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Genève Cointrin International airport in Geneva (Switzerland)
Genève Cointrin International airport is located near Geneva, with Cointrin at 1mi↑, Les Avanchets at 1mi↑, Le Grand-Saconnex at 1mi↑, Pregny-Chambésy at 1mi↑, Ferney-Voltaire at 1mi↑, Pregny at 1mi↑,→ See also Northernmost airports in Switzerland and Southernmost airports in Switzerland
→ See also airports in Switzerland
aerial view of Genève Cointrin International airport
Airport code
- ICAO code : LSGG
- IATA code : GVA
- Local code : -
Elevation : 430 m = 1411ft
→ See also Highest airports in Switzerland and Lowest airports in Switzerland
Runways
- runway 04/22 : 3900m = 12795ft
- runway 04L/22R : 823m = 2700ft
→ See also Airports with Longest runways in Switzerland
Coming to Genève Cointrin International airport
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Taxi : book on Taxi Booking
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By train : book on Trip.com
- Genève Aéroport train station at 0mi
- Vernier train station at 1mi
- Genève Voyageurs train station at 2mi
By plane :
- Genève Cointrin International airport at 0mi : book on Transavia Iberia Vueling
- Annemasse airport at 8mi : book on Trip.com
- Annecy Haute-Savoie Mont-Blanc airport at 21mi : book on Trip.com
Aviation weather for Genève Cointrin International airport LSGG GVA
METAR for Genève Cointrin International airport LSGG GVA
LSGG 311950Z AUTO VRB01KT CAVOK 21/14 Q1010 NOSIG
Decoded METAR for Genève Cointrin International airport LSGG GVA
METAR issued by LSGG on Sunday, August 31, 2025 at 19:50 UTC. This is an automatically generated METAR, Warning : this METAR is out of date, issued 1 hours and 20 minutes ago.
CAVOK = Ceiling And Visibility OK, visibility is more than 10 km, no clouds below 5000 ft or below the minimum sector altitude. No cumulonimbus or budding cumulus, regardless of their altitude and no Significant Weather
visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
The temperature is 21°C = 70°F, dew point is 14°C = 57°F. The air is very humid : relative air humidity is 64 %.
QNH is 1010hPa = 29.83inHg
Wind 2km/h = 1kt, direction is °.
Sky clear.
No significant change forecasted in next 2 hours
TAF for Genève Cointrin International airport LSGG GVA
LSGG 311725Z 3118/0124 06007KT CAVOK TX20/0115Z TN15/0105Z BECMG 3121/3123 23007KT 9999 BKN060 TEMPO 3123/0109 RA BKN045 PROB30 TEMPO 0101/0105 FEW035CB TEMPO 0112/0121 SHRA SCT035TCU
Decoded TAF for Genève Cointrin International airport LSGG GVA
TAF issued by LSGG on Sunday, August 31, 2025 at 17:25 UTC, issued 3 hours and 45 minutes. weather forecast for 30 hours, weather forecast updated every 6 hours.
from Sunday, August 31, 2025 à 18:00 heure TU to Sunday, August 31, 2025 à 21:00 heure UTC
3118/0124 06007KT CAVOK TX20/0115Z TN15/0105Z
CAVOK = Ceiling And Visibility OK, visibility is more than 10 km, no clouds below 5000 ft or below the minimum sector altitude. No cumulonimbus or budding cumulus, regardless of their altitude and no Significant Weather
wind 7kt = 13km/h, direction is 60°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
becoming from Sunday, August 31, 2025 à 23:00 heure TU to Monday, September 1, 2025 à 00:00 heure UTC
BECMG 3121/3123 23007KT 9999 BKN060
wind 7kt = 13km/h, direction is 230°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
broken at 6000ft = 1830m
temporarily from Sunday, August 31, 2025 à 23:00 heure TU to Monday, September 1, 2025 à 09:00 heure UTC
TEMPO 3123/0109 RA BKN045
rain
broken at 4500ft = 1370m
probability of 30% to have temporarily from Sunday, August 31, 2025 à 01:00 heure TU to Monday, September 1, 2025 à 05:00 heure UTC
PROB30 TEMPO 0101/0105 FEW035CB
few clouds at 3500ft = 1070m
temporarily from Monday, September 1, 2025 à 12:00 heure TU to Monday, September 1, 2025 à 21:00 heure UTC
TEMPO 0112/0121 SHRA SCT035TCU
shower rain
scattered clouds at 3500ft = 1070m
VAC for Genève Cointrin International airport LSGG GVA
The Visual Approach Chart (VAC Visual Approach Chart) is provided without any guarantee of its timeliness. The pilot is the only person responsible for the verification of its validity before using it operationally to prepare a flight or to use it during its navigation.
NOTAM for Genève Cointrin International airport
Around Genève Cointrin International airport in Geneva (Switzerland)
near
- Hotels in Cointrin
- Station de montagne Mijoux-La Faucille at 10mi↑
- Station de montagne Monts Jura at 10mi↑
- Station de montagne Lajoux - Haute Combes at 11mi↑
- Station de montagne Les Rousses at 15mi↑
- Station de montagne Longchaumois at 17mi↑
- Station de montagne Bellefontaine at 22mi↑
- Station de montagne Morbier at 23mi↑
- Station de montagne Praz de Lys Sommand at 24mi↑
- Station de montagne Mouthe - La Chapelle des Bois at 25mi↑
- Station de montagne Le Grand-Bornand at 25mi↑
- Station de montagne Sur-Lyand / Grand Colombier at 25mi↑
- Station de montagne Les Gets at 27mi↑
- for Genève Cointrin International airport at 0mi↑
- for Ailes De Sergy airport at 4mi↑
- for des Ailes de Sergy airport at 4mi↑
nearest airports to Genève Cointrin International airport in Geneva (Switzerland)
- Ailes De Sergy ultralight airfield ( LF0155) at 4mi↑
- Des Ailes de Sergy ultralight airfield ( FR-0517) at 4mi↑
- Annemasse airport (LFLI QNJ ) at 8mi↑NOTAM
- Hôtel Du Château heliport ( FR-0230) at 8mi↑
- La Cốte airport (LSGP ) at 14mi↑NOTAM
- Cervens ultralight airfield ( LF7470) at 16mi↑
- Bellegarde-Vouvray airport (LFHN ) at 16mi↑NOTAM
- Habère Poche ultralight airfield ( LF7469) at 17mi↑
- Saint Claude ultralight airfield ( LF3923) at 19mi↑
- Saint Claude Pratz airport (LFKZ ) at 19mi↑NOTAM
→ See also Former airports in Switzerland
Data sources
- Infos générales : AVWX, France FFPLUM
- METAR : AVWX
- TAF : AVWX
- Météo générale : Openweathermap et AVWX
- NOTAM : FAA
- VAC : France DGAC/SIA, Espagne ENAIRE, Belgique SKEYES
- Aerial maps : Google Maps, Microsoft Bing ou OpenStreetMap