Nonstop flight route between Žilina, Slovakia and Quetzaltenango, Guatemala:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Žilina Airport (ILZ), Žilina, Slovakia and Quetzaltenango Airport (AAZ), Quetzaltenango, Guatemala would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,309 miles (or 10,153 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 Žilina Airport and Quetzaltenango 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 Žilina Airport and Quetzaltenango Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ILZ / LZZI | 
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| Location: | Žilina, Slovakia | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 49°13'53"N by 18°36'47"E | 
| Area Served: | Žilina | 
| Operator/Owner: | Letisko Žilina a.s. | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 1020 feet (311 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from ILZ | 
| More Information: | ILZ 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 Žilina Airport (ILZ):
- The furthest airport from Žilina Airport (ILZ) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,630 miles (18,717 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
 - In addition to being known as "Žilina Airport", another name for ILZ is "Letisko Žilina".
 - Žilina Airport (ILZ) currently has only 1 runway.
 - The closest airport to Žilina Airport (ILZ) is Leoš Janáček Airport Ostrava (OSR), which is located 39 miles (63 kilometers) NW of ILZ.
 
Facts about Quetzaltenango Airport (AAZ):
- Quetzaltenango Airport (AAZ) currently has only 1 runway.
 - 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.
 - The closest airport to Quetzaltenango Airport (AAZ) is Quiché Airport (AQB), which is located 26 miles (41 kilometers) ENE of AAZ.
 - On 1 November 1998 a Douglas DC-3 carrying 18 crew and passengers crashed near the airport into mountainous terrain.
 - The airport is currently undergoing massive construction works, as part of a nationwide airport rehabilitation program.
 - 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.
 
