Nonstop flight route between Greensboro, North Carolina, United States and Quiché, El Quiché, Guatemala:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Piedmont Triad International Airport (GSO), Greensboro, North Carolina, United States and Quiché Airport (AQB), Quiché, El Quiché, Guatemala would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,613 miles (or 2,596 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 Piedmont Triad International Airport and Quiché Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Piedmont Triad International Airport (GSO):

• The new passenger terminal opened in 1958, replacing the temporary facility that had served since World War II.
• The closest airport to Piedmont Triad International Airport (GSO) is Smith Reynolds Airport (INT), which is located only 16 miles (26 kilometers) W of GSO.
• Pitcairn Aviation, Incorporated was given the contract to fly the airmail route, the second official airmail route in the United States, and Pitcairn Aviation made the first delivery of airmail in North Carolina on May 1, 1928.
• The furthest airport from Piedmont Triad International Airport (GSO) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,574 miles (18,626 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• US Airways operates a US Airways Club across from Gate 45.
• The Honda Aircraft Company established a research and development facility at the airport in 2000.
• Piedmont Triad International Airport (GSO) has 3 runways.
• In the mid-1990s Continental Airlines developed a hub at the airport, largely to support its new Continental Lite low-fare product.
• Independence Air began service into Greensboro when the airline started up with service to Washington Dulles International Airport.
• Because of Piedmont Triad International Airport's relatively low elevation of 926 feet, planes can take off or land at Piedmont Triad International 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.

Facts about Quiché Airport (AQB):

• The closest airport to Quiché Airport (AQB) is Quetzaltenango Airport (AAZ), which is located 26 miles (41 kilometers) WSW of AQB.
• In addition to being known as "Quiché Airport", another name for AQB is "Aeropuerto de Quiché".
• Quiché Airport (AQB) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Quiché Airport's high elevation of 6,631 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at AQB. Combined with a high temperature, this could make AQB a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
• The furthest airport from Quiché Airport (AQB) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,867 miles (19,097 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.