Nonstop flight route between Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada and Geneva, Switzerland:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Saskatoon John G. Diefenbaker International Airport (YXE), Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada and Geneva International Airport (GVA), Geneva, Switzerland would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,563 miles (or 7,344 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 Saskatoon John G. Diefenbaker International 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 Saskatoon John G. Diefenbaker International 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 Saskatoon John G. Diefenbaker International Airport (YXE):

• In 2001, traffic at YXE exceeded 800,000 passengers, making it the largest airport in the province.
• In addition to being known as "Saskatoon John G. Diefenbaker International Airport", another name for YXE is "Saskatoon International Airport".
• For international arrivals the airport is classified as an airport of entry by NAV CANADA and is staffed by the Canada Border Services Agency.
• In 2012, Saskatoon International Airport was the 2nd fastest growing airport of all 15 major airports in Canada.
• Air Canada in 1950 began operating the Canadair North Star at the airport, followed by the Vickers Viscount in 1955.
• Saskatoon John G. Diefenbaker International Airport (YXE) has 2 runways.
• Saskatoon John G. Diefenbaker International Airport handled 1,246,405 passengers last year.
• On January 1, 1971, the City of Saskatoon annexed the airport and surrounding lands totalling 2,111.7 acres.
• The furthest airport from Saskatoon John G. Diefenbaker International Airport (YXE) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,134 miles (16,309 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• The closest airport to Saskatoon John G. Diefenbaker International Airport (YXE) is North Battleford Airport (YQW), which is located 77 miles (124 kilometers) WNW of YXE.

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.
• T2 is used during the winter charter season.
• Geneva International Airport handled 14,436,000 passengers last year.
• To provide for jet traffic, in 1960 the runway was extended to its current length of 3,900 m.
• Geneva International Airport (GVA) has 2 runways.
• The airport is 4 km from the Geneva city centre.
• In addition to being known as "Geneva International Airport", another name for GVA is "Aéroport international de GenèveGenève aéroport".
• 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.
• 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.