Nonstop flight route between Amarillo, Texas, United States and Quetzaltenango, Guatemala:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport (AMA), Amarillo, Texas, United States and Quetzaltenango Airport (AAZ), Quetzaltenango, Guatemala would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,542 miles (or 2,482 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 Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport and Quetzaltenango Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | AMA / KAMA | 
| Airport Name: | Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport | 
| Location: | Amarillo, Texas, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 35°13'9"N by 101°42'20"W | 
| Area Served: | Amarillo, Texas | 
| Operator/Owner: | City of Amarillo | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 3607 feet (1,099 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 2 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from AMA | 
| More Information: | AMA Maps & Info | 
Arrival 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 | 
Facts about Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport (AMA):
- Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport is a public airport six miles east of downtown Amarillo, in Potter and Randall Counties, Texas, United States.
- In 1952 the name changed to Amarillo Air Terminal.
- The furthest airport from Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport (AMA) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,034 miles (17,757 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- The closest airport to Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport (AMA) is Tradewind Airport (TDW), which is located only 8 miles (12 kilometers) WSW of AMA.
- In 2009 the airport was again used as a refueling stop by the SCA.
- The original English Field terminal building was converted in 1997 to a museum maintained by the Texas Aviation Historical Society.
- Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport (AMA) has 2 runways.
Facts about Quetzaltenango Airport (AAZ):
- The closest airport to Quetzaltenango Airport (AAZ) is Quiché Airport (AQB), which is located 26 miles (41 kilometers) ENE of AAZ.
- An emergency operations center has been installed at the airport in order to respond faster to disasters like hurricane Stan in the future.
- 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.
- On 13 October 1999 a private Bell 206 helicopter crashed near Quetzaltenango.
- 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 (AAZ) currently has only 1 runway.




