Nonstop flight route between Murmansk, Russia and Quetzaltenango, Guatemala:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Murmansk Airport (MMK), Murmansk, Russia and Quetzaltenango Airport (AAZ), Quetzaltenango, Guatemala would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,051 miles (or 9,738 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 Murmansk 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 Murmansk 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: | MMK / ULMM | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Murmansk, Russia | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 68°47'1"N by 32°45'21"E | 
| Area Served: | Murmansk | 
| Operator/Owner: | JSC "Airport Murmansk" | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from MMK | 
| More Information: | MMK 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 Murmansk Airport (MMK):
- The furthest airport from Murmansk Airport (MMK) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,422 miles (16,773 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to Murmansk Airport (MMK) is Kirovsk-Apatity Airport Аэропорт Кировск/Апатиты (KVK), which is located 94 miles (151 kilometers) SSE of MMK.
- Murmansk Airport (MMK) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Murmansk Airport", another name for MMK is "Аэропорт Мурманск".
Facts about Quetzaltenango Airport (AAZ):
- Quetzaltenango Airport (AAZ) currently has only 1 runway.
- Quetzaltenango Airport serves the city of Quetzaltenango also known as "Xelajú" or "Xela" and western Guatemala.
- 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.
- 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.
- An emergency operations center has been installed at the airport in order to respond faster to disasters like hurricane Stan in the future.
- On 13 October 1999 a private Bell 206 helicopter crashed near Quetzaltenango.




