Nonstop flight route between Olive Branch, Mississippi, United States and Quetzaltenango, Guatemala:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Olive Branch Airport (OLV), Olive Branch, Mississippi, United States and Quetzaltenango Airport (AAZ), Quetzaltenango, Guatemala would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,394 miles (or 2,243 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 Olive Branch 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: | OLV / KOLV |
| Airport Name: | Olive Branch Airport |
| Location: | Olive Branch, Mississippi, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 34°58'44"N by 89°47'12"W |
| Area Served: | Olive Branch, Mississippi |
| Operator/Owner: | Metro Industrial Park Ltd. |
| Airport Type: | Public use |
| Elevation: | 402 feet (123 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from OLV |
| More Information: | OLV 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 Olive Branch Airport (OLV):
- Because of Olive Branch Airport's relatively low elevation of 402 feet, planes can take off or land at Olive Branch 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.
- The airport is about a 30-minute drive from downtown Memphis, Tennessee and 10 minutes from the Memphis city limits, making it an easily accessible satellite airport for the general aviation and business air travel communities wanting to access the East Memphis/Germantown/Collierville area.
- Metro Aviation Service is the fixed base operator.
- The furthest airport from Olive Branch Airport (OLV) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,021 miles (17,736 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Olive Branch Airport (OLV) is Memphis International Airport (MEM), which is located only 12 miles (19 kilometers) WNW of OLV.
- Olive Branch Airport (OLV) currently has only 1 runway.
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.
- An emergency operations center has been installed at the airport in order to respond faster to disasters like hurricane Stan in the future.
- 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.
- On May 12, 2003 After the first flight that lasted 30 minutes, followed by further testing done only to a volunteer who offered to accompany him, now see it is regular with his son and friends who ask you to take them to feel Quetzaltenango the excitement of seeing a plane built in this city.
- On 13 October 1999 a private Bell 206 helicopter crashed near Quetzaltenango.
- The closest airport to Quetzaltenango Airport (AAZ) is Quiché Airport (AQB), which is located 26 miles (41 kilometers) ENE of AAZ.
