Geneva Airport LSGG / GVA
Europe's third-busiest business airport and the gateway to the Alps, private banking and the UN. Five competing FBOs sit on the north (GA) side, 15 minutes from the lakefront and with French-sector customs available for direct exit into France. Slots are coordinated and winter weekends (Verbier, Courchevel, Gstaad traffic) are saturated; parking is scarce during Davos week and the Geneva Motor Show.
12,795 ft
Longest runway
15 min
Drive to Geneva
5
FBOs / handlers
1,411 ft
Elevation
Facts
- Hours
- 06:00–00:00 (GA departures restricted 22:00–06:00)
- 24-hour operations
- No
- Customs & immigration
- Yes
- Prior permission (PPR)
- No
- Slot coordination
- Yes
- Noise curfew
- Yes
- Runway surface
- concrete
- Fuel type
- Jet A-1, SAF (limited)
- Helipad
- Yes
- Distance to centre
- 5 km
- Typical largest aircraft
- Any business jet up to BBJ/ACJ; VIP widebodies handled.
- Website
- www.gva.ch
Private terminals (FBOs)
- Jet Aviation Geneva
- TAG Aviation Geneva
- ExecuJet Geneva
- Swissport Executive Aviation
- Dassault Aviation Business Services
An FBO is the private terminal: lounge, crew, fuel, customs desk. You drive up, walk 30 metres, and board.
Compare published takeoff distances
Initial comparison of published takeoff distances and runway length (12,795 ft). Confirm aircraft suitability and current restrictions with the operator.
Within the screening threshold
- Airbus Corporate Jets ACJ350 XWB 7,220 ft
- Boeing Business Jets BBJ 787-8 9,800 ft
- Boeing Business Jets BBJ 737-9 (MAX 9) 8,500 ft
- Boeing Business Jets BBJ3 (737-900ER) 8,040 ft
- Boeing Business Jets BBJ 737-8 (MAX 8) 7,500 ft
- Boeing Business Jets BBJ 737-7 (MAX 7) 5,900 ft
Above the screening threshold
- None exceed the screening threshold.
Other airports for Geneva
- Annecy Mont Blanc Airport LFLP 5,348 ft · 45 min
What it costs to fly here privately
Sources and credits
- Geneva Airport · Colin Cooke Photo · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons