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Geneva Airpark records an increase in its activities in 2024

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Geneva Airpark records an increase in its activities in 2024 - Business aviation publisher
Tatjana Obrazcova
Country: Switzerland Aircraft: Airplanes

With some increases of around 10%, a confirmed trend for the hangaring of aircraft out of the winter season and a wide variety of aircraft sheltered, Geneva Airpark records  an increase in its activities for 2024 and the winter of 2024/2025.

Annual solution for 22 aircraft

The resident fleet of aircraft with an annual option hosted by Geneva Airpark includes a wide variety of business jets, from the Pilatus PC-12 to the Bombardier Global 7500. This diversity increased in 2024 and early 2025, with the integration of new aircraft of all sizes, such as the Embraer Phenom 300, the PC-12, the Cessna Citation M2, or the Dassault Falcon 8X and the Gulfstream 700 for very long-haul flights. The entire resident fleet managed year-round by Geneva Airpark comprises a total of 16 aircraft of different types.

 

Daily: Up 11%

In figures: in 2024/2025, Daily activity within the Geneva Airpark infrastructure:

- Number of hangaring days: up 11% vs 2023

- Nearly 170 different aircraft welcomed

- Parking from 1 to 20 days

- Nearly 60% of activity was concentrated in the winter season (November/March). In 2023, this share was closer to 75%.

Daily:  multiplied by 2 out of winter season

The trend of higher demand outside winter months (November to March), which began in 2023, continued in 2024, with demand increasing  particularly in the months of June to August:  25% of the annual demand, vs 11% in 2023 .
 

Hangar occupancy:  +7%

• Average occupied surface: +7% with an average of 8,000m² 

• 13 aircraft sheltered per day on average vs 12 in 2023

Hangar: Almost 7,000 towing operations in 2024

• Flight movements 3,500

• + 16.3% in 2024 v 2023 

In total, for the whole of 2024, Geneva Airpark teams carried out nearly 7,000 towing operations: almost 3,500 movements related to entry and exit for flights, in addition to all the movements for operational reasons such as hangar reorganization and exit/entry for maintenance services.

30,000 services provided

In addition to towing operations for aircraft arrivals and departures, Geneva Airpark performed nearly 30,000 services across all categories.

15,000 aircraft services:, cleaning, water, toilets, EGPU, etc.

15,000 items managed by the in-house laundry service

PART-145 certified Geneva Airpark has been based at Geneva Airport since 2009, and offers a comprehensive range of services for business aviation. Geneva Airpark has a 10,000m2 hangar, which is part of 20,000m2 of facilities (also including tarmac, offices, car parks), which are directly accessible from the runway next to Geneva Airport’s dedicated business aviation Terminal C3.





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