Nonstop flight route between Sandefjord / Stokke, Norway and Quetzaltenango, Guatemala:
Departure Airport:
Arrival Airport:
Distance from TRF to AAZ:
Share this route:
Jump to:
- About this route
- TRF Airport Information
- AAZ Airport Information
- Facts about TRF
- Facts about AAZ
- Map of Nearest Airports to TRF
- List of Nearest Airports to TRF
- Map of Furthest Airports from TRF
- List of Furthest Airports from TRF
- Map of Nearest Airports to AAZ
- List of Nearest Airports to AAZ
- Map of Furthest Airports from AAZ
- List of Furthest Airports from AAZ
About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Sandefjord Airport, Torp (TRF), Sandefjord / Stokke, Norway and Quetzaltenango Airport (AAZ), Quetzaltenango, Guatemala would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,744 miles (or 9,245 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 Sandefjord Airport, Torp 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 Sandefjord Airport, Torp 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: | TRF / ENTO |
Airport Names: |
|
Location: | Sandefjord / Stokke, Norway |
GPS Coordinates: | 59°11'12"N by 10°15'30"E |
Area Served: | Sandefjord, Norway |
Operator/Owner: | Sandefjord Lufthavn AS |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 285 feet (87 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from TRF |
More Information: | TRF 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 Sandefjord Airport, Torp (TRF):
- Because of Sandefjord Airport, Torp's relatively low elevation of 285 feet, planes can take off or land at Sandefjord Airport, Torp 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.
- Following World War II and Norway's membership in NATO, it became strategically important to build several new air stations in the country.
- Sandefjord Airport, Torp (TRF) currently has only 1 runway.
- Following the Oslo Airport localization controversy in the 1980s and early 1990s, parliament decided to locate the new main airport for Eastern Norway at Gardermoen, north of Oslo.
- The furthest airport from Sandefjord Airport, Torp (TRF) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,337 miles (18,245 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- On 1 April 1997, the European aviation market was fully deregulated, and concession was no longer needed to fly internationally between countries within the European Economic Area.
- Sandefjord Airport, Torp handled 1,345,732 passengers last year.
- Sandefjord Airport Station is located on the Vestfold Line, about 3 kilometres from the airport.
- In addition to being known as "Sandefjord Airport, Torp", another name for TRF is "Sandefjord lufthavn, Torp".
- In 1957, NATO decided to build arsenals for nuclear weapons in all member countries, including Norway.
- The closest airport to Sandefjord Airport, Torp (TRF) is Moss Airport, Rygge (RYG), which is located 23 miles (37 kilometers) NE of TRF.
- On 3 November 1996, ConTigo started chater flights using Boeing 727, but terminated services after 22 December.
Facts about Quetzaltenango Airport (AAZ):
- The closest airport to Quetzaltenango Airport (AAZ) is Quiché Airport (AQB), which is located 26 miles (41 kilometers) ENE of AAZ.
- The airport is currently undergoing massive construction works, as part of a nationwide airport rehabilitation program.
- 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.
- 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.
- Quetzaltenango Airport (AAZ) currently has only 1 runway.
- On 1 November 1998 a Douglas DC-3 carrying 18 crew and passengers crashed near the airport into mountainous terrain.