Nonstop flight route between Guatemala City, Guatemala and Komatsu, Ishikawa, Japan:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between La Aurora International Airport (GUA), Guatemala City, Guatemala and Komatsu Airport (KMQ), Komatsu, Ishikawa, Japan would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,773 miles (or 12,509 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 Komatsu 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 Komatsu Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about La Aurora International Airport (GUA):

• 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.
• La Aurora International Airport has 2 Exclusive VIP Lounges.
• The closest airport to La Aurora International Airport (GUA) is Quiché Airport (AQB), which is located 51 miles (82 kilometers) NW of GUA.
• Boarding Bridges of the North Concourse
• 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.
• La Aurora International Airport handled 1,970,618 passengers last year.
• La Aurora International Airport (GUA) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "La Aurora International Airport", another name for GUA is "Aeropuerto Internacional La Aurora".

Facts about Komatsu Airport (KMQ):

• Komatsu Airport is an airport located 4.2 km west southwest of Komatsu Station in the city of Komatsu, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan.
• The Japan Air Self-Defense Force Komatsu Base shares the runway with civil aviation.
• The airport was originally a base of the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II.
• The closest airport to Komatsu Airport (KMQ) is Fukui Airport (FKJ), which is located 20 miles (32 kilometers) SSW of KMQ.
• In addition to being known as "Komatsu Airport", other names for KMQ include "小松飛行場" and "Komatsu Hikōjō".
• The furthest airport from Komatsu Airport (KMQ) is Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG), which is located 11,864 miles (19,093 kilometers) away in Rio Grande, Brazil.
• Komatsu Airport (KMQ) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Komatsu Airport's relatively low elevation of 22 feet, planes can take off or land at Komatsu 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.