Nonstop flight route between Quetzaltenango, Guatemala and Sarteneja, Belize:
Departure Airport:
(14°51'56"N by 91°30'6"W)
Arrival Airport:
(18°21'20"N by 88°7'50"W)
Distance from AAZ to SJX:
328.55 miles (528.75 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Quetzaltenango Airport (AAZ), Quetzaltenango, Guatemala and Sarteneja Airport (SJX), Sarteneja, Belize would travel a Great Circle distance of 329 miles (or 529 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 Sarteneja 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: | SJX / |
| Airport Name: | Sarteneja Airport |
| Location: | Sarteneja, Belize |
| GPS Coordinates: | 18°21'20"N by 88°7'50"W |
| Area Served: | Sarteneja |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 10 feet (3 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SJX |
| More Information: | SJX Maps & Info |
Facts about Quetzaltenango Airport (AAZ):
- On 1 November 1998 a Douglas DC-3 carrying 18 crew and passengers crashed near the airport into mountainous terrain.
- The airport is currently undergoing massive construction works, as part of a nationwide airport rehabilitation program.
- 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.
- 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.
- Quetzaltenango Airport (AAZ) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Sarteneja Airport (SJX):
- The furthest airport from Sarteneja Airport (SJX) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,898 miles (19,147 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- The closest airport to Sarteneja Airport (SJX) is Chetumal International Airport (CTM), which is located only 16 miles (27 kilometers) NW of SJX.
- Because of Sarteneja Airport's relatively low elevation of 10 feet, planes can take off or land at Sarteneja 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.
- Sarteneja Airport (SJX) 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 | 16.47 miles (26.50 km) NW | Chetumal International Airport (CTM) | Chetumal, Quintana Roo, Mexico | |
| 2 | 18.45 miles (29.70 km) W | Corozal Airport (CZH) | Corozal, Belize | |
| 3 | 32.27 miles (51.93 km) SSE | San Pedro Airport (SPR) | San Pedro, Belize | |
| 4 | 43.39 miles (69.83 km) S | Caye Caulker Airport (CUK) | Caye Caulker, Belize | |
| 5 | 45.62 miles (73.42 km) S | Caye Chapel Airport (CYC) | Caye Chapel, Belize | |
| 6 | 57.60 miles (92.70 km) SSW | Philip S. W. Goldson International Airport (BZE) | Ladyville (near Belize City), Belize | |
| 7 | 58.12 miles (93.53 km) S | Belize City Municipal Airport (TZA) | Belize City, Belize | |
| 8 | 94.04 miles (151.35 km) S | Melinda Airport (MDB) | Melinda, Belize | |
| 9 | 95.11 miles (153.06 km) S | Dangriga Airport (DGA) | Dangriga, Belize | |
| 10 | 126.57 miles (203.70 km) S | Placencia Airport (PLJ) | Placencia, Belize | |
| 11 | 128.03 miles (206.04 km) S | Independence Airport (INB) | Independence, Belize | |
| 12 | 128.43 miles (206.68 km) S | Big Creek Airport (BGK) | Big Creek, Belize | |
| 13 | 151.60 miles (243.97 km) SW | Mundo Maya International Airport (FRS) | Flores, El Petén, Guatemala | |
| 14 | 159.26 miles (256.30 km) N | Chichen Itza International Airport (CZA) | Chichén Itzá, Yucatán, Mexico | |
| 15 | 168.50 miles (271.18 km) NNE | Cozumel International Airport (CZM) | Cozumel, Quintana Roo, Mexico | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,897.56 miles (19,147.21 km) SW | Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK) | Cocos Islands, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,363.52 miles (18,287.77 km) WSW | Christmas Island Airport (XCH) | Christmas Island, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,210.66 miles (18,041.76 km) SW | Fatmawati Soekarno Airport (BKS) | Bengkulu, Indonesia | |
| 4 | 11,194.55 miles (18,015.84 km) SSW | Rokot Airport (RKI) | Sipura, Indonesia | |
| 5 | 11,161.24 miles (17,962.23 km) SW | Radin Inten II Airport (RIA II) (TKG) | Bandar Lampung, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 6 | 11,138.64 miles (17,925.86 km) SSW | Depati Parbo Airport (KRC) | Kerinci, Indonesia | |
| 7 | 11,130.53 miles (17,912.81 km) SW | Soekarno–Hatta International Airport (CGK) | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| 8 | 11,127.09 miles (17,907.26 km) SW | Gunung Batin Airport (AKQ) | Astraksetra, Indonesia | |
| 9 | 11,124.80 miles (17,903.58 km) SW | Halim Perdanakusuma Airport (HLP) | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| 10 | 11,116.47 miles (17,890.18 km) SW | Husein Sastranegara International Airport (HSA) (BDO) | Bandung, Indonesia | |
| 11 | 11,098.57 miles (17,861.37 km) WSW | Cibeureum Airfield (TSY) | Tasikmalaya, West Java, Indonesia | |
| 12 | 11,095.48 miles (17,856.40 km) SSW | Minangkabau International Airport (MIA) (PDG) | Ketaping, West Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 13 | 11,065.05 miles (17,807.43 km) WSW | Tunggul Wulung Airport (CXP) | Cilacap, Java Island, Indonesia | |
| 14 | 11,060.46 miles (17,800.05 km) SW | Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II International Airport (SMB II) (PLM) | Palembang, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 15 | 11,058.07 miles (17,796.19 km) WSW | Penggung Airport/Chakrabhuwana Airport (CBN) | Cirebon, Java, Indonesia | |