Quiché Airport | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Serves | Santa Cruz del Quiché, Guatemala | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 6,631 ft / 2,021 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 15°00′45″N91°09′05″W / 15.01250°N 91.15139°W Coordinates: 15°00′45″N91°09′05″W / 15.01250°N 91.15139°W | ||||||||||
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  AQB Location in Quiché Department  AQB Location in Guatemala | |||||||||||
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Quiché Airport( IATA : AQB, ICAO : MGQC) is an airport serving Santa Cruz del Quiché, the capital of Quiché Department, Guatemala. [3] The airport is just south of the city.
An IATA airport code, also known as an IATA location identifier, IATA station code or simply a location identifier, is a three-letter code designating many airports around the world, defined by the International Air Transport Association (IATA). The characters prominently displayed on baggage tags attached at airport check-in desks are an example of a way these codes are used.
The ICAOairport code or location indicator is a four-letter code designating aerodromes around the world. These codes, as defined by the International Civil Aviation Organization and published in ICAO Document 7910: Location Indicators, are used by air traffic control and airline operations such as flight planning.
Santa Cruz del Quiché is a city in Guatemala. It serves as the capital of the El Quiché department and the municipal seat of Santa Cruz del Quiché municipality. The city is located at 15.03°N 91.15°W, at an elevation of 2,021 m above sea level. The urban population was about 21,000 people in 2003. It has an airport.
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The Rabinal VOR-DME is located 39.5 nautical miles (73.2 km) east of the airport. [4]
