Nonstop flight route between Quetzaltenango, Guatemala and Bordj Badji Mokhtar, Algeria:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Quetzaltenango Airport (AAZ), Quetzaltenango, Guatemala and Bordj Mokhtar Airport (BMW), Bordj Badji Mokhtar, Algeria would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,999 miles (or 9,655 kilometers).
A Great Circle is the shortest distance between 2 points on a sphere. Because most world maps are flat (but the Earth is round), the route of the shortest distance between 2 points on the Earth will often appear curved when viewed on a flat map, especially for long distances. If you were to simply draw a straight line on a flat map and measure a very long distance, it would likely be much further than if you were to lay a string between those two points on a globe. Because of the large distance between Quetzaltenango Airport and Bordj Mokhtar Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
Try it at home! Get a globe and tightly lay a string between Quetzaltenango Airport and Bordj Mokhtar Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | AAZ / MGQZ |
Airport Name: | Quetzaltenango Airport |
Location: | Quetzaltenango, Guatemala |
GPS Coordinates: | 14°51'56"N by 91°30'6"W |
Operator/Owner: | Dirección General de Aeronáutica Civil |
Airport Type: | Joint |
Elevation: | 7779 feet (2,371 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from AAZ |
More Information: | AAZ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BMW / DATM |
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Location: | Bordj Badji Mokhtar, Algeria |
GPS Coordinates: | 21°22'40"N by 0°55'37"E |
Area Served: | Bordj Badji Mokhtar |
Airport Type: | public |
Elevation: | 1302 feet (397 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BMW |
More Information: | BMW Maps & Info |
Facts about Quetzaltenango Airport (AAZ):
- The furthest airport from Quetzaltenango Airport (AAZ) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,847 miles (19,066 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- Because of Quetzaltenango Airport's high elevation of 7,779 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at AAZ. Combined with a high temperature, this could make AAZ a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- Quetzaltenango 1 is the name of the first aircraft built in Central America, Miguel Angel Castroconde is responsible for the airplane with the name Quetzaltenango 1, plane he built with the help of his son becoming the PrimerCconstructor an aircraft in Guatemala.
- Quetzaltenango Airport (AAZ) currently has only 1 runway.
- The airport is currently undergoing massive construction works, as part of a nationwide airport rehabilitation program.
- On 1 November 1998 a Douglas DC-3 carrying 18 crew and passengers crashed near the airport into mountainous terrain.
- The closest airport to Quetzaltenango Airport (AAZ) is Quiché Airport (AQB), which is located 26 miles (41 kilometers) ENE of AAZ.
- 'Quetzaltenango Airport is located in the Guatemalan highlands, in the northeastern part of the city of Quetzaltenango.
Facts about Bordj Mokhtar Airport (BMW):
- The closest airport to Bordj Mokhtar Airport (BMW) is Aguenar – Hadj Bey Akhamok Airport (TMR), which is located 306 miles (493 kilometers) ENE of BMW.
- In addition to being known as "Bordj Mokhtar Airport", another name for BMW is "Bordj Mokhtar Airport (Bordj Mokhtar)".
- The furthest airport from Bordj Mokhtar Airport (BMW) is Moala Airport (MFJ), which is nearly antipodal to Bordj Mokhtar Airport (meaning Bordj Mokhtar Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Moala Airport), and is located 12,233 miles (19,686 kilometers) away in Moala, Moala Islands, Fiji.
- Bordj Mokhtar Airport (BMW) currently has only 1 runway.