Nonstop flight route between Quetzaltenango, Guatemala and Yacuiba, Bolivia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Quetzaltenango Airport (AAZ), Quetzaltenango, Guatemala and Yacuiba Airport (BYC), Yacuiba, Bolivia would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,167 miles (or 5,097 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 Yacuiba 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 Yacuiba 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: | BYC / SLYA |
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Location: | Yacuiba, Bolivia |
GPS Coordinates: | 21°57'38"S by 63°39'6"W |
Area Served: | Yacuíba |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 2116 feet (645 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BYC |
More Information: | BYC Maps & Info |
Facts about Quetzaltenango Airport (AAZ):
- The airport is currently undergoing massive construction works, as part of a nationwide airport rehabilitation program.
- 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.
- The closest airport to Quetzaltenango Airport (AAZ) is Quiché Airport (AQB), which is located 26 miles (41 kilometers) ENE of AAZ.
- 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.
- Quetzaltenango Airport (AAZ) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.
- 'Quetzaltenango Airport is located in the Guatemalan highlands, in the northeastern part of the city of Quetzaltenango.
Facts about Yacuiba Airport (BYC):
- The furthest airport from Yacuiba Airport (BYC) is Jieyang Chaoshan International Airport (SWA), which is nearly antipodal to Yacuiba Airport (meaning Yacuiba Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Jieyang Chaoshan International Airport), and is located 12,326 miles (19,837 kilometers) away in Jieyang / Shantou / Chaozhou, Guangdong, China.
- The closest airport to Yacuiba Airport (BYC) is Tartagal "General Enrique Mosconi" Airport (TTG), which is located 46 miles (75 kilometers) S of BYC.
- In addition to being known as "Yacuiba Airport", another name for BYC is "Aeropuerto Yacuiba".
- Yacuiba Airport (BYC) currently has only 1 runway.