Nonstop flight route between Quetzaltenango, Guatemala and El Debba (Al Dabbah), Sudan:
Departure Airport:
(14°51'56"N by 91°30'6"W)
Arrival Airport:
(18°1'29"N by 30°57'29"E)
Distance from AAZ to EDB:
7,907.76 miles (12,726.28 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Quetzaltenango Airport (AAZ), Quetzaltenango, Guatemala and El Debba Airport (EDB), El Debba (Al Dabbah), Sudan would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,908 miles (or 12,726 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 El Debba 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 El Debba 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: | EDB / HSDB |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | El Debba (Al Dabbah), Sudan |
| GPS Coordinates: | 18°1'29"N by 30°57'29"E |
| Area Served: | Al Dabbah |
| Elevation: | 830 feet (253 meters) |
| View all routes: | Routes from EDB |
| More Information: | EDB Maps & Info |
Facts about Quetzaltenango Airport (AAZ):
- Quetzaltenango Airport (AAZ) currently has only 1 runway.
- On 13 October 1999 a private Bell 206 helicopter crashed near Quetzaltenango.
- 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.
- 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.
- The closest airport to Quetzaltenango Airport (AAZ) is Quiché Airport (AQB), which is located 26 miles (41 kilometers) ENE of AAZ.
- Quetzaltenango Airport serves the city of Quetzaltenango also known as "Xelajú" or "Xela" and western Guatemala.
Facts about El Debba Airport (EDB):
- In addition to being known as "El Debba Airport", another name for EDB is "Elddebba".
- Because of El Debba Airport's relatively low elevation of 830 feet, planes can take off or land at El Debba Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
- The closest airport to El Debba Airport (EDB) is Ad-Dabbah Airport (AAD), which is located only 2 miles (3 kilometers) NNW of EDB.
- The furthest airport from El Debba Airport (EDB) is Fa'a'ā International Airport (PPT), which is nearly antipodal to El Debba Airport (meaning El Debba Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Fa'a'ā International Airport), and is located 12,387 miles (19,935 kilometers) away in Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 25.51 miles (41.06 km) ENE | Quiché Airport (AQB) | Quiché, El Quiché, Guatemala |     |
| 2 | 27.14 miles (43.68 km) SSW | Retalhuleu Airport (RER) | Retalhuleu, Guatemala | |
| 3 | 28.05 miles (45.14 km) WSW | Coatepeque Airport (CTF) | Coatepeque, Quetzaltenango, Guatemala | |
| 4 | 58.19 miles (93.64 km) W | Tapachula International Airport (TAP) | Tapachula, Chiapas, Mexico | |
| 5 | 68.06 miles (109.53 km) ESE | La Aurora International Airport (GUA) | Guatemala City, Guatemala | |
| 6 | 84.10 miles (135.34 km) ENE | Cobán Airport (CBV) | Cobán, Alta Verapaz, Guatemala | |
| 7 | 143.40 miles (230.77 km) NNW | San Cristóbal de las Casas National Airport (SZT) | Chiapas, Mexico | |
| 8 | 154.89 miles (249.28 km) NW | Ángel Albino Corzo International Airport (TGZ) | Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas, Mexico | |
| 9 | 178.44 miles (287.17 km) NE | Mundo Maya International Airport (FRS) | Flores, El Petén, Guatemala | |
| 10 | 191.18 miles (307.68 km) ESE | Monseñor Óscar Arnulfo Romero International Airport (SAL) | San Salvador, El Salvador | |
| 11 | 233.13 miles (375.18 km) NNW | Carlos Rovirosa Pérez International Airport (VSA) | Villahermosa, Tabasco, Mexico | |
| 12 | 234.79 miles (377.85 km) ENE | Big Creek Airport (BGK) | Big Creek, Belize | |
| 13 | 235.32 miles (378.71 km) ENE | Independence Airport (INB) | Independence, Belize | |
| 14 | 237.24 miles (381.80 km) ESE | Marcala Airport (MRJ) | Marcala, Honduras | |
| 15 | 238.66 miles (384.09 km) ENE | Placencia Airport (PLJ) | Placencia, Belize | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,847.36 miles (19,066.44 km) WSW | Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK) | Cocos Islands, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,269.85 miles (18,137.02 km) SW | Rokot Airport (RKI) | Sipura, Indonesia | |
| 3 | 11,238.85 miles (18,087.14 km) WSW | Christmas Island Airport (XCH) | Christmas Island, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,226.44 miles (18,067.16 km) SW | Fatmawati Soekarno Airport (BKS) | Bengkulu, Indonesia | |
| 5 | 11,187.62 miles (18,004.68 km) SW | Depati Parbo Airport (KRC) | Kerinci, Indonesia | |
| 6 | 11,174.58 miles (17,983.69 km) SW | Minangkabau International Airport (MIA) (PDG) | Ketaping, West Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 7 | 11,162.79 miles (17,964.73 km) SSW | Binaka Airport (GNS) | Gunungsitoli, Nias Island, Indonesia | |
| 8 | 11,122.90 miles (17,900.53 km) WSW | Radin Inten II Airport (RIA II) (TKG) | Bandar Lampung, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 9 | 11,096.59 miles (17,858.19 km) WSW | Gunung Batin Airport (AKQ) | Astraksetra, Indonesia | |
| 10 | 11,087.06 miles (17,842.85 km) SW | Aek Godang Airport (AEG) | Padang Sidempuan, Indonesia | |
| 11 | 11,064.68 miles (17,806.82 km) WSW | Soekarno–Hatta International Airport (CGK) | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| 12 | 11,057.75 miles (17,795.68 km) SW | Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II International Airport (SMB II) (PLM) | Palembang, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 13 | 11,057.42 miles (17,795.14 km) SW | Sultan Thaha Airport (DJB) | Jambi, Indonesia | |
| 14 | 11,056.96 miles (17,794.40 km) SW | Sultan Syarif Kasim II International Airport (PKU) | Pekanbaru, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 15 | 11,054.76 miles (17,790.87 km) WSW | Halim Perdanakusuma Airport (HLP) | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 1.81 miles (2.92 km) NNW | Ad-Dabbah Airport (AAD) | Al Dabbah, Sudan | |
| 2 | 64.48 miles (103.76 km) ENE | Merowe Airport (MWE) | Merowe, Sudan | |
| 3 | 85.31 miles (137.29 km) NNW | Dongola Airport (DOG) | Dongola, Sudan | |
| 4 | 198.60 miles (319.62 km) SSE | Khartoum International Airport (KRT) | Khartoum, Sudan | |
| 5 | 204.93 miles (329.80 km) E | Atbara Airport (ATB) | Atbara, Sudan | |
| 6 | 263.35 miles (423.82 km) N | Wadi Halfa Airport (WHF) | Wadi Halfa, Sudan | |
| 7 | 303.59 miles (488.58 km) N | Al Hufalysin Airport (ABS) | Abu Simbel, Egypt | |
| 8 | 340.06 miles (547.28 km) S | El Obeid Airport (EBD) | El Obeid, Sudan | |
| 9 | 346.53 miles (557.69 km) NNW | Sharq Al-Owainat Airport (GSQ) | Sharq Al-Owainat, Egypt | |
| 10 | 389.99 miles (627.62 km) ESE | Khashm El Girba Airport (GBU) | Khashm El Girba, Sudan | |
| 11 | 399.35 miles (642.70 km) ESE | Kassala Airport (KSL) | Kassala, Sudan | |
| 12 | 422.00 miles (679.14 km) ENE | Port Sudan New International Airport (PZU) | Port Sudan, Sudan | |
| 13 | 427.54 miles (688.06 km) NNE | Aswan International Airport (ASW) | Aswan, Egypt | |
| 14 | 467.88 miles (752.98 km) SE | Galegu Airport (DNX) | Dinder, Sudan | |
| 15 | 482.73 miles (776.87 km) SW | El Fashir Airport (ELF) | El Fasher, Sudan | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,387.28 miles (19,935.35 km) SE | Fa'a'ā International Airport (PPT) | Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia | |
| 2 | 12,376.66 miles (19,918.25 km) SE | Moorea Airport (MOZ) | Moorea, Windward Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 3 | 12,276.82 miles (19,757.58 km) SE | Huahine – Fare Airport (HUH) | Huahine, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 4 | 12,227.19 miles (19,677.70 km) ESE | Bora Bora Airport (BOB) | Bora Bora, French Polynesia | |
| 5 | 12,217.71 miles (19,662.45 km) S | Mataiva Airport (MVT) | Mataiva, French Polynesia | |
| 6 | 12,199.82 miles (19,633.65 km) W | Anaa Airport (AAA) | Anaa, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 7 | 12,198.39 miles (19,631.36 km) ESE | Maupiti Airport (MAU) | Maupiti, Leeward Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 8 | 12,194.08 miles (19,624.41 km) SW | Apataki Airport (APK) | Apataki, French Polynesia | |
| 9 | 12,186.70 miles (19,612.55 km) SW | Arutua Airport (AXR) | Arutua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 10 | 12,175.01 miles (19,593.74 km) WSW | Fakarava Airport (FAV) | Fakarava, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 11 | 12,127.15 miles (19,516.71 km) SW | Ahe Airport (AHE) | Ahe, French Polynesia | |
| 12 | 12,120.15 miles (19,505.44 km) SW | Manihi Airport (XMH) | Manihi, French Polynesia | |
| 13 | 12,097.08 miles (19,468.32 km) SSE | Rurutu Airport (RUR) | Rurutu, French Polynesia | |
| 14 | 12,067.85 miles (19,421.27 km) WSW | Makemo Airport (MKP) | Makemo, French Polynesia | |
| 15 | 11,982.14 miles (19,283.34 km) WSW | Raroia Airport (RRR) | Raroia, French Polynesia | |