Nonstop flight route between between Baltimore, Maryland and Washington, D.C., United States and Quetzaltenango, Guatemala:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI), between Baltimore, Maryland and Washington, D.C., United States and Quetzaltenango Airport (AAZ), Quetzaltenango, Guatemala would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,906 miles (or 3,067 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 Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall 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: | BWI / KBWI | 
| Airport Name: | Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport | 
| Location: | between Baltimore, Maryland and Washington, D.C., United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 39°10'31"N by 76°40'5"W | 
| Area Served: | Baltimore–Washington Metropolitan Area | 
| Operator/Owner: | Maryland Aviation Administration | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 146 feet (45 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 4 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from BWI | 
| More Information: | BWI 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 Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI):
- The Federal Aviation Administration is currently in the process of designing a new air traffic control tower that will replace the current tower.
 - Beginning in the 1980s, and later for much of the 1990s, BWI was a major hub for Piedmont Airlines and successor US Airways, but that airline's financial difficulties in the wake of the dot-com bust, the September 11 attacks, and intense low fare competition forced it to significantly reduce its presence at the airport.
 - Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI) has 4 runways.
 - To accommodate Southwest's extensive presence at the airport, in 2005 Concourses A and B were expanded, renovated, and integrated with one another to house all of that airline's operations there.
 - Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport handled 22,391,785 passengers last year.
 - Currently improvements are being made to widen concourse C.
 - The airport has been a backdrop in numerous films, including The Silence of the Lambs, Goldfinger, Broadcast News, and Twelve Monkeys.
 - Because of Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport's relatively low elevation of 146 feet, planes can take off or land at Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall 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.
 - The BWI Rail Station opened in 1980, providing a rail connection to passengers on the busy Northeast Corridor through Amtrak.
 - Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport has five concourses, though Concourses A and B were essentially merged into a single concourse in the renovations completed in 2005.
 - Bus service between BWI and the Greenbelt station of the Washington Metro and MARC Camden Line is provided by WMATA's Metrobus on Route B30 every 40 minutes 6am-10pm weekdays and 9am-10pm on weekends.
 - The closest airport to Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI) is Tipton Airport (FME), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) SW of BWI.
 - The furthest airport from Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,691 miles (18,814 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
 
Facts about Quetzaltenango Airport (AAZ):
- Quetzaltenango Airport (AAZ) currently has only 1 runway.
 - 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.
 - The closest airport to Quetzaltenango Airport (AAZ) is Quiché Airport (AQB), which is located 26 miles (41 kilometers) ENE of AAZ.
 - 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 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 Airport is located in the Guatemalan highlands, in the northeastern part of the city of Quetzaltenango.
 - The airport is currently undergoing massive construction works, as part of a nationwide airport rehabilitation program.
 
