Nonstop flight route between Point Baker, Alaska, United States and Guatemala City, Guatemala:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Point Baker Seaplane Base (KPB), Point Baker, Alaska, United States and La Aurora International Airport (GUA), Guatemala City, Guatemala would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,665 miles (or 5,899 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 Point Baker Seaplane Base and La Aurora International 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 Point Baker Seaplane Base and La Aurora International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KPB / |
| Airport Name: | Point Baker Seaplane Base |
| Location: | Point Baker, Alaska, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 56°21'6"N by 133°37'21"W |
| Area Served: | Point Baker, Alaska |
| Operator/Owner: | Alaska DOT&PF - Southeast Region |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 0 feet (0 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from KPB |
| More Information: | KPB Maps & Info |
Arrival 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 |
Facts about Point Baker Seaplane Base (KPB):
- Point Baker Seaplane Base (KPB) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Point Baker Seaplane Base (KPB) is Port Alfred Airport (AFD), which is located 10,610 miles (17,075 kilometers) away in Port Alfred, South Africa.
- The closest airport to Point Baker Seaplane Base (KPB) is Port Protection Seaplane Base (PPV), which is located only 2 miles (3 kilometers) SSE of KPB.
- Because of Point Baker Seaplane Base's relatively low elevation of 0 feet, planes can take off or land at Point Baker Seaplane Base 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.
Facts about La Aurora International Airport (GUA):
- 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.
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- La Aurora International Airport is the fourth busiest airport in Central America in terms of passenger traffic, surpassed only by Tocumen International Airport in Panamá, Juan Santamaría International Airport in Costa Rica, and Comalapa International Airport in El Salvador.
- La Aurora International Airport handled 1,970,618 passengers last year.
- La Aurora International Airport (GUA) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to La Aurora International Airport (GUA) is Quiché Airport (AQB), which is located 51 miles (82 kilometers) NW of GUA.
- There are brand new ticket counters.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "La Aurora International Airport", another name for GUA is "Aeropuerto Internacional La Aurora".
- Detachments from the airfield operated intermittently from San Jose Airport, San José, Costa Rica, and Puerto San José, Guatemala from 1942 though 1944.
