Nonstop flight route between Quetzaltenango, Guatemala and Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas, Mexico:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Quetzaltenango Airport (AAZ), Quetzaltenango, Guatemala and Ángel Albino Corzo International Airport (TGZ), Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas, Mexico would travel a Great Circle distance of 155 miles (or 249 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 Ángel Albino Corzo International 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: | TGZ / MMTG |
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| Location: | Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas, Mexico |
| GPS Coordinates: | 16°33'48"N by 93°1'20"W |
| Area Served: | Tuxtla Gutiérrez |
| Operator/Owner: | Sociedad Operadora del Aeropuerto Internacional Ángel Albino Corzo (SOAIAAC) |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1499 feet (457 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from TGZ |
| More Information: | TGZ 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- The closest airport to Quetzaltenango Airport (AAZ) is Quiché Airport (AQB), which is located 26 miles (41 kilometers) ENE of 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.
Facts about Ángel Albino Corzo International Airport (TGZ):
- In addition to being known as "Ángel Albino Corzo International Airport", another name for TGZ is "Aeropuerto Internacional Ángel Albino Corzo".
- The closest airport to Ángel Albino Corzo International Airport (TGZ) is San Cristóbal de las Casas National Airport (SZT), which is located 34 miles (54 kilometers) ENE of TGZ.
- Ángel Albino Corzo International Airport, aka Tuxtla Gutierrez International Airport, is an international airport serving the Mexican municipality of Chiapa de Corzo, Chiapas.
- The furthest airport from Ángel Albino Corzo International Airport (TGZ) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,712 miles (18,848 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- Ángel Albino Corzo International Airport (TGZ) currently has only 1 runway.
- Ángel Albino Corzo International Airport handled 855,073 passengers last year.
- *Including former airport operations
