Nonstop flight route between Rawlins, Wyoming, United States and Geneva, Switzerland:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Rawlins Municipal Airport (RWL), Rawlins, Wyoming, United States and Geneva International Airport (GVA), Geneva, Switzerland would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,106 miles (or 8,217 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 Rawlins Municipal Airport and Geneva 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 Rawlins Municipal Airport and Geneva 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 Rawlins Municipal Airport (RWL):

• Because of Rawlins Municipal Airport's high elevation of 6,813 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at RWL. Combined with a high temperature, this could make RWL a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
• In addition to being known as "Rawlins Municipal Airport", another name for RWL is "Harvey Field".
• The furthest airport from Rawlins Municipal Airport (RWL) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,816 miles (17,407 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• The closest airport to Rawlins Municipal Airport (RWL) is Shively Field (SAA), which is located 32 miles (51 kilometers) SE of RWL.
• Rawlins Municipal Airport (RWL) has 2 runways.

Facts about Geneva International Airport (GVA):

• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• Its northern limit runs along the Swiss–French border and the airport can be accessed from both countries.
• Geneva airport has two passenger terminals, T1 and T2.
• 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.
• In addition to being known as "Geneva International Airport", another name for GVA is "Aéroport international de GenèveGenève aéroport".
• In 1968 the construction of a second runway and a mid-field round terminal were proposed, but ultimately the concept was never realised.
• The closest airport to Geneva International Airport (GVA) is Annemasse Aerodrome (QNJ), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) ESE of GVA.
• Geneva International Airport handled 14,436,000 passengers last year.
• Geneva International Airport (GVA) has 2 runways.