Nonstop flight route between Quetzaltenango, Guatemala and Juneau, Alaska, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Quetzaltenango Airport (AAZ), Quetzaltenango, Guatemala and Juneau International Airport (JNU), Juneau, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,726 miles (or 5,996 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 Juneau International 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 Juneau International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Quetzaltenango Airport (AAZ):

• Quetzaltenango Airport (AAZ) currently has only 1 runway.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.

Facts about Juneau International Airport (JNU):

• Juneau International Airport (JNU) has 2 runways.
• The closest airport to Juneau International Airport (JNU) is Funter Bay Seaplane Base (FNR), which is located only 14 miles (22 kilometers) WSW of JNU.
• The furthest airport from Juneau International Airport (JNU) is Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), which is located 10,521 miles (16,932 kilometers) away in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
• On September 4, 1971, Alaska Airlines Flight 1866, a Boeing 727 crashed into the easterly slope of a canyon in the Chilkat Range of the Tongass National Forest while on approach to Juneau International Airport.
• Because of Juneau International Airport's relatively low elevation of 21 feet, planes can take off or land at Juneau International 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.
• Juneau International Airport is a city owned, public use airport and seaplane base located seven nautical miles northwest of the central business district of Juneau, a city and borough in the U.S.