Nonstop flight route between Guatemala City, Guatemala and Punta Islita, Costa Rica:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between La Aurora International Airport (GUA), Guatemala City, Guatemala and Punta Islita Airport (PBP), Punta Islita, Costa Rica would travel a Great Circle distance of 478 miles (or 769 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 La Aurora International Airport and Punta Islita Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure 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 |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | PBP / MRIA |
Airport Name: | Punta Islita Airport |
Location: | Punta Islita, Costa Rica |
GPS Coordinates: | 9°50'59"N by 85°22'1"W |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 7 feet (2 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from PBP |
More Information: | PBP Maps & Info |
Facts about La Aurora International Airport (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.
- The head office of the Dirección General de Aeronáutica Civil is located in the airport Zone 13.
- La Aurora International Airport (GUA) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "La Aurora International Airport", another name for GUA is "Aeropuerto Internacional La Aurora".
- La Aurora International Airport handled 1,970,618 passengers last year.
- 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.
Facts about Punta Islita Airport (PBP):
- Punta Islita Airport (PBP) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Punta Islita Airport (PBP) is Playa Sámara/Carrillo Airport (RIK), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) W of PBP.
- Because of Punta Islita Airport's relatively low elevation of 7 feet, planes can take off or land at Punta Islita 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 furthest airport from Punta Islita Airport (PBP) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is nearly antipodal to Punta Islita Airport (meaning Punta Islita Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport), and is located 12,217 miles (19,661 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.