Nonstop flight route between Quetzaltenango, Guatemala and San Cristóbal Island, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador:
Departure Airport:
(14°51'56"N by 91°30'6"W)
Arrival Airport:
(0°54'37"S by 89°37'3"W)
Distance from AAZ to SCY:
1,097.59 miles (1,766.40 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Quetzaltenango Airport (AAZ), Quetzaltenango, Guatemala and San Cristóbal Airport (SCY), San Cristóbal Island, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,098 miles (or 1,766 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 relatively short distance between Quetzaltenango Airport and San Cristóbal Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
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: | SCY / SEST |
| Airport Name: | San Cristóbal Airport |
| Location: | San Cristóbal Island, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador |
| GPS Coordinates: | 0°54'37"S by 89°37'3"W |
| Area Served: | Galápagos Islands, Ecuador |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 62 feet (19 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SCY |
| More Information: | SCY Maps & Info |
Facts about Quetzaltenango Airport (AAZ):
- An emergency operations center has been installed at the airport in order to respond faster to disasters like hurricane Stan in the future.
- Quetzaltenango Airport (AAZ) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.
- 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.
- On 1 November 1998 a Douglas DC-3 carrying 18 crew and passengers crashed near the airport into mountainous terrain.
- 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.
Facts about San Cristóbal Airport (SCY):
- The furthest airport from San Cristóbal Airport (SCY) is Sultan Iskandar Muda International Airport (BTJ), which is located 11,965 miles (19,256 kilometers) away in Banda Aceh, Indonesia.
- Because of San Cristóbal Airport's relatively low elevation of 62 feet, planes can take off or land at San Cristóbal 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 San Cristóbal Airport (SCY) is Seymour Airport (GPS), which is located 55 miles (88 kilometers) NW of SCY.
- San Cristóbal Airport (SCY) currently has only 1 runway.
| 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 | 54.78 miles (88.16 km) NW | Seymour Airport (GPS) | Baltra Island, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador | |
| 2 | 602.62 miles (969.82 km) E | General Ulpiano Paez Airport (SNC) | Salinas, Ecuador | |
| 3 | 617.54 miles (993.83 km) E | Eloy Alfaro International Airport (MEC) | Manta, Manabí, Ecuador | |
| 4 | 630.25 miles (1,014.29 km) ESE | Cap. FAP Victor Montes Arias Airport (TYL) | Talara, Peru | |
| 5 | 631.87 miles (1,016.89 km) E | Reales Tamarindos Airport (PVO) | Portoviejo, Ecuador | |
| 6 | 663.25 miles (1,067.40 km) ESE | Cap. FAP Pedro Canga Rodríguez Airport (TBP) | Tumbes, Peru | |
| 7 | 677.79 miles (1,090.80 km) E | José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport (GYE) | Santiago de Guayaquil, Ecuador | |
| 8 | 687.98 miles (1,107.20 km) ESE | Cap. FAP Guillermo Concha Iberico International Airport (PIU) | Piura, Peru | |
| 9 | 687.99 miles (1,107.22 km) ESE | Santa Rosa International Airport (ETR) | Santa Rosa, El Oro, Ecuador | |
| 10 | 702.50 miles (1,130.56 km) E | Carlos Concha Torres International Airport (ESM) | Esmeraldas, Ecuador | |
| 11 | 709.46 miles (1,141.76 km) ESE | José María Velasco Ibarra Airport (MRR) | Macará, Ecuador | |
| 12 | 738.60 miles (1,188.66 km) ESE | Camilo Ponce Enriquez Airport (LOH) | Loja, Ecuador | |
| 13 | 746.86 miles (1,201.95 km) E | Mariscal Lamar International Airport (CUE) | Cuenca, Ecuador | |
| 14 | 760.05 miles (1,223.17 km) E | Cotopaxi International Airport (LTX) | Latacunga, Ecuador | |
| 15 | 763.15 miles (1,228.17 km) E | Chachoan Airport (ATF) | Ambato, Ecuador | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,965.31 miles (19,256.26 km) NW | Sultan Iskandar Muda International Airport (BTJ) | Banda Aceh, Indonesia | |
| 2 | 11,930.68 miles (19,200.51 km) W | Binaka Airport (GNS) | Gunungsitoli, Nias Island, Indonesia | |
| 3 | 11,894.41 miles (19,142.16 km) WNW | Malikus Saleh Airport (LSW) | Lhoksumawe, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 4 | 11,843.17 miles (19,059.68 km) NNW | Car Nicobar Air Force Base (CBD) | Car Nicobar, India | |
| 5 | 11,836.03 miles (19,048.19 km) WNW | Polonia International Airport (MES) | Medan, Indonesia | |
| 6 | 11,821.29 miles (19,024.48 km) WNW | Kualanamu International Airport (KNO) | Medan, Indonesia | |
| 7 | 11,810.86 miles (19,007.69 km) W | Aek Godang Airport (AEG) | Padang Sidempuan, Indonesia | |
| 8 | 11,760.07 miles (18,925.95 km) WSW | Rokot Airport (RKI) | Sipura, Indonesia | |
| 9 | 11,742.96 miles (18,898.41 km) W | Minangkabau International Airport (MIA) (PDG) | Ketaping, West Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 10 | 11,706.02 miles (18,838.97 km) ENE | Weerawila Airport (WRZ) | Weerawila, Sri Lanka | |
| 11 | 11,698.26 miles (18,826.48 km) ENE | Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport (HRI) | Hambantota, Sri Lanka | |
| 12 | 11,697.93 miles (18,825.95 km) NW | Phuket International Airport (HKT) | Phuket, Thailand | |
| 13 | 11,691.26 miles (18,815.21 km) WNW | Langkawi International Airport (LGK) | Langkawi, Kedah, Malaysia | |
| 14 | 11,690.07 miles (18,813.29 km) WNW | Penang International Airport (PEN) | Penang, Malaysia | |
| 15 | 11,689.09 miles (18,811.72 km) WNW | Sitiawan Airport (SWY) | Perak, Malaysia | |