Nonstop flight route between Detroit Lakes, Minnesota, United States and Quetzaltenango, Guatemala:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Detroit Lakes Airport (DTL), Detroit Lakes, Minnesota, United States and Quetzaltenango Airport (AAZ), Quetzaltenango, Guatemala would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,223 miles (or 3,577 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 Detroit Lakes 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: | DTL / KDTL | 
| Airport Name: | Detroit Lakes Airport | 
| Location: | Detroit Lakes, Minnesota, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 46°49'31"N by 95°53'4"W | 
| Area Served: | Detroit Lakes, Minnesota | 
| Operator/Owner: | City of Detroit Lakes | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 1414 feet (431 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 2 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from DTL | 
| More Information: | DTL 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 Detroit Lakes Airport (DTL):
- The furthest airport from Detroit Lakes Airport (DTL) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,596 miles (17,052 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
 - Detroit Lakes Airport (DTL) has 2 runways.
 - The closest airport to Detroit Lakes Airport (DTL) is Fergus Falls Municipal Airport (FFM), which is located 40 miles (64 kilometers) SSW of DTL.
 
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.
 - 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 1 November 1998 a Douglas DC-3 carrying 18 crew and passengers crashed near the airport into mountainous terrain.
 - Quetzaltenango Airport (AAZ) currently has only 1 runway.
 - An emergency operations center has been installed at the airport in order to respond faster to disasters like hurricane Stan in the future.
 - 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.
 
