Nonstop flight route between Sanford, Florida (near Orlando), United States and Guatemala City, Guatemala:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Orlando/Sanford International Airport (SFB), Sanford, Florida (near Orlando), United States and La Aurora International Airport (GUA), Guatemala City, Guatemala would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,147 miles (or 1,845 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 Orlando/Sanford International Airport and La Aurora International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SFB / KSFB | 
| Airport Name: | Orlando/Sanford International Airport | 
| Location: | Sanford, Florida (near Orlando), United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 28°46'40"N by 81°14'14"W | 
| Area Served: | Orlando, Florida | 
| Operator/Owner: | Sanford Airport Authority | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 55 feet (17 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 4 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from SFB | 
| More Information: | SFB Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | GUA / MGGT | 
| Airport Names: | 
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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 Orlando/Sanford International Airport (SFB):
- Because of Orlando/Sanford International Airport's relatively low elevation of 55 feet, planes can take off or land at Orlando/Sanford International 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.
- In the mid-1990s a new passenger terminal capable of accommodating jet airliners was built.
- Orlando-Sanford International Airport started life as Naval Air Station Sanford with the airport codes NRJ and KNRJ.
- The furthest airport from Orlando/Sanford International Airport (SFB) is Shark Bay Airport (MJK), which is located 11,507 miles (18,518 kilometers) away in Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Orlando/Sanford International Airport (SFB) is Orlando Executive Airport (ORL), which is located only 17 miles (27 kilometers) SSW of SFB.
- Additional name changes followed, to include Sanford Regional Airport, Central Florida Regional Airport, Orlando Sanford Regional Airport and the current Orlando Sanford International Airport.
- Orlando/Sanford International Airport (SFB) has 4 runways.
Facts about La Aurora International Airport (GUA):
- La Aurora International Airport handled 1,970,618 passengers last year.
- La Aurora International Airport (GUA) currently has only 1 runway.
- Aerial View of the North Concourse
- 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.
- Halls of the North Councourse
- The airport's runway currently measures 2,987 m × 60 m.
- On 6 April 1993, TACA Airlines Boeing 767 ran off the end of runway 19 after landing.
- The closest airport to La Aurora International Airport (GUA) is Quiché Airport (AQB), which is located 51 miles (82 kilometers) NW of GUA.
- In addition to being known as "La Aurora International Airport", another name for GUA is "Aeropuerto Internacional La Aurora".
- Cargo operations are handled beside the passenger terminal building by COMBEX-IM or in the DHL hangars.
- 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.




