Nonstop flight route between Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States and Quetzaltenango, Guatemala:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Capital City Airport (HAR), Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States and Quetzaltenango Airport (AAZ), Quetzaltenango, Guatemala would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,962 miles (or 3,157 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 Capital City Airport and Quetzaltenango Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | HAR / KCXY |
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| Location: | Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 40°13'1"N by 76°51'5"W |
| Area Served: | Harrisburg, Pennsylvania |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 347 feet (106 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from HAR |
| More Information: | HAR Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | AAZ / MGQZ |
| Airport Name: | Quetzaltenango Airport |
| Location: | Quetzaltenango, Guatemala |
| GPS Coordinates: | 14°51'56"N by 91°30'6"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Dirección General de Aeronáutica Civil |
| Airport Type: | Joint |
| Elevation: | 7779 feet (2,371 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from AAZ |
| More Information: | AAZ Maps & Info |
Facts about Capital City Airport (HAR):
- In addition to being known as "Capital City Airport", another name for HAR is "CXY".
- The closest airport to Capital City Airport (HAR) is Harrisburg International Airport (MDT), which is located only 5 miles (8 kilometers) ESE of HAR.
- The furthest airport from Capital City Airport (HAR) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,649 miles (18,747 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Because of Capital City Airport's relatively low elevation of 347 feet, planes can take off or land at Capital City 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.
- Capital City Airport is next to the Defense Distribution Center, one of the largest military distribution centers for supplies and equipment for the U.S.
- Capital City Airport (HAR) has 2 runways.
- A study by the PA Department of Transportation in 2000 concluded that Capital City Airport related activates generate nearly $24 million a year in economic output.
Facts about Quetzaltenango Airport (AAZ):
- Because of Quetzaltenango Airport's high elevation of 7,779 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at AAZ. Combined with a high temperature, this could make AAZ a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- An emergency operations center has been installed at the airport in order to respond faster to disasters like hurricane Stan in the future.
- Quetzaltenango 1 is the name of the first aircraft built in Central America, Miguel Angel Castroconde is responsible for the airplane with the name Quetzaltenango 1, plane he built with the help of his son becoming the PrimerCconstructor an aircraft in Guatemala.
- The furthest airport from Quetzaltenango Airport (AAZ) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,847 miles (19,066 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- Quetzaltenango Airport (AAZ) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Quetzaltenango Airport (AAZ) is Quiché Airport (AQB), which is located 26 miles (41 kilometers) ENE of AAZ.
