Nonstop flight route between Guatemala City, Guatemala and Homer, Alaska, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between La Aurora International Airport (GUA), Guatemala City, Guatemala and Homer Airport (HOM), Homer, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,350 miles (or 7,000 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 large distance between La Aurora International Airport and Homer Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
Try it at home! Get a globe and tightly lay a string between La Aurora International Airport and Homer Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | GUA / MGGT | 
| Airport Names: | 
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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: | HOM / PAHO | 
| Airport Name: | Homer Airport | 
| Location: | Homer, Alaska, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 59°38'44"N by 151°28'36"W | 
| Area Served: | Homer, Alaska | 
| Operator/Owner: | State of Alaska DOT&PF - Central Region | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 84 feet (26 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from HOM | 
| More Information: | HOM Maps & Info | 
Facts about La Aurora International Airport (GUA):
- 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.
- La Aurora International Airport is the fourth busiest airport in Central America in terms of passenger traffic, surpassed only by Tocumen International Airport in Panamá, Juan Santamaría International Airport in Costa Rica, and Comalapa International Airport in El Salvador.
- In addition to being known as "La Aurora International Airport", another name for GUA is "Aeropuerto Internacional La Aurora".
- La Aurora International Airport handled 1,970,618 passengers last year.
- La Aurora International Airport (GUA) currently has only 1 runway.
- There are brand new ticket counters.
- 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.
Facts about Homer Airport (HOM):
- The FAA completed a new master plan for the airport in 2006 and expansion and safety improvements are ongoing.
- Homer Airport (HOM) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Homer Airport's relatively low elevation of 84 feet, planes can take off or land at Homer 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.
- In October 2013 another Beechcraft 1900C, in this case operated by Era Aviation, experienced a landing gear failure and slid to a stop on its belly.
- The closest airport to Homer Airport (HOM) is Seldovia Airport (SOV), which is located only 16 miles (26 kilometers) SSW of HOM.
- The furthest airport from Homer Airport (HOM) is Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), which is located 10,659 miles (17,154 kilometers) away in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.




