# La Aurora International Airport (GUA / MGGT)

**La Aurora International Airport** (IATA: GUA, ICAO: MGGT) is a large airport in Guatemala City, Guatemala Department, Guatemala. It opened in 1930. It has one runway, 2,987 m (9,800 ft) long, asphalt. In 2023 it handled 4.3 million passengers.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/mggt

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: GUA / MGGT
- Type: Large airport
- Serves: Guatemala City, Guatemala Department, Guatemala
- Opened: 1930
- Elevation: 1,509 m / 4,952 ft
- Coordinates: 14.5829, -90.5275
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,987 m / 9,800 ft
- Passengers: 4,276,751 (2023)
- Time zone: UTC-6 · America/Guatemala
- Website: http://www.dgac.gob.gt
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Aurora_International_Airport (28 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q765608
- Weather station: MGGT · WMO 78641
- Ident: MGGT

## Timeline

- 1930: La Aurora International Airport opens.
- 28 Apr 1995: Faucett Peru Flight 705. 6 killed.
- 21 Dec 1999: Cubana de Aviación Flight 1216. 16 killed.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 02/20 | 2,987 m / 9,800 ft | 60 m / 196 ft | Asphalt | 017° / 197° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2012 | 2,070,418 | Wikidata |
| 2013 | 2,107,670 | Wikidata |
| 2014 | 2,216,915 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 2,323,360 | Wikidata |
| 2016 | 2,579,123 | Wikidata |
| 2017 | 2,796,647 | Wikidata |
| 2018 | 2,762,582 | Wikidata |
| 2019 | 3,034,546 | Wikidata |
| 2020 | 841,173 | Wikidata |
| 2021 | 2,127,335 | Wikidata |
| 2022 | 3,245,698 | Wikidata |
| 2023 | 4,276,751 | Wikidata |

## Routes

22 destinations in 6 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (17)

- [CUN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmun.md) Cancún International Airport · Mexico · 816 km / 507 mi · Volaris
- [MEX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmmx.md) Mexico City Benito Juárez International Airport · Mexico · 1,056 km / 656 mi · Aeroméxico, Volaris
- [GDL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmgl.md) Guadalajara International Airport · Mexico · 1,507 km / 936 mi · Volaris
- [MIA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmia.md) Miami International Airport · United States · 1,640 km / 1,019 mi · American Airlines
- [FLL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kfll.md) Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport · United States · 1,672 km / 1,039 mi · JetBlue Airways
- [IAH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kiah.md) George Bush Intercontinental Airport · United States · 1,782 km / 1,107 mi · United Airlines
- [MDE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/skrg.md) Jose Maria Córdova International Airport · Colombia · 1,897 km / 1,179 mi · Wingo
- [BOG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/skbo.md) El Dorado International Airport · Colombia · 2,103 km / 1,307 mi · Wingo, Avianca
- [DFW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdfw.md) Dallas Fort Worth International Airport · United States · 2,140 km / 1,330 mi · American Airlines
- [ATL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/katl.md) Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport · United States · 2,206 km / 1,371 mi · Delta Air Lines
- [SDQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mdsd.md) Las Américas International Airport · Dominican Republic · 2,263 km / 1,406 mi · Arajet
- [ORD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kord.md) Chicago O'Hare International Airport · United States · 3,057 km / 1,900 mi · United Airlines
- [EWR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kewr.md) Newark Liberty International Airport · United States · 3,307 km / 2,055 mi · United Airlines
- [JFK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kjfk.md) John F. Kennedy International Airport · United States · 3,321 km / 2,064 mi · Avianca Costa Rica
- [YYZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyyz.md) Toronto Pearson International Airport · Canada · 3,397 km / 2,111 mi · Air Canada
- [LAX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/klax.md) Los Angeles International Airport · United States · 3,532 km / 2,195 mi · United Airlines, Avianca Costa Rica, Alaska Airlines
- [YUL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyul.md) Montreal / Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport · Canada · 3,778 km / 2,348 mi · Air Canada

### Seasonal (10)

- [BZE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mzbz.md) Philip S. W. Goldson International Airport · Belize · 406 km / 252 mi · BermudAir
- [IAH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kiah.md) George Bush Intercontinental Airport · United States · 1,782 km / 1,107 mi · Frontier Airlines
- [MCO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmco.md) Orlando International Airport · United States · 1,809 km / 1,124 mi · Frontier Airlines
- [DFW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdfw.md) Dallas Fort Worth International Airport · United States · 2,140 km / 1,330 mi · Frontier Airlines
- [ATL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/katl.md) Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport · United States · 2,206 km / 1,371 mi · Frontier Airlines
- [IAD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kiad.md) Washington Dulles International Airport · United States · 2,996 km / 1,862 mi · United Airlines
- [ORD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kord.md) Chicago O'Hare International Airport · United States · 3,057 km / 1,900 mi · Avianca Costa Rica, American Airlines
- [LAX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/klax.md) Los Angeles International Airport · United States · 3,532 km / 2,195 mi · Avianca El Salvador
- [BOS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbos.md) Boston Logan International Airport · United States · 3,611 km / 2,244 mi · BermudAir
- [SFO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksfo.md) San Francisco International Airport · United States · 4,048 km / 2,515 mi · Avianca El Salvador

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from GUA, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Hub airlines (5)

- TA [Avianca El Salvador](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/avianca-el-salvador-tai)
- GU [Avianca Guatemala](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/avianca-guatemala)
- L3 [DHL de Guatemala](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/dhl-de-guatemala)
- 5U [Transportes Aéreos Guatemaltecos](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/transportes-aereos-guatemaltecos)
- N3 [Volaris El Salvador](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/volaris-el-salvador)

### Passenger (15)

- UA [United Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/united-airlines) · 5
- F9 [Frontier Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/frontier-airlines) · 4 · seasonal
- AA [American Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/american-airlines) · 3
- LR [Avianca Costa Rica](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/avianca-costa-rica) · 3
- Y4 [Volaris](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/volaris) · 3
- AC [Air Canada](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-canada) · 2
- TA [Avianca El Salvador](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/avianca-el-salvador) · 2 · seasonal
- [BermudAir](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/bermudair) · 2 · seasonal
- P5 [Wingo](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/wingo) · 2
- AM [Aeroméxico](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/aeromexico) · 1
- AS [Alaska Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/alaska-airlines) · 1
- DM [Arajet](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/arajet) · 1
- AV [Avianca](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/avianca) · 1
- DL [Delta Air Lines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/delta-air-lines) · 1
- B6 [JetBlue Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/jetblue-airways) · 1

Former hub of [Líneas Aéreas Mayas](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/lineas-aereas-mayas), [Tikal Jets Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/tikal-jets-airlines), [Transportes Aereos Profesionales](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/transportes-aereos-profesionales).

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 4.3M (2023) | #366 of 3,974 | #89 in North America | #1 in GT |
| Longest runway | 2,987 m / 9,800 ft | =1,444 of 29,858 | #300 in North America | #2 in GT |
| Elevation | 1,509 m / 4,952 ft | =2,092 of 43,403 | #1,099 in North America | #7 in GT |
| Age | Opened 1930 | =406 of 15,079 | =96 in North America | #1 in GT |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =1 in GT |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| AFIS | GUATEMALA RDO | 126.900 |
| APP | CON | 119.300 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 126.500 |
| CLD | CLNC DEL | 120.700 |
| GND | GND | 121.900 |
| TWR | TWR | 118.100 |

## Nearby airports

- [GSJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mgsj.md) San José Airport · 79 km / 49 mi
- [CBV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mgcb.md) Coban Airport · 99 km / 62 mi
- [RER](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mgrt.md) Retalhuleu Airport · 126 km / 78 mi

## Sources

- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [Wikipedia: “La Aurora International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=La_Aurora_International_Airport&oldid=1371440725), revision of 26 Aug 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/mggt/data