AirportsLa Aurora International Airport is a large airport serving Guatemala City, in Guatemala Department, Guatemala. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is GUA.
Key facts
- IATA code
- GUA
- ICAO code
- MGGT
- City
- Guatemala City
- State or region
- Guatemala Department
- Country
- Guatemala
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 14.5829° N, 90.5275° W
- Elevation
- 1,509 m (4,952 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,987 m (9,800 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, GUA means La Aurora International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: MGGT. ICAO codes that begin with M belong to Mexico and Central America. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 14.5829° N, 90.5275° W. It stands 1,509 metres (4,952 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone America/Guatemala, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
La Aurora International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,987 metres (9,800 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 5 airports of Guatemala on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 2.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/20 | 2,987 m 9,800 ft | 60 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Quezaltenango AirportQuezaltenango | AAZ | 109 km |
| Retalhuleu AirportRetalhuleu | RER | 126 km |
| Huehuetenango AirportHuehuetenango | HUG | 133 km |
| Ilopango International AirportSan Salvador, El Salvador | ILS | 181 km |
| Tapachula International AirportTapachula, Mexico | TAP | 200 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 15,037 km | 18 h 35 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 15,853 km | 19 h 35 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 14,247 km | 17 h 40 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 8,749 km | 11 h 00 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 3,321 km | 4 h 30 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 3,532 km | 4 h 45 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 17,629 km | 21 h 45 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 12,329 km | 15 h 20 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 13,500 km | 16 h 45 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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