Nonstop flight route between London, England, United Kingdom and Geneva, Switzerland:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between London City Airport (LCY), London, England, United Kingdom and Geneva International Airport (GVA), Geneva, Switzerland would travel a Great Circle distance of 456 miles (or 734 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 London City Airport and Geneva International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | LCY / EGLC |
| Airport Name: | London City Airport |
| Location: | London, England, United Kingdom |
| GPS Coordinates: | 51°30'19"N by 0°3'19"E |
| Area Served: | London, United Kingdom |
| Operator/Owner: | GIP (75%) Highstar Capital (25%) |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 19 feet (6 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LCY |
| More Information: | LCY Maps & Info |
Arrival 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 |
Facts about London City Airport (LCY):
- The closest airport to London City Airport (LCY) is London Biggin Hill Airport (BQH), which is located only 12 miles (19 kilometers) S of LCY.
- Because of London City Airport's relatively low elevation of 19 feet, planes can take off or land at London City 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.
- London City Airport handled 3,379,753 passengers last year.
- London City Airport (LCY) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from London City Airport (LCY) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,881 miles (19,121 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Operations are restricted to 06:30 to 22:30 Monday to Friday, 06:30 to 13:00 on Saturdays and 12:30 to 22:30 on Sundays.
- On 27 June 1982 Brymon Captain Harry Gee landed a de Havilland Canada Dash 7 aircraft on Heron Quays, in the nearby West India Docks, in order to demonstrate the feasibility of the STOLport project.
- On 2 December 2005, London City Airport DLR station opened on a branch of the Docklands Light Railway, providing rail access to the airport for the first time, and providing fast rail links to Canary Wharf and the City of London.
- Before the Games of the XXX Olympiad it was reported that over £7 million was invested in the terminal to extend the Central Search area and adding other improvements.
- In 2013, London City served over 3.3 million passengers, a 12% increase compared with 2012 and a record total for the airport.
Facts about Geneva International Airport (GVA):
- Geneva International Airport has extensive convention facilities and hosts an office of the International Air Transport Association and used to host the world headquarters of Airports Council International.
- In addition to being known as "Geneva International Airport", another name for GVA is "Aéroport international de GenèveGenève aéroport".
- Geneva International Airport (GVA) has 2 runways.
- Geneva International Airport handled 14,436,000 passengers last year.
- The closest airport to Geneva International Airport (GVA) is Annemasse Aerodrome (QNJ), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) ESE of GVA.
- In 1968 the construction of a second runway and a mid-field round terminal were proposed, but ultimately the concept was never realised.
- 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 has two passenger terminals, T1 and T2.
- During World War II the Swiss authorities forbade all flights from Switzerland.
