Nonstop flight route between Bowling Green, Kentucky, United States and Guatemala City, Guatemala:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Paducah KY (BWG), Bowling Green, Kentucky, United States and La Aurora International Airport (GUA), Guatemala City, Guatemala would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,567 miles (or 2,522 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 Paducah KY and La Aurora International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BWG / KBWG | 
| Airport Name: | Paducah KY | 
| Location: | Bowling Green, Kentucky, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 36°57'51"N by 86°25'10"W | 
| Operator/Owner: | City of Bowling Green & Warren County | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 547 feet (167 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 2 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from BWG | 
| More Information: | BWG Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | GUA / MGGT | 
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| Location: | Guatemala City, Guatemala | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 14°34'54"N by 90°31'36"W | 
| Area Served: | Guatemala City | 
| Operator/Owner: | Ministerio de Comunicaciones, Infraestructura y Vivienda | 
| Airport Type: | Military/Public | 
| Elevation: | 4951 feet (1,509 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from GUA | 
| More Information: | GUA Maps & Info | 
Facts about Paducah KY (BWG):
- The closest airport to Paducah KY (BWG) is Glasgow Municipal Airport (GLW), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) E of BWG.
 - Because of Paducah KY's relatively low elevation of 547 feet, planes can take off or land at Paducah KY 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.
 - The furthest airport from Paducah KY (BWG) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,210 miles (18,041 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
 - Paducah KY (BWG) has 2 runways.
 
Facts about La Aurora International Airport (GUA):
- In addition to being known as "La Aurora International Airport", another name for GUA is "Aeropuerto Internacional La Aurora".
 - On 6 April 1993, TACA Airlines Boeing 767 ran off the end of runway 19 after landing.
 - La Aurora International Airport handled 1,970,618 passengers last year.
 - The airport's runway currently measures 2,987 m × 60 m.
 - On 1 March 1980, a Douglas C-47 of the Fuerza Aérea Guatemalteca was damaged beyond repair near La Aurora.
 - La Aurora International Airport (GUA) currently has only 1 runway.
 - The closest airport to La Aurora International Airport (GUA) is Quiché Airport (AQB), which is located 51 miles (82 kilometers) NW of GUA.
 - During World War II, the airport was used by the United States Army Air Forces Sixth Air Force defending the Central American coastline against Axis powers submarines.
 - Because of La Aurora International Airport's high elevation of 4,951 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at GUA. Combined with a high temperature, this could make GUA a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
 - The furthest airport from La Aurora International Airport (GUA) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,915 miles (19,176 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
 
