Flight Operations to Geneva Airport: One of Europe’s busiest gateways and a popular destination at this time of year, Geneva International Airport is sometimes referred to as Cointrin Airport. Here’s what you need to know to plan a mission to the Swiss city…
Geneva International Airport
IATA Code: GVA
ICAO Code: LSGG
Latitude/ Longitude: N 46° 14.3′ E 06° 06.6′
Magnetic Variation: 0°W
Elevation: 1411′
Time Zone Info: GMT+1:00 DST
Operational Information
It’s necessary to apply for a runway slot (PPR) through an agent for private, commercial and non-commercial flights
Jet fuels available are 100LL and Jet A-1
Immigration
Non-EU passengers:
Some non-EU passport holders are allowed to enter and remain in the European Union for up to three months without a visa. It’s important to check whether your nationality is included in this category prior to your trip. If not, you will need to organize a visa prior to arrival in the EU. Click here for more information.
EU passengers:
A passport or EU country ID allows for a stay of up to 90 days without a visa
An extension of stay is possible for visa-exempt visitors
Note:
Passports or any passport replacing documents issued more than ten years prior to the date of travel will not be accepted.
Tourists must hold proof of sufficient funds to cover their stay in the EU and those without a return or onward ticket could be refused entry.
EU crew:
A passport or EU country ID and crew airline ID are required
An extension of stay is possible for visa-exempt visitors
Non-EU crew:
A passport is required
All crew members are required to be listed on a General Declaration and hold an airline identity card
Customs
Import
For passengers over the age of 17:
200 cigarettes or 50 cigars or 250 grams of tobacco
Alcoholic beverages of 2 liters up to 15 % volume and 1 liter over 15 % volume
Quantities in excess of this allowance will incur a tax of CHF 4.60 (Swiss Franc) applicable per 0.1 liters. The maximum allowance of wine is 20 liters.
Only used personal effects such as clothing, cameras, and other articles of general use are duty exempt. Goods without distinct traces of use may be subject to import duty.
Food brought from other EU Member States is permitted for personal consumption.
Prohibited
Meat, eggs, milk, honey or other products of animal origin from non-EU Member States.
Export
Free export without restrictions, with the exception of cheese in excess of 15 kgs. Gold and watches must be declared.
Baggage Clearance: Baggage is cleared at the airport of final destination in Switzerland. The baggage of transit passengers with a destination outside of Switzerland and baggage of passengers who embarked in an EU Member State are exempt.
Airport Embarkation Tax: No airport tax is levied on passengers.
For support with your Flight Operations to Geneva Airport, contact UAS
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Mitch Launius
Instructor Pilot for 30 West IP
Mitch is the CEO of 30 West IP where he is also an instructor providing pilot training on international procedures. With an illustrious career of over 34 years in the cockpit, Mitch has acquired over 13,000 hours of flight time flying worldwide, with over 9,000 hours of this in Challenger and Gulfstream aircraft. He is an experienced safety officer and was also an IS-BAO project manager for a fortune 500 flight department. He has presented on Safety and Operations topics at the NBAA International Operators Conference and the Canadian Business Aviation Association Convention and is currently on the NBAA International Operators Committee and serves as the North Atlantic Regional Lead. Mitch is also a member of an FAA working group on General Aviation International Authorizations and Tabletop Exercises (GIATE). He was recently selected to represent IBAC as a member of the ICAO Personal Training and Licensing Panel (PTLP) and was also recently named as a 2020 recipient of the NBAA Tony Kern Professionalism in Aviation Award for his contribution to the business aviation community.
Henry ‘Duke’ LeDuc
Director Of Operations, Americas, UAS International Trip Support
Duke has been a dearly respected member of UAS Americas team and the UAS global family for more than five years. A safety-oriented, FAA-licensed aircraft dispatcher, he oversees all of the operations of the elite UAS Operations Team. With twenty-five years of experience in aviation overall with more than fifteen years of experience in international flight planning and VVIP trip coordination, he is responsible for the development of the dispatch training program and involved in the strategic development of UAS Americas. With a myriad of rich aviation experience behind him, he has extensive experience in worldwide operations with both corporate and charter environments, including seven years as Operations/Dispatch Manager in an industry-leading, Fortune 500, IS-BAO Stage III Certified corporate flight department. Duke is frequently asked shares his knowledge at major industry events and is currently serving on the NBAA’s International Operators Conference (IOC) Planning Committee.
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Paulo has extensive experience in medical advisory in the aviation industry. As a cardiologist, he provides technical guidance and analysis for MedAire’s MedLink medical advisory service and is MedAire’s liaison with civil aviation regulators and industry associations. Paulo worked with Varig Brazilian Airlines for 23 years, 10 of which were spent as General Medical Manager. A member of the MedAire Medical Advisory Board, Paulo is also President of the Ibero-American Aerospace Medical Association, a member of the International Academy of Aerospace Medicine, a member of the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) Safety Committee, a Fellow of the Aerospace Medical Association (AsMA), and a Fellow of the Civil Aviation Medical Association. Throughout his illustrious career, Paulo has held industry leadership roles including Chairperson of the AsMA’s Air Transport Medicine Committee, President of the Airlines Medical Directors Association, President of the Brazilian Society of Aerospace Medicine and was a member of the IATA Medical Advisory Group from 2002 to 2006.
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