"N by 103°37'12"E | 
| Operator/Owner: | HNA Airport Group Company Ltd Gansu Division | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 6388 feet (1,947 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from ZGC | 
| More Information: | ZGC Maps & Info | 
Facts about Geneva International Airport (GVA):
- Geneva International Airport handled 14,436,000 passengers last year.
- Geneva International Airport (GVA) has 2 runways.
- 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 airport is 4 km from the Geneva city centre.
- During World War II the Swiss authorities forbade all flights from Switzerland.
- Geneva airport has two passenger terminals, T1 and T2.
- 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 Lanzhou Zhongchuan Airport (ZGC):
- Because of Lanzhou Zhongchuan Airport's high elevation of 6,388 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at ZGC. Combined with a high temperature, this could make ZGC a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- In addition to being known as "Lanzhou Zhongchuan Airport", other names for ZGC include "兰州中川机场" and "Lánzhōu Zhōngchuān Jīchǎng".
- Airport Express Shuttle Bus service is available on a single route from the airport to the Lanzhou Eastern Hotel, Tianshui Middle Road, opposite Lanzhou University western gate.
- The closest airport to Lanzhou Zhongchuan Airport (ZGC) is Lanzhou Zhongchuan Airport (LHW), which is located only 0 mile (0 kilometer) N of ZGC.
- Lanzhou Airport is a focus city for Hainan Airlines.
- The furthest airport from Lanzhou Zhongchuan Airport (ZGC) is Carriel Sur International Airport (CCP), which is nearly antipodal to Lanzhou Zhongchuan Airport (meaning Lanzhou Zhongchuan Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Carriel Sur International Airport), and is located 12,252 miles (19,718 kilometers) away in Concepción, Bío Bío Region, Chile.
- Lanzhou Zhongchuan Airport is an airport serving Lanzhou, the capital of Gansu Province, China.
- Lanzhou Zhongchuan Airport (ZGC) currently has only 1 runway.




