# Distance from Geneva (GVA) to Sitka (SIT)

> 7,987 km · estimated flight time 10h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 7,987 km / 4,963 mi / 4,313 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 10h
- **Heading**: 339° (north northwest)
- **Return heading**: 27° (north northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Switzerland) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → North America
- **Time difference**: -10h (When it's 07:56 in Geneva, it's 21:56 in Sitka)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,385 ft (SIT is lower than GVA)

## Airports

### [Geneva Cointrin International Airport (GVA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gva-geneva-geneva-cointrin-international-airport/1ef266df-572a-6d10-8497-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Geneva, Switzerland
- ICAO: LSGG
- Timezone: Europe/Zurich
- Coordinates: 46.240000, 6.110000
- Elevation: 1,411 ft

### [Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport (SIT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sit-sitka-sitka-rocky-gutierrez-airport/1ef266df-8804-6918-ae32-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Sitka, United States
- ICAO: PASI
- Timezone: America/Anchorage
- Coordinates: 57.050000, -135.360000
- Elevation: 27 ft

## Route notes

This is a long-haul route typically operated by wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 777 or Airbus A350. Full meal service, in-flight entertainment, and comfort amenities are standard.

Time-zone information: When it's 07:56 in Geneva, it's 21:56 in Sitka.
With a 10-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Geneva Cointrin International Airport (GVA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gva-geneva-geneva-cointrin-international-airport/1ef266df-572a-6d10-8497-06bb2780ed98)
- [Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport (SIT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sit-sitka-sitka-rocky-gutierrez-airport/1ef266df-8804-6918-ae32-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)