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Airport Overview

Los Altos Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Los Altos, IATA: AAZ, ICAO: MGQZ), also known as Quetzaltenango Airport, serves the city of Quetzaltenango, also known as "Xelajú" or "Xela," and western Guatemala. It is operated and administrated by Dirección General de Aeronáutica Civil de Guatemala (DGAC). 

Los Altos de Quetzaltenango Airport. small plane Saab 340 A landing with 40 passengers. The entry of medium capacity aircrafts is due to the increase in users, according to the report by the company Transportes Aéreos Guatemaltecos (TAG). Apparently the usual Cessna Caravan and Grand Caravan would not be enough to serve this destination. Quetzaltenango, July 2022. 

Airport Location and Contact

Country 

Guatemala 

Province or District 

Quetzaltenango 

Nearest Town or City  
with Distance from Airport 

Quetzaltenango 

City airport 

Airport’s Complete Name 

Aeropuerto de Quetzaltenango, Quetzaltenango International Airport 

Latitude 

14.865550 

Longitude 

-91.501980 

Elevation (ft and m) 

2.375 m / 7.791 ft  (msnm) 

IATA Code 

AAZ 

ICAO Code 

MGQZ 

Managing Company or Airport Authority 

Dirección General de Aeronáutica Civil de Guatemala (DGAC). 

Management Contact Person 

Francis Argueta Aguirre  Director Ejecutivo, Dirección General de Aeronáutica Civil https://twitter.com/francisarguetaa 

 

NGO and/or UN Presence at Airport? 

NO 

Runway

Very good runway signage, aircraft parking area and four helipads. 

Runway

Runway Dimensions 

2,100 m x 23 m  

Runway Orientation 

 01/19 

Runway Surface 

Asphalt 

Runway Condition 

Good, Cat 2B 

Airport Infrastructure Details

Infrastructure

Passenger / Cargo Security Screening

NO

Runway Lighting

NO

Refueling Capacity

NO

Ground Handling Services

NO

Air Traffic Control

NO

Fire Fighting Equipment

Yes, basic

Weather Information

NO

Aircraft Parking Space

Yes

Navigation Aids

Yes *

Perimeter Fencing

Yes

Windsock

NO

 


(*) The Tapachula VOR-DME (Ident: TAP) is located 50.9 nautical miles (94.3 km) west of the airport. The Quetzaltenango non-directional beacon NDB (Ident: XLA) is located on the field 

  • Terminal building for passengers and aircraft parking; 
  • Control towers (already in operation); 
  • Security checkpoint; 
  • Perimeter wall; 
  • Migration and SAT offices. 

An emergency operations center has been installed at the airport in order to respond more quickly to disasters such as Hurricane Stan (2005) in the future. 

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