Nonstop flight route between Guatemala City, Guatemala and La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between La Aurora International Airport (GUA), Guatemala City, Guatemala and Manuel Márquez de León International Airport (LAP), La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,448 miles (or 2,330 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 Manuel Márquez de León International Airport, 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: | LAP / MMLP |
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Location: | La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico |
GPS Coordinates: | 24°4'21"N by 110°21'43"W |
Operator/Owner: | Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 69 feet (21 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from LAP |
More Information: | LAP Maps & Info |
Facts about La Aurora International Airport (GUA):
- In addition to being known as "La Aurora International Airport", another name for GUA is "Aeropuerto Internacional La Aurora".
- 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.
- 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.
- Detachments from the airfield operated intermittently from San Jose Airport, San José, Costa Rica, and Puerto San José, Guatemala from 1942 though 1944.
- La Aurora International Airport (GUA) currently has only 1 runway.
- La Aurora is being renovated, along with other airports in Guatemala, such as Mundo Maya International Airport, Quetzaltenango Airport, Puerto Barrios Airport, and San José Airport.
- The closest airport to La Aurora International Airport (GUA) is Quiché Airport (AQB), which is located 51 miles (82 kilometers) NW of GUA.
- Aerial View of the North Concourse
- 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.
Facts about Manuel Márquez de León International Airport (LAP):
- In addition to being known as "Manuel Márquez de León International Airport", another name for LAP is "Aeropuerto Internacional Manuel Márquez de León".
- The closest airport to Manuel Márquez de León International Airport (LAP) is Los Cabos International Airport (SJD), which is located 75 miles (121 kilometers) SSE of LAP.
- Because of Manuel Márquez de León International Airport's relatively low elevation of 69 feet, planes can take off or land at Manuel Márquez de León 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.
- Manuel Márquez de León International Airport (LAP) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Manuel Márquez de León International Airport (LAP) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,936 miles (19,209 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.