Nonstop flight route between Brookings, South Dakota, United States and Quetzaltenango, Guatemala:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Brookings Regional Airport (BKX), Brookings, South Dakota, United States and Quetzaltenango Airport (AAZ), Quetzaltenango, Guatemala would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,058 miles (or 3,312 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 Brookings Regional 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: | BKX / KBKX |
| Airport Name: | Brookings Regional Airport |
| Location: | Brookings, South Dakota, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 44°18'16"N by 96°49'0"W |
| Area Served: | Brookings, South Dakota |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Brookings |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1648 feet (502 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BKX |
| More Information: | BKX 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 Brookings Regional Airport (BKX):
- The closest airport to Brookings Regional Airport (BKX) is Madison Municipal Airport (XMD), which is located 24 miles (39 kilometers) SW of BKX.
- The furthest airport from Brookings Regional Airport (BKX) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,597 miles (17,053 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Brookings Regional Airport, formerly known as Brookings Municipal Airport, is a city owned, public use airport located in Brookings, a city in Brookings County, South Dakota, United States.
- Brookings Regional Airport (BKX) has 2 runways.
- Brookings Regional Airport covers an area of 576 acres at an elevation of 1,648 feet above mean sea level.
Facts about Quetzaltenango Airport (AAZ):
- Quetzaltenango Airport (AAZ) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.
- 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 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.
- The closest airport to Quetzaltenango Airport (AAZ) is Quiché Airport (AQB), which is located 26 miles (41 kilometers) ENE of AAZ.
- On 1 November 1998 a Douglas DC-3 carrying 18 crew and passengers crashed near the airport into mountainous terrain.
- 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.
