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Geneva Cointrin International airport (Genève) (Switzerland)
Geneva Cointrin International airport also known asGenèveis located near Geneva, with Cointrin at 1mi↑, Les Avanchets at 1mi↑, Pregny-Chambésy at 1mi↑, Le Grand-Saconnex at 1mi↑, Ferney-Voltaire at 1mi↑, Pregny at 1mi↑, Meyrin at 1mi↑, Colovrex at 2mi↑,
→ See also Northernmost airports in Switzerland and Southernmost airports in Switzerland
→ See also airports in Switzerland
aerial view of Geneva 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 Geneva Cointrin International airport
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 :
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- Annemasse airport at 8mi : book on Trip.com
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Aviation weather for Geneva Cointrin International airport LSGG GVA
METAR for Geneva Cointrin International airport LSGG GVA
LSGG 032250Z AUTO VRB02KT 9999 -SHRA VCTS FEW076 BKN094 FEW///CB 14/13 Q1014 NOSIG
Decoded METAR for Geneva Cointrin International airport LSGG GVA
METAR issued by LSGG on Saturday, May 3, 2025 at 22:50 UTC. This is an automatically generated METAR, Warning : this METAR is out of date, issued 1 hours and 13 minutes ago.
visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
The temperature is 14°C = 57°F, dew point is 13°C = 55°F. The air is almost saturated with water : relative air humidity is 94 %.
QNH is 1014hPa = 29.94inHg
Wind 4km/h = 2kt, direction is °.
Clouds : few clouds at 7600ft = 2320m. broken at 9400ft = 2870m. few clouds at 0ft = 0m.
light intensity shower rain
in vicinity thunderstorm
No significant change forecasted in next 2 hours
TAF for Geneva Cointrin International airport LSGG GVA
LSGG 032053Z 0321/0503 21012KT 9999 FEW050 BKN070 TX20/0415Z TN13/0405Z TEMPO 0321/0324 TSRA SCT035CB TEMPO 0400/0404 SHRA SCT035TCU TEMPO 0411/0422 4500 SHRA SCT030TCU PROB40 TEMPO 0413/0419 3000 TSRA SCT030CB BECMG 0420/0422 04007KT
Decoded TAF for Geneva Cointrin International airport LSGG GVA
TAF issued by LSGG on Saturday, May 3, 2025 at 20:53 UTC, issued 3 hours and 10 minutes. weather forecast for 30 hours, weather forecast updated every 6 hours.
from Saturday, May 3, 2025 à 21:00 heure TU to Sunday, May 4, 2025 à 20:00 heure UTC
0321/0503 21012KT 9999 FEW050 BKN070 TX20/0415Z TN13/0405Z
wind 12kt = 22km/h, direction is 210°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
few clouds at 5000ft = 1520m broken at 7000ft = 2130m
temporarily from Saturday, May 3, 2025 à 21:00 heure TU to Saturday, May 3, 2025 à 00:00 heure UTC
TEMPO 0321/0324 TSRA SCT035CB
thunderstorm rain
scattered clouds at 3500ft = 1070m
temporarily from Saturday, May 3, 2025 à 00:00 heure TU to Sunday, May 4, 2025 à 04:00 heure UTC
TEMPO 0400/0404 SHRA SCT035TCU
shower rain
scattered clouds at 3500ft = 1070m
temporarily from Sunday, May 4, 2025 à 11:00 heure TU to Sunday, May 4, 2025 à 22:00 heure UTC
TEMPO 0411/0422 4500 SHRA SCT030TCU
Visibility is 5km = 3mi.
shower rain
scattered clouds at 3000ft = 910m
probability of 40% to have temporarily from Sunday, May 4, 2025 à 13:00 heure TU to Sunday, May 4, 2025 à 19:00 heure UTC
PROB40 TEMPO 0413/0419 3000 TSRA SCT030CB
Visibility is 3km = 2mi.
thunderstorm rain
scattered clouds at 3000ft = 910m
becoming from Sunday, May 4, 2025 à 22:00 heure TU to Sunday, May 4, 2025 à 03:00 heure UTC
BECMG 0420/0422 04007KT
wind 7kt = 13km/h, direction is 40°
VAC for Geneva 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 Geneva Cointrin International airport
Around Geneva Cointrin International airport (Genève) (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 Geneva Cointrin International airport at 0mi↑
- for Ailes De Sergy airport at 4mi↑
- for des Ailes de Sergy airport at 4mi↑
nearest airports to Geneva Cointrin International airport (Genève) (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
- Annecy Haute-Savoie Mont-Blanc airport (LFLP NCY ) at 21mi↑METAR TAF NOTAM
- Oyonnax-Arbent airport (LFLK ) at 21mi↑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