Guatemala Airport (GUA)
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La Aurora International Guatemala Airport (IATA: GUA, ICAO: MGGT), in Spanish Aeropuerto Internacional La Aurora, is the primary international airport serving Guatemala City, in Guatemala.
It is located in Finca San Isidro, at 6 kilometers south of Guatemala City downtown and at 25 kilometers of Antigua Guatemala. The airport serves the capital of Guatemala and all the country. The airport is located at 1509 meters of altitude.
Currently it is under expansion and modernization. It handles domestic and international flights to North America, Central America, Colombia and Spain. It is not only a civilian airport, it is also used for military and general aviation purposes.
Guatemala Airport works as a hub for Avianca Guatemala and Transportes Aereos Guatemaltecos.
Guatemala Airport is the fourth busiest airport in Central America.
Guatemala Airport handled over 3,027,296 passengers in 2017.
GUA Airport handled 841,173 passengers during 2020. An important decrease due to coronavirus crisis.
Terminal Information + info
Guatemala Airport has a single passenger terminal divided into the Northern and the Central concourse, where international and domestic flights are hosted and it has 22 boarding gates.
Facilities and Services + info
Guatemala Airport offers the following services to passengers:
- Exclusive VIP lounges
- Free Wi-Fi connection
- Information kiosk
- Car rental agencies
- Currency exchange
- Bank service
- ATMs
- Restaurants
- Local shops
- Post office
- Pharmacy
- Hotel desks
- Travel agencies
- Lost baggage
- Toilets
- Baggage claim
Contact Information
Address:
Colonia Reyna Barrios
Finca San Isidro, 01010
GUATEMALA
Mail: contacto@dgac.gob.gt
Phone: +502 2321 5000
Transport + info
The following means of transport are available at Guatemala Airport to get to downtown:
Bus: There are several bus services in Guatemala Airport.
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Taxi: Transfer to Guatemala City within 20 minutes.
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Car rental: You can rent a car through our search engine or outside the airport terminal.
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About Guatemala
Guatemala City is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Guatemala, in Spanish República de Guatemala, and also the most inhabited city in Central America. It is located in the south-central sector of the country. The area where nowadays lies Guatemala City was first habited by the Maya, where they established in Kaminaljuyú, and then in 1775 the Spanish colonists founded a small town. Some of the interesting spots in Guatemala City are the Historic Downtown District, the Relief Map of Guatemala, the Guatemala City General Cementery, the Obelisco, among others.
From Guatemala City there can be seen four volcanoes (Agua, Fuego, Pacaya and Acatenango), from two of them are active.
