Swiss International Air Lines· Callsign SWR18 ·Daily

LX18 from Geneva to New York, tracked live

Geneva's own transatlantic flight serves the diplomatic and financial community of western Switzerland.

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GVA
Geneva
Geneva Airport
10:00 CET (UTC+1)
9h 00m
6,201 km · 3,853 mi
Non-stop
JFK
New York
John F. Kennedy International Airport
13:00 EDT (UTC-4)
Typical schedule · next departure Friday, October 30 · times shown in airport local time
Aircraft
Airbus A330-300
typical equipment
Distance
6,201 km
3,348 nautical miles
Heading
295°
tracks north-west
Clock change
-5 h
on arrival
Block speed
689 km/h
gate to gate average
Range used
53%
of the type's book range
Length rank
#185
of 439 tracked routes

Follow LX18 in real time

The aircraft appears below whenever it is airborne and inside receiver coverage. Its planned route is drawn between the two airports.

LX18 is not transmitting right now. It may be between rotations, on the ground, or out of receiver range - Check back near 10:00 at GVA. The full map has the rest of the sky, and what is flying over me will name whatever is above you instead.

LX18 at a glance

  • The trip: 6,201 km (3,853 miles) from Geneva to New York, flying north-west.
  • How long: 9h 00m gate to gate. That is about 689 km/h on average, taxi time included.
  • Your watch: set it 5 hours back on arrival.
  • Window seat tip: the left (south-facing) side gets the sun on a daytime flight.
  • The plane: usually an Airbus A330-300. This route uses about 53% of how far it can fly.
  • When it goes: out of GVA in mid-morning, into JFK in midday.

LX18 route overview: GVA to JFK

LX18 distance and great-circle path

LX18 covers 6,201 km, or 3,853 miles. That makes it a long-haul flight, a widebody route with a full night's flying time. Of the 439 routes we track, it ranks 185 by distance.

The plane leaves Geneva heading north-west. On the map above, the line looks curved. That is normal. The shortest path over a round planet never looks straight on a flat screen. Our guide explains how the GVA-JFK route appears on a tracker map.

Why LX18 block time differs from cruise time

The schedule allows 9.0 hours from gate to gate. That works out to about 689 km/h. An Airbus A330-300 cruises faster than that. The gap is taxi time, climbing, descending and holding.

Flying west, this route pushes against the wind. The trip back east is usually shorter, even though the distance is the same. See how high-altitude winds behave in our guide to turbulence and jet streams.

Can the Airbus A330-300 comfortably fly LX18?

Not at all. At roughly 53% of its range, this is an easy trip for an Airbus A330-300. The airline picked it for cabin size, not distance. The full numbers are on our aircraft page for the Airbus A330-300.

What to know about LX18

  • Time change: you land 5 hours behind the time you left. That is enough to cause jet lag. Here is how pilots handle it.

LX18 activity in the past 7 days

No stored observation has been recorded in this seven-day window. The published schedule and route above remain reference data, not evidence that the flight operated.

Date (UTC)RouteFirst trackedLast trackedTracked for
No tracked activity recorded yet for the past 7 days. Activity is logged every time this flight appears on the live map.

“First/last tracked” are when LX18 entered and left receiver coverage, in UTC.

Airports and aircraft on LX18

Every scheduled service we follow is listed in the tracker directory, including Swiss International Air Lines and other tracked flights grouped by airline.

GVA Geneva Airport Geneva, Switzerland · live radar →
JFK John F. Kennedy International Airport New York, United States · live radar →
A333 Airbus A330-300 Typical equipment · specs →

How much CO2 does LX18 emit?

Worked from the great-circle distance and the fuel burn measured for Airbus A330-300, the aircraft normally flying this route. Carbon dioxide only - see the method below.

Distance flown6,201 km
AircraftAirbus A330-300
Fuel burn rate6.32 kg per km
Fuel burned39,209 kg
CO2, whole flight123.9 tonnes
Seats, typical layout277
Passengers carried230 at an 83% load factor
CO2 per passenger539 kg

Where that lands by cabin

The aircraft burns the same fuel whoever is aboard, so the cabins divide one total rather than each carrying their own. A seat's share is the floor it takes up, which is why an economy seat comes out below the 539 kg cabin average and a flat bed well above it.

Economy227 seats, 188 flown
390 kg CO2 per seat
Business42 seats, 35 flown
1,132 kg CO2 per seat
First8 seats, 7 flown
1,561 kg CO2 per seat

Taken whole, LX18 emits what 2,065 trees take back out of the air in a year. One economy seat on it accounts for about the same carbon dioxide as driving a petrol car 3,169 km, or 15,391 km of the same journey by train.

How this is worked out. Fuel burn is read from published measurements of this type, taken at sectors of 5,556 km and 10,275 km, interpolated to this route's 6,201 km. It counts carbon dioxide only, and the cabin split assumes the layout typical of this size of aircraft. Read the full method, sources and caveats, or put LX18 against another flight.

Other tracked flights from Geneva

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U2231London (LGW) → Geneva (GVA) Airbus A320U2231 flight tracker →

Guides relevant to LX18

Chosen from this route's distance, timing, aircraft, airline and airports.

The science of jet lag Arrival shifts the clock by 5 hours.
Narrowbody vs widebody aircraft A long-haul sector makes aircraft size, cabin layout and range especially relevant.
Boeing versus Airbus The typical aircraft is built by Airbus; these visual clues help identify it.

Data sources and review

Reviewed 2026-07-29 by Flight-Tracker.net Editorial Team

The route and typical schedule are maintained reference data. Live ADS-B observations are evidence of receiver coverage, not proof of on-time performance. Always confirm the operating date and times with the airline.

Read our schedule and observation review process, or inspect the machine-readable reference dataset.

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LX18 frequently asked questions

How long is the LX18 flight?

Geneva to New York is 6,201 km (3,853 miles) in a straight line, scheduled at 9.0 hours gate to gate. Actual airborne time varies with winds, routing and holding.

What aircraft operates LX18?

Typically an Airbus A330-300 (full specifications), using roughly 53% of that type's published range.

Does LX18 fly every day?

The published pattern is daily, departing 10:00 local from GVA. Always confirm with the airline before travelling.

Can I track LX18 live?

Yes. Whenever LX18 is airborne and in receiver coverage the map above follows it live, with altitude, ground speed and heading. Between rotations, the seven-day log above shows where it has been.

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