Nonstop flight route between Quetzaltenango, Guatemala and Borama, Somalia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Quetzaltenango Airport (AAZ), Quetzaltenango, Guatemala and Borama Airport (BXX), Borama, Somalia would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,890 miles (or 14,307 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 Borama 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 Borama 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: | BXX / |
Airport Name: | Borama Airport |
Location: | Borama, Somalia |
GPS Coordinates: | 9°56'44"N by 43°9'2"E |
Area Served: | Borama, Somalia |
View all routes: | Routes from BXX |
More Information: | BXX Maps & Info |
Facts about Quetzaltenango Airport (AAZ):
- 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 Airport (AAZ) currently has only 1 runway.
- An emergency operations center has been installed at the airport in order to respond faster to disasters like hurricane Stan in the future.
- 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.
- On May 12, 2003 After the first flight that lasted 30 minutes, followed by further testing done only to a volunteer who offered to accompany him, now see it is regular with his son and friends who ask you to take them to feel Quetzaltenango the excitement of seeing a plane built in this city.
- The closest airport to Quetzaltenango Airport (AAZ) is Quiché Airport (AQB), which is located 26 miles (41 kilometers) ENE of AAZ.
Facts about Borama Airport (BXX):
- The closest airport to Borama Airport (BXX) is Wilwal International Airport (JIJ), which is located 46 miles (73 kilometers) SSW of BXX.
- The furthest airport from Borama Airport (BXX) is Atuona Airport (AUQ), which is nearly antipodal to Borama Airport (meaning Borama Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Atuona Airport), and is located 12,289 miles (19,777 kilometers) away in Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia.