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La Aurora International Airport

*Aeropuerto Internacional La Aurora*
La Aurora International Airport; Aeropuerto Internacional La Aurora
	IATA: GUA; ICAO: MGGT;
Summary
Airport type	Military/Public
Owner	Ministry of Communications, Infrastructure, and Housing
Operator	General Directorate of Civil Aeronautics
Serves	Guatemala City, Guatemala
Hub for	Avianca Guatemala; DHL de Guatemala; Transportes Aereos Guatemaltecos;
Elevation AMSL	1,509 m / 4,951 ft
Coordinates	14°34′54″N 90°31′36″W / 14.58167°N 90.52667°W
Map
	MGGT Location in Guatemala Department MGGT Location in Guatemala
Runways
Statistics (2023)
Total passengers
Total passengers	4,276,751
	Source: Guatemalan AIP

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La Aurora International Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Internacional La Aurora, IATA: GUA, ICAO: MGGT) serves Guatemala City, Guatemala. It is located 6.4 kilometres (4.0 mi; 3.5 nmi)^[1] south of Guatemala City's center and 25 km (16 mi; 13 nmi) from Antigua Guatemala. It is administered by the General Directorate of Civil Aeronautics.

La Aurora International Airport is the primary airport of Guatemala. The airport went through a massive modernization and expansion. The airport is now able to accept a greater number of flights and larger aircraft. It provides high standard installations to the traveler. The old terminal has been renovated in accordance with its original design. It was partly demolished and was expanded with a new glass-designed concourse and is now able to accommodate up to twenty-two aircraft.^{[citation needed]} The greater project was completed by December 2008. The airport currently has two terminals: Central and North.

The airport is the fourth-busiest in Central America in terms of passenger traffic behind Tocumen International Airport in Panamá, Juan Santamaría International Airport in Costa Rica, and the El Salvador International Airport.

Overview

La Aurora is being renovated, along with other airports in Guatemala, such as Mundo Maya International Airport, Quetzaltenango Airport, Puerto Barrios Airport, and San José Airport.

In July 2007, seven new gates were opened. These gates are equipped with jetway bridges and modern conveniences, also a new parking garage was also built and it can handle up to 500 vehicles.

There are brand new ticket counters. 2007 brought significant gate expansion (11 new gates were available starting December 2007). The airport now has two concourses. The northern concourse has 12 traditional gates and three remote gates. The central concourse, is used for larger aircraft as it provides 4–6 gates depending on the size of the aircraft.

The airport's runway currently measures 2,987 m × 60 m (9,800 ft × 197 ft).^[1] There have been efforts in the past to expand the runway but this has not yet been possible since there is a commercial area to the north of the runway and a small ravine near the southern side of the runway. Still, the renovation of the runway is in progress. The first phase consists in repaving the runway as well modernizing the illumination system. Future plans to expand the taxiway repave and move all the cargo facilities to San José Airport in Escuintla and Puerto Barrios Airport in Izabal. This will make room for more passenger terminal area and improved taxiways. Finally, the airport administration building is being refurbished and a regional terminal is being built.

La Aurora International Airport has two exclusive VIP lounges: Los Añejos Business Lounge and Copa Club, a VIP lounge for passengers traveling on Copa Airlines and United Airlines.^[2]

Cargo operations are handled beside the passenger terminal building by COMBEX-IM or in the DHL hangars.

The head office of the General Directorate of Civil Aeronautics is located in the airport Zone 13.^[3]^[4]

China Airlines starts talks and negotiations with Guatemalan authorities Direccion General de Aeronautica Civil (Guatemala) about the possibility of opening operation flights from Taipei-taoyuan, Northern Taiwan, Republic Of China and making La Aurora International Airport a Focus City for Flights from China into Central America.

History

During World War II, the airport was used by the United States Army Air Forces Sixth Air Force defending the Central American coastline against Axis powers submarines. The first American personnel began arriving in December 1941; the airfield was improved and expanded by the United States' 805th Engineer Aviation Battalion in early 1942. During its period of American use, the military facilities of the airport were known as Guatemala City Air Base. Flying units assigned to the airport were:

51st Fighter Squadron (Detachment) (32d Fighter Group), 2 January 1942 – 9 March 1943, (P-40 Warhawk)
74th Bombardment Squadron (40th, 6th Bombardment Groups), 9 January 1942 – 7 April 1944 (B-18 Bolo, B-17 Flying Fortress)
44th Bombardment Squadron (40th Bombardment Group) 6 July 1942 – 4 June 1943, (B-18 Bolo)

Detachments from the airfield operated intermittently from San Jose Airport, San José, Costa Rica, and Puerto San José, Guatemala from 1942 though 1944. After the war ended, a small number of Americans remained at the airport performing training duties with the Guatemalan Air Force and also operating a weather station (MATS 6th Weather Squadron). United States personnel were restricted to base during the Guatemalan revolution following the death of Colonel Francisco Xavier Arana on 18 July 1949. Some artillery shells landed on the base during the violence. The facility was closed on 28 July 1949 and turned over to Guatemalan authorities.

In October 2004, Iberia introduced nonstop service to Madrid aboard Airbus A340s. The route resulted from the airline's decision to shut down its Miami hub, where passengers previously had to change planes.^[5]^[6]^[7]

The airport was closed for six months in 2020, from March to September, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[8]

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

Airlines	Destinations
Aeroméxico	Mexico City
Aeroméxico Connect	Mexico City
Air Transat	Seasonal Charter: Montréal–Trudeau
Alaska Airlines	Los Angeles^[9]
American Airlines	Dallas/Fort Worth, Miami Seasonal: Chicago–O'Hare
Arajet	Santo Domingo–Las Américas
ARM Aviación	Flores, Huehuetenango Charter: Copán, Palenque, Roatan
Avianca	Bogotá
Avianca Costa Rica	San José (CR) Seasonal: Chicago–O'Hare^[10]
Avianca El Salvador	Los Angeles, New York–JFK, San Salvador, Tegucigalpa/Comayagua, Washington–Dulles
Avianca Guatemala	Bogotá, Cancún, Flores, San Pedro Sula, San Salvador, Tegucigalpa/Comayagua
CM Airlines	San Pedro Sula
Copa Airlines	Managua, Panama City–Tocumen, San José (CR)
Delta Air Lines	Atlanta, Los Angeles
Frontier Airlines	Miami
Iberia	Madrid
JetBlue	New York–JFK
Spirit Airlines	Fort Lauderdale, Orlando
Sunwing Airlines	Seasonal Charter: Montréal–Trudeau
TAG Airlines	Belize City, Flores, Mérida, Puerto Barrios, Quetzaltenango, Retalhuleu, Roatan, San Pedro Sula, San Salvador, Tuxtla Gutiérrez
United Airlines	Houston–Intercontinental, Los Angeles, Newark, Washington–Dulles Seasonal: Chicago–O'Hare
Volaris	Cancún, Mexico City
Volaris Costa Rica	Los Angeles, Mexico City, San José (CR)
Volaris El Salvador	Cancún, San Salvador

Cargo

Airlines	Destinations
21 Air	San José de Costa Rica
Amerijet International	Miami
Atlas Air	Miami
AeroUnion	Los Angeles, Miami
Aerosucre	Bogotá
Avianca Cargo	Bogotá
Cargojet	Miami, Monterrey
Cargolux	Luxembourg
Copa Airlines Cargo	Panama City–Tocumen, Miami
DHL Aero Expreso	Guadalajara, Huatulco, Mexico City–AIFA, Miami, Panama City–Tocumen, San José (CR), San Pedro Sula, San Salvador, Tegucigalpa
DHL de Guatemala	Mexico City–AIFA, Panama City–Tocumen, San José (CR), San Pedro Sula, San Salvador, Tegucigalpa
FedEx Express	Memphis
IFL Group	Miami
KLM Cargo	Amsterdam, Bogotá
LATAM Cargo Chile	Miami
LATAM Cargo Colombia	Miami
Martinair	Miami
Mas Air	Mexico City–AIFA
National Airlines	Miami
UPS Airlines	Atlanta, Miami

Statistics

Passengers

La Aurora Airport Passengers. See Wikidata query.

Accidents and incidents

On 1 March 1980, a Douglas C-47 of the Fuerza Aérea Guatemalteca was damaged beyond repair near La Aurora.^[11]
On 6 April 1993, TACA Airlines Flight 510, a Boeing 767, ran off the end of Runway 19 (now Runway 20) after landing. A passenger on board filmed the landing, which showed a runway with standing water from a tropical storm which had just passed over. A great amount of runway had passed under the plane before touchdown and the pilot forced the landing. In spite of thrust reversers used, the plane could not slow down in time, began to shudder from excessive wheel-braking, the captain made a last second decision to steer the airplane to the left of the runway (avoiding a big ditch at the end of the runway), went down an embankment and stopped into some structures. Surprisingly, there were no fatalities and the only injured people were 3 non-passengers. The aircraft was written off.^[12]
On 28 April 1995, Faucett Flight 705, a Douglas DC-8 leased by Million Air, overshot the runway and crashed into several houses. All three crew members onboard survived, but 6 people on the ground were killed.^[13]
On 21 December 1999, Cubana de Aviación Flight 1216, a McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 (leased to Cubana by AOM French Airlines) overshot runway 19 during landing and crashed into a residential area. 16 of the 314 people on board were killed, along with two people on the ground.^[14]
On 4 June 2018, the airport had to close due to the 2018 Volcán de Fuego eruption.^[15]

References

This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency

^ ^a ^b ^c "MGGT – LA AURORA Internacional". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2011.
^ "Copa Airlines VIP Presidents Club". Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 4 October 2011.
^ "ADDRESSES OF ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION AUTHORITIES As of March 2010 Archived 3 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine." Air Accident Investigation Bureau. Retrieved on 22 January 2012. "GUATEMALA Dirección General de Aeronáutica Civil Aeropuerto Internacional "La Aurora" Zona 13 Guatemala, Centro América"
^ "A 01/11 31 ENE Archived 9 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine." General Directorate of Civil Aeronautics. Retrieved on 22 January 2012. "Aeropuerto Internacional La Aurora 9 Av. 14–75 Zona 13 C.P. 1013"
^ "Española Iberia reanuda sus vuelos directos a Guatemala". La Nación (in Spanish). ACAN-EFE. 3 October 2004. Archived from the original on 22 November 2021. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
^ Kiesnoski, Kenneth (12 January 2004). "Iberia changes include boost in U.S. service". Travel Weekly. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
^ Done, Kevin (5 July 2004). "Iberia quits Miami as regional hub". Financial Times. ProQuest 249510408.
^ "Guatemala cumple seis meses de pandemia con la cifra más alta de muertes del istmo". www.msn.com. EFE. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
^ "Alaska Airlines Adds Los Angeles – Guatemala City From Dec 2023". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
^ "AVIANCA COSTA RICA RESUMES 2 US ROUTES FROM DEC 2023". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
^ "Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 24 July 2010.
^ Ranter, Harro. "ASN Aircraft accident Boeing 767-2S1ER N767TA Guatemala City-La Aurora Airport (GUA)". aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
^ Ranter, Harro. "ASN Aircraft accident Douglas DC-8-54F N43UA Guatemala City-La Aurora Airport (GUA)". aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
^ Ranter, Harro. "ASN Aircraft accident McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 F-GTDI Guatemala City-La Aurora Airport (GUA)". aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
^ "Thousands urged to flee Guatemala's killer "Volcano of Fire"". CBS News. Associated Press. 19 November 2018. Retrieved 28 September 2024.

External links

Dirección General de Aeronáutica Civil (in Spanish)

[AIP-1] "MGGT – LA AURORA Internacional". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2011.

[2] "Copa Airlines VIP Presidents Club". Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 4 October 2011.

[3] "ADDRESSES OF ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION AUTHORITIES As of March 2010 Archived 3 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine." Air Accident Investigation Bureau. Retrieved on 22 January 2012. "GUATEMALA Dirección General de Aeronáutica Civil Aeropuerto Internacional "La Aurora" Zona 13 Guatemala, Centro América"

[4] "A 01/11 31 ENE Archived 9 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine." General Directorate of Civil Aeronautics. Retrieved on 22 January 2012. "Aeropuerto Internacional La Aurora 9 Av. 14–75 Zona 13 C.P. 1013"

[5] "Española Iberia reanuda sus vuelos directos a Guatemala". La Nación (in Spanish). ACAN-EFE. 3 October 2004. Archived from the original on 22 November 2021. Retrieved 25 November 2021.

[6] Kiesnoski, Kenneth (12 January 2004). "Iberia changes include boost in U.S. service". Travel Weekly. Retrieved 25 November 2021.

[7] Done, Kevin (5 July 2004). "Iberia quits Miami as regional hub". Financial Times. ProQuest 249510408.

[8] "Guatemala cumple seis meses de pandemia con la cifra más alta de muertes del istmo". www.msn.com. EFE. Retrieved 13 September 2020.

[9] "Alaska Airlines Adds Los Angeles – Guatemala City From Dec 2023". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 13 July 2023.

[10] "AVIANCA COSTA RICA RESUMES 2 US ROUTES FROM DEC 2023". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 13 September 2023.

[ASN010380-11] "Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 24 July 2010.

[12] Ranter, Harro. "ASN Aircraft accident Boeing 767-2S1ER N767TA Guatemala City-La Aurora Airport (GUA)". aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 12 February 2020.

[13] Ranter, Harro. "ASN Aircraft accident Douglas DC-8-54F N43UA Guatemala City-La Aurora Airport (GUA)". aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 12 February 2020.

[14] Ranter, Harro. "ASN Aircraft accident McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 F-GTDI Guatemala City-La Aurora Airport (GUA)". aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 12 February 2020.

[15] "Thousands urged to flee Guatemala's killer "Volcano of Fire"". CBS News. Associated Press. 19 November 2018. Retrieved 28 September 2024.

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-'''La Aurora International Airport''' ({{lang-es|Aeropuerto Internacional La Aurora}}, {{Airport codes|GUA|MGGT|p=n}}) serves [[Guatemala City]], Guatemala. It is located {{Convert|6.4|km|mi nmi}}<ref name="AIP"/> south of Guatemala City's center and {{convert|25|km|mi nmi|abbr=on}} from [[Antigua Guatemala]]. It is administered by the [[General Directorate of Civil Aeronautics (Guatemala)|General Directorate of Civil Aeronautics]].
+'''La Aurora International Airport''' ({{langx|es|Aeropuerto Internacional La Aurora}}, {{Airport codes|GUA|MGGT|p=n}}) serves [[Guatemala City]], Guatemala. It is located {{Convert|6.4|km|mi nmi}}<ref name="AIP"/> south of Guatemala City's center and {{convert|25|km|mi nmi|abbr=on}} from [[Antigua Guatemala]]. It is administered by the [[General Directorate of Civil Aeronautics (Guatemala)|General Directorate of Civil Aeronautics]].
 La Aurora International Airport is the primary airport of Guatemala. The airport went through a massive modernization and expansion. The airport is now able to accept a greater number of flights and larger aircraft. It provides high standard installations to the traveler. The old terminal has been renovated in accordance with its original design. It was partly demolished and was expanded with a new glass-designed concourse and is now able to accommodate up to twenty-two aircraft.{{Citation needed|date=October 2015}} The greater project was completed by December 2008. The airport currently has two terminals: Central and North.
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 There are brand new ticket counters. 2007 brought significant gate expansion (11 new gates were available starting December 2007). The airport now has two concourses. The northern concourse has 12 traditional gates and three remote gates. The central concourse, is used for larger aircraft as it provides 4–6 gates depending on the size of the aircraft.
-The airport's runway currently measures {{Convert|2987|x|60|m|abbr=on|0}}.<ref name="AIP"/> There have been efforts in the past to expand the runway but this has not yet been possible since there's a commercial area to the north of the runway and a small ravine near the southern side of the runway. Still, the renovation of the runway is in progress. The first phase consists in repaving the runway as well modernizing the illumination system. Future plans to expand the taxiway repave and move all the cargo facilities to [[San José Airport (Guatemala)|San José Airport]] in [[Escuintla]] and [[Puerto Barrios Airport]] in [[Izabal Department|Izabal]]. This will make room for more passenger terminal area and improved taxiways. Finally, the airport administration building is being refurbished and a regional terminal is being built.
+The airport's runway currently measures {{Convert|2987|x|60|m|abbr=on|0}}.<ref name="AIP"/> There have been efforts in the past to expand the runway but this has not yet been possible since there is a commercial area to the north of the runway and a small ravine near the southern side of the runway. Still, the renovation of the runway is in progress. The first phase consists in repaving the runway as well modernizing the illumination system. Future plans to expand the taxiway repave and move all the cargo facilities to [[San José Airport (Guatemala)|San José Airport]] in [[Escuintla]] and [[Puerto Barrios Airport]] in [[Izabal Department|Izabal]]. This will make room for more passenger terminal area and improved taxiways. Finally, the airport administration building is being refurbished and a regional terminal is being built.
 La Aurora International Airport has two exclusive VIP lounges: Los Añejos Business Lounge and Copa Club, a VIP lounge for passengers traveling on [[Copa Airlines]] and [[United Airlines]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.copaair.com/sites/cc/es/nuestros-productos/pages/presidents-club.aspx |title=Copa Airlines VIP Presidents Club |access-date=2011-10-04 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928095353/http://www.copaair.com/Sites/CC/es/Nuestros-productos/Pages/Presidents-Club.aspx |archive-date=28 September 2011 }}</ref>
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+| [[Frontier Airlines]]| [[Miami International Airport|Miami]]
 <!-- -->
-|33=[[JetBlue]]|34=[[John F. Kennedy International Airport|New York–JFK]]
+| [[Iberia (airline)|Iberia]] | [[Madrid–Barajas Airport|Madrid]]
+<!-- -->
-<!-- -->|35=[[Spirit Airlines]]|36=[[Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport|Fort Lauderdale]], [[George Bush Intercontinental Airport|Houston–Intercontinental]], [[Orlando International Airport|Orlando]]
-<!-- -->|37=[[Sunwing Airlines]]|38='''Seasonal Charter:''' [[Montréal–Trudeau International Airport|Montréal–Trudeau]]
+| [[JetBlue]] | [[John F. Kennedy International Airport|New York–JFK]]
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-<!-- -->|39={{nowrap|[[Transportes Aéreos Guatemaltecos|TAG Airlines]]}}|40=[[Philip S. W. Goldson International Airport|Belize City]], [[Mundo Maya International Airport|Flores]], [[Mérida International Airport|Mérida]], [[Puerto Barrios Airport|Puerto Barrios]], [[Quetzaltenango Airport|Quetzaltenango]], [[Retalhuleu Airport|Retalhuleu]], [[Juan Manuel Gálvez International Airport|Roatan]], [[Ramon Villeda Morales International Airport|San Pedro Sula]], [[El Salvador International Airport|San Salvador]], [[Tuxtla Gutiérrez International Airport|Tuxtla Gutiérrez]]
-<!-- -->|41=[[United Airlines]]|42=[[George Bush Intercontinental Airport|Houston–Intercontinental]], [[Los Angeles International Airport|Los Angeles]], [[Newark Liberty International Airport|Newark]], [[Dulles International Airport|Washington–Dulles]] <br /> '''Seasonal:''' [[O'Hare International Airport|Chicago–O'Hare]]
+| [[Spirit Airlines]] | [[Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport|Fort Lauderdale]], [[Orlando International Airport|Orlando]]
+<!-- -->
-<!-- -->|43=[[Volaris]]|44=[[Cancún International Airport|Cancún]], [[Mexico City International Airport|Mexico City]]
+| [[Sunwing Airlines]] | '''Seasonal Charter:''' [[Montréal–Trudeau International Airport|Montréal–Trudeau]]
-<!-- -->|45=[[Volaris Costa Rica]]|46=[[Los Angeles International Airport|Los Angeles]], [[Mexico City International Airport|Mexico City]], [[Juan Santamaría International Airport|San José (CR)]]
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+| [[United Airlines]] | [[George Bush Intercontinental Airport|Houston–Intercontinental]], [[Los Angeles International Airport|Los Angeles]], [[Newark Liberty International Airport|Newark]], [[Dulles International Airport|Washington–Dulles]] <br /> '''Seasonal:''' [[O'Hare International Airport|Chicago–O'Hare]]
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 | [[Cargolux]] | [[Luxembourg Airport|Luxembourg]]
 | [[Copa Airlines|Copa Airlines Cargo]] | [[Tocumen International Airport|Panama City–Tocumen]], [[Miami International Airport|Miami]]
-| [[DHL Aero Expreso]] | [[Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport|Guadalajara]], [[Bahías de Huatulco International Airport|Huatulco]], [[Felipe Ángeles International Airport|Mexico City–AIFA]], [[Miami International Airport|Miami]], [[Tocumen International Airport|Panama City–Tocumen]], [[Juan Santamaría International Airport|San José (CR)]], [[Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport|San Pedro Sula]], [[El Salvador International Airport|San Salvador]], [[Toncontín International Airport|Tegucigalpa]]
+| [[DHL Aero Expreso]] | [[Guadalajara International Airport|Guadalajara]], [[Bahías de Huatulco International Airport|Huatulco]], [[Felipe Ángeles International Airport|Mexico City–AIFA]], [[Miami International Airport|Miami]], [[Tocumen International Airport|Panama City–Tocumen]], [[Juan Santamaría International Airport|San José (CR)]], [[Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport|San Pedro Sula]], [[El Salvador International Airport|San Salvador]], [[Toncontín International Airport|Tegucigalpa]]
 | [[DHL de Guatemala]] | [[Felipe Ángeles International Airport|Mexico City–AIFA]], [[Tocumen International Airport|Panama City–Tocumen]], [[Juan Santamaría International Airport|San José (CR)]], [[Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport|San Pedro Sula]], [[El Salvador International Airport|San Salvador]], [[Toncontín International Airport|Tegucigalpa]]
 | [[FedEx Express]] | [[Memphis International Airport|Memphis]]
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 *On 28 April 1995, Faucett Flight 705, a Douglas DC-8 leased by [[Million Air]], overshot the runway and crashed into several houses. All three crew members onboard survived, but 6 people on the ground were killed.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19950428-2|title=ASN Aircraft accident Douglas DC-8-54F N43UA Guatemala City-La Aurora Airport (GUA)|last=Ranter|first=Harro|website=aviation-safety.net|access-date=2020-02-12}}</ref>
 *On 21 December 1999, [[Cubana de Aviación Flight 1216]], a McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 (leased to Cubana by AOM French Airlines) overshot runway 19 during landing and crashed into a residential area. 16 of the 314 people on board were killed, along with two people on the ground.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19991221-0|title=ASN Aircraft accident McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 F-GTDI Guatemala City-La Aurora Airport (GUA)|last=Ranter|first=Harro|website=aviation-safety.net|access-date=2020-02-12}}</ref>
-* On 4 June 2018, the airport had to close due to the [[2018 Volcán de Fuego eruption]].
+* On 4 June 2018, the airport had to close due to the [[2018 Volcán de Fuego eruption]].<ref>{{cite news |date=19 November 2018 |title=Thousands urged to flee Guatemala's killer "Volcano of Fire" |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/volcano-of-fire-guatemala-volcan-de-fuego-evacuations-eruption-today-2018-11-19/ |publisher=CBS News |agency=Associated Press |access-date=28 September 2024}}</ref>
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 * [http://dgac.gob.gt/ Dirección General de Aeronáutica Civil] {{in lang|es}}
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Transport	La Aurora International Airport Transmetro
Landmarks	National Palace (Guatemala)
Education	Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala Universidad Panamericana de Guatemala American School of Guatemala Colegio Alemán de Guatemala (German School)
Lycée Français Jules Verne is nearby (Fraijanes) and serves area French families.