Nonstop flight route between Guatemala City, Guatemala and Lakehurst, New Jersey, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between La Aurora International Airport (GUA), Guatemala City, Guatemala and JB MDL Lakehurst (NEL), Lakehurst, New Jersey, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,012 miles (or 3,238 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 JB MDL Lakehurst, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
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: | NEL / KNEL | 
| Airport Name: | JB MDL Lakehurst | 
| Location: | Lakehurst, New Jersey, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 40°1'59"N by 74°21'12"W | 
| Operator/Owner: | United States Navy | 
| View all routes: | Routes from NEL | 
| More Information: | NEL Maps & Info | 
Facts about La Aurora International Airport (GUA):
- On 1 March 1980, a Douglas C-47 of the Fuerza Aérea Guatemalteca was damaged beyond repair near La Aurora.
- La Aurora International Airport handled 1,970,618 passengers last year.
- The closest airport to La Aurora International Airport (GUA) is Quiché Airport (AQB), which is located 51 miles (82 kilometers) NW of GUA.
- Cargo operations are handled beside the passenger terminal building by COMBEX-IM or in the DHL hangars.
- 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.
- La Aurora International Airport (GUA) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.
- Detachments from the airfield operated intermittently from San Jose Airport, San José, Costa Rica, and Puerto San José, Guatemala from 1942 though 1944.
- In July 2007, seven new gates were opened.
- 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 JB MDL Lakehurst (NEL):
- Prior to this event, NAS Lakehurst was the center of airship development in the United States and housed three of the U.S.
- The furthest airport from JB MDL Lakehurst (NEL) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,767 miles (18,936 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Maxfield Field was named 6 January 1944 in honor of Commander Louis H.
- The closest airport to JB MDL Lakehurst (NEL) is Ocean County Airport (MJX), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) SSE of NEL.
- Today the base is used for various Naval Aviation development programs.




