Nonstop flight route between Guatemala City, Guatemala and Bloomington, Illinois, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between La Aurora International Airport (GUA), Guatemala City, Guatemala and Central Illinois Regional Airport at Bloomington-Normal (BMI), Bloomington, Illinois, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,792 miles (or 2,884 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 La Aurora International Airport and Central Illinois Regional Airport at Bloomington-Normal, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure 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 |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BMI / KBMI |
| Airport Name: | Central Illinois Regional Airport at Bloomington-Normal |
| Location: | Bloomington, Illinois, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 40°28'37"N by 88°54'56"W |
| Area Served: | Bloomington / Normal, Illinois |
| Operator/Owner: | Bloomington-Normal Airport Authority |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 871 feet (265 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BMI |
| More Information: | BMI Maps & Info |
Facts about La Aurora International Airport (GUA):
- Boarding Bridges of the North Concourse
- The airport's runway currently measures 2,987 m × 60 m.
- 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.
- On 6 April 1993, TACA Airlines Boeing 767 ran off the end of runway 19 after landing.
- La Aurora International Airport (GUA) currently has only 1 runway.
- La Aurora International Airport handled 1,970,618 passengers last year.
- In addition to being known as "La Aurora International Airport", another name for GUA is "Aeropuerto Internacional La Aurora".
- La Aurora International Airport has 2 Exclusive VIP Lounges.
- 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.
- 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 closest airport to La Aurora International Airport (GUA) is Quiché Airport (AQB), which is located 51 miles (82 kilometers) NW of GUA.
Facts about Central Illinois Regional Airport at Bloomington-Normal (BMI):
- CIRA has a healthy general aviation presence.
- Because of Central Illinois Regional Airport at Bloomington-Normal's relatively low elevation of 871 feet, planes can take off or land at Central Illinois Regional Airport at Bloomington-Normal 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 closest airport to Central Illinois Regional Airport at Bloomington-Normal (BMI) is General Wayne A. Downing Peoria International Airport (PIA), which is located 43 miles (69 kilometers) WNW of BMI.
- Central Illinois Regional Airport at Bloomington-Normal (BMI) has 2 runways.
- The airport covers 1,968 acres at an elevation of 871 feet.
- The furthest airport from Central Illinois Regional Airport at Bloomington-Normal (BMI) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,045 miles (17,775 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The airport dates to the spring of 1927 when farmer Herman Will opened a 70-plus-acre tract in rural Normal Township.
