Geneva Airport

Einordnung

Geneva sits at the centre of three of private aviation's most lucrative use cases: Swiss finance, the Alpine ski belt and Mediterranean repositioning. The GA apron is segregated from the commercial terminal, but the runway is shared with airline traffic — so slots are coordinated and peak-week ski Saturdays (Christmas, New Year, February half-term) require lifts to be booked 7–14 days ahead. Outside those windows Geneva remains one of the easier major European business-aviation airports to operate into.

Betriebsdaten

ICAO / IATA

LSGG / GVA

Stadt / Land

Geneva, Switzerland

Piste

Runway 04/22 — 12,795 ft (3,900 m). Accepts every aircraft in production, including BBJ and Lineage 1000.

Slots

Slot-coordinated via SWISS. Standard 24–48 hour lead time; ski-Saturday slots may lock 1–2 weeks ahead in peak winter weeks.

Nachtruhe

22:00–06:00 noise restriction, with extensions for scheduled commercial traffic. Out-of-hours GA movements available with surcharge.

Zoll & Einreise

Swiss customs and immigration on-field at both FBOs — typical clearance under 10 minutes. Geneva is a Schengen entry point.

Handling

Two FBOs (TAG and Jet Aviation) keep handling competitive. We pre-clear de-icing slots in winter to avoid 60–90 minute pad waits.

Bodentransfer

Chauffeur to Geneva city centre in 10 minutes, to Verbier in 1h 45m, to Courchevel in 2h 30m. Helicopter to Sion or Gstaad in 15–25 minutes via Air Glaciers — preferred in winter when alpine roads slow.

FBOs am Platz

Typische Charter-Strecken