GVA

Geneva International Airport

Geneva, Switzerland

Opened1919ICAOLSGGElev1,411 ft
The Verdict
62/100Solid. Not spectacular, but solid.

The trajectory is flat — no improvement in sight.

Ranked #60 of 198 airportsBased on data from 2002–2026
Operational30%
73Genuinely solid
Sentiment25%
56Unremarkable
Infrastructure15%
41Below par
Sent. Velocity15%
50Middling
Connectivity15%
83Above average

What People Think

Reviews for GVA read like weather reports. Mild. Overcast. Unremarkable.

4.3Avg Rating / 10
1,080
ReviewsGoogle 1070Skytrax 10
31%Positive
4.0on Google Maps (1,070 reviews)
Sentiment Trajectory (20252026)+2.15 over 2 years
Then: 3.5/5 (275 reviews)Now: 5.7/5 (805 reviews)
Positive31%
Neutral24%
Negative45%
Queuing
1.8
Cleanliness
2.5
Staff
2.2
Food & Bev
2.1
Wifi
2.7
Wayfinding
2.5
Transport
3.2
Shopping

The Numbers

17.8MPassengers (2025)
-0.2%YoY Growth

17.8M passengers in 2025 — still 0% below the 2019 peak, though up 221% from the 2020 COVID crater.

17.3MInternational (97%)
489KDomestic (3%)
Passenger History

Lounges

4 available
Crystal Lounge by Aspire
priority pass
Horizon Lounge
Terminal 1
priority pass
Marhaba Lounge
Terminal 1
priority pass
Marhaba Lounge
priority pass

Tardiness Report

2026/03–2025/04 · 141,645 flights
7.5%Flights Delayed10,624 of 141,645 flights
1.3minAvg Delay

If punctuality were a religion, this airport would be the cathedral.

-1.4pp vs prior year-0.1min vs prior year
Delay Causes (ATFM)
Weather39%
Carrier0%
ATC39%
Airport19%

Where You Can Escape To

easyJet Switzerland·Base
Swiss International Air Lines·Hub
150 routes · 6 regions
Europe7
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Barcelona International Airport (BCN)
Frankfurt am Main International Airport (FRA)
Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport (ATH)
Bristol International Airport (BRS)
Warsaw Chopin Airport (WAW)
Middle East2
Istanbul Airport (IST)
Dubai International Airport (DXB)
Other1
Pristina International Airport (PRN)

Ground Transport

MMetro
RRail
TTram
BBus

The Runway Report

2 Runways
04/2212,795ft × 164ft · CON · Lighted
04L/22R2,700ft × 98ft · GRS · CLOSED

The Backstory

1919
Opened
Awards

None recorded. A clean record — in the worst sense.