The Country

Geography:

Guatemala's complex geography can be simplified into three basic regions; the Pacific coastal plain, the central highlands and the eastern lowlands. The Pacific coastal plain, a narrow ribbon of tropical grassland, merges with the central highlands, which occupy over 40 per cent of the total land area of the country. The central highlands are a continuation of the West American Mountain system, which extends from Cape Horn to Alaska. Guatemala is bordered in the north by Mexico, in the east by Belize and in the south and south-east by El Salvador and Honduras. It is located between 88° to 93° western geographic longitude and 13° to 18° northern geographic latitude and has an area of 108,890 square kilometres (42,032 square miles). The latitude and longitude of the capital, Ciudad de Guatemala, are about 90°31' W and 14°37 ' N.

National History:

Summary Narrative History

Timeline - Key Dates in Guatemala History

Civil Aircraft Registrations:
The registration prefix 'LG-' was used from 1936 to 1948; eg:LG-AAA to LG-ZZZ.

The registration prefix 'TG-' is used from 1948 to present; eg:TG-AAA to TG-ZZZ.

Military Air Arms:
Air Force (Fuerza Aérea Guatemalteca)

Central Government Agencies:
Police Aviation (Policía Nacional Civil)

Public Service Aviation:
None at present

Commercial Aviation:
Grupo Taca (Airlines included are Central American airlines Aviateca of Guatemala, Costa Rica's Lacsa, Nicaragua's Nica, Taca International from El Salvador and Taca from Honduras.)

Private Aviation:
None at present

Aircraft Manufacturers:
None at present

Airports, Airfields and Air Bases:
Civil Airports and Airfields-
Coban AP (IATA code: CBV)

Chiquimula AP (IATA code: CIQ)

Carmelita AP (IATA code: CMM)

Dos Lagunas AP (IATA code: DON)

El Naranjo AP (IATA code: ENJ)

Flores AP (IATA code: FRS)

Guatemala City / La Aurora IAP (IATA code: GUA)

Huehuetenango AP (IATA code: HUG)

Melchor de Mencos AP (IATA code: MCR)

Puerto Barrios AP (IATA code: PBR)

Paso Caballos AP (IATA code: PCG)

Poptun AP (IATA code: PON)

Rubelsanto AP (IATA code: RUV)

Santa Elena AP (IATA code: SNV)

Tikal AP (IATA code: TKM)

Uaxactun AP (IATA code: UAX)

 

Military Air Bases and Airfields-
Military Air Bases Listing

Aviation Museum:
None at present.

Aviation-Related Magazines:
None at present.

Aviation Bibliography:

Central American and Caribbean Air Forces (Daniel Hagedorn)