Nonstop flight route between Quetzaltenango, Guatemala and Delta Junction, Alaska, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Quetzaltenango Airport (AAZ), Quetzaltenango, Guatemala and Delta Junction Airport (DJN), Delta Junction, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,245 miles (or 6,832 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 Delta Junction 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 Delta Junction 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: | DJN / |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Delta Junction, Alaska, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 64°3'2"N by 145°43'1"W |
| Area Served: | Delta Junction, Alaska |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Delta Junction |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1150 feet (351 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from DJN |
| More Information: | DJN 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 is located in the Guatemalan highlands, in the northeastern part of the city of Quetzaltenango.
- 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 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.
- The closest airport to Quetzaltenango Airport (AAZ) is Quiché Airport (AQB), which is located 26 miles (41 kilometers) ENE of AAZ.
- An emergency operations center has been installed at the airport in order to respond faster to disasters like hurricane Stan in the future.
- On 1 November 1998 a Douglas DC-3 carrying 18 crew and passengers crashed near the airport into mountainous terrain.
Facts about Delta Junction Airport (DJN):
- In addition to being known as "Delta Junction Airport", another name for DJN is "D66".
- The furthest airport from Delta Junction Airport (DJN) is Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), which is located 10,327 miles (16,619 kilometers) away in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
- As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 252 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, and 350 enplanements in 2010.
- The closest airport to Delta Junction Airport (DJN) is Allen Army Airfield (BIG), which is located only 4 miles (6 kilometers) S of DJN.
- Delta Junction Airport (DJN) has 2 runways.
