  geneva international airport , formerly known as cointrin airport and officially as genÃ¨ve aÃ©roport, is the international airport of geneva, switzerland. it is located  northwest of the city centre and served 13,899,422 passengers and 192,944 aircraft movements in 2012.geneva airport statistics it is a hub for easyjet switzerland and darwin airline as well as a focus city for swiss international air lines including swiss european air lines. its northern limit runs along the swissâfrench border and the airport can be accessed from both countries. the freight operations are also accessible from both countries, making geneva a european union freight hub although switzerland is not a member of the eu. the airport is partially located within the commune of meyrin and partially in the commune of le grand-saconnex."plan de commune." meyrin. retrieved on 29 september 2009."plan directeur." le grand-saconnex. 117 (3/4). retrieved on 29 september 2009. == history == ===early years=== geneva airport was created in 1919 as a simple field in cointrin, near the city of geneva. from
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