Nonstop flight route between Fort Wainwright, Alaska, United States and Quiché, El Quiché, Guatemala:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Wainwright Airport (AIN), Fort Wainwright, Alaska, United States and Quiché Airport (AQB), Quiché, El Quiché, Guatemala would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,761 miles (or 7,662 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 Wainwright Airport and Quiché 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 Wainwright Airport and Quiché Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | AIN / PAWI | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Fort Wainwright, Alaska, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 70°38'17"N by 159°59'40"W | 
| Area Served: | Wainwright, Alaska | 
| Operator/Owner: | North Slope Borough | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 45 feet (14 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from AIN | 
| More Information: | AIN Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | AQB / MGQC | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Quiché, El Quiché, Guatemala | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 15°0'38"N by 91°9'2"W | 
| Elevation: | 6631 feet (2,021 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from AQB | 
| More Information: | AQB Maps & Info | 
Facts about Wainwright Airport (AIN):
- The closest airport to Wainwright Airport (AIN) is Atqasuk Edward Burnell Sr. Memorial Airport (ATK), which is located 60 miles (97 kilometers) E of AIN.
- Wainwright Airport resides at elevation of 45 feet above mean sea level.
- In addition to being known as "Wainwright Airport", another name for AIN is "AWI".
- The airport was built in 1957 to support the Distant Early Warning Line Radar station at Wainwright.
- The furthest airport from Wainwright Airport (AIN) is Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM), which is located 10,348 miles (16,654 kilometers) away in Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica.
- Wainwright Airport (AIN) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Wainwright Airport's relatively low elevation of 45 feet, planes can take off or land at Wainwright 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.
Facts about Quiché Airport (AQB):
- The closest airport to Quiché Airport (AQB) is Quetzaltenango Airport (AAZ), which is located 26 miles (41 kilometers) WSW of AQB.
- Because of Quiché Airport's high elevation of 6,631 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at AQB. Combined with a high temperature, this could make AQB a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- In addition to being known as "Quiché Airport", another name for AQB is "Aeropuerto de Quiché".
- Quiché Airport (AQB) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Quiché Airport (AQB) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,867 miles (19,097 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.




