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Geneva Cointrin International Airport (LSGG/GVA) sits at Geneva, Switzerland, at an elevation of 1,388 feet, and is built around a single long runway aligned 04/22 with instrument approaches serving both ends. For the simulator pilot, it offers a demanding approach environment with full air traffic control services and dramatic surrounding scenery near Lake Geneva and the Alps.
Geneva Cointrin International Airport, identified by the ICAO code LSGG and IATA code GVA, is located at Geneva in the Geneve region of Switzerland. It sits at an elevation of 1,388 feet and is built around a single instrument-equipped runway, making it a substantial international field for a sim pilot to fly into, with full radar and tower services and ILS guidance available on both approach directions.
The aerodrome is located at coordinates 46.2383N, 6.1094E, at an elevation of 1,388 feet, in the Geneve region of Switzerland. The presence of dedicated approach, arrival, departure, tower and ground frequencies indicates that the field operates within controlled airspace with radar-assisted approach and departure control.
Geneva Cointrin has a single physical runway aligned 04/22, hard-surfaced and lit, with instrument landing systems serving both approach directions. The database records the 22 direction at 12,786 feet and the 04 direction at 11,713 feet, giving the field one of the longer runways available to simulator pilots in the region and ample length for a wide range of aircraft types.
Radio services at Geneva Cointrin include Approach (APP) on 120.3 MHz, Arrival (ARR) on 136.25 MHz, ATIS on 135.575 MHz, Departure (DEP) on 119.525 MHz, Ground (GND) on 121.675 MHz, a ground movement/apron frequency (GTE, callsign APN) on 121.75 MHz, and Tower (TWR) on 118.7 MHz. Both runway directions are served by instrument landing systems, allowing instrument approaches to 04 and 22.
Geneva Cointrin continues to operate as a major international airport with a full suite of air traffic services, including approach, arrival, departure, tower, ground and ATIS frequencies, and ILS approaches available to both ends of its single runway. The airport's own website is https://www.gva.ch/.
