San Marcos Airport (Guatemala)

San Marcos Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
ServesSan Marcos, Guatemala
Elevation AMSL7,933 ft / 2,418 m
Coordinates14°57′20″N 91°48′25″W / 14.95556°N 91.80694°W / 14.95556; -91.80694
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MGSM is located in San Marcos Department
MGSM
MGSM
MGSM is located in Guatemala
MGSM
MGSM
Location in Guatemala
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Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
06/24 1,175 3,855 Asphalt
Statistics (2022)
Passengers653
Aircraft operations219
Source: Google Maps[1] GCM[2] SkyVector[3] DGAC[4]

San Marcos Airport (ICAO: MGSM) is a high elevation airport serving the city of San Marcos, the capital of San Marcos Department in Guatemala.[5][6] The airport is on the southwest side of the city.

San Marcos is in a high mountain basin. There is nearby mountainous terrain north and south of the airport, and distant mountainous terrain to the east and west.

The Tapachula VOR-DME (Ident: TAP) is located 34.5 nautical miles (63.9 km) west-southwest of the airport.[7]

See also

References

  1. ^ "San Marcos Airport". Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
  2. ^ Airport information for San Marcos at Great Circle Mapper.
  3. ^ "San Marcos Airport". SkyVector. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
  4. ^ DGAC (2023). "ESTADÍSTICAS AERÓDROMOS" [STATISTICS OF AIRFIELDS] (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-07-03.
  5. ^ "San Marcos Airport/Flight Tracker". FlightAware. Retrieved 2016-03-05.
  6. ^ "San Marcos Airport". airportguide.com. Retrieved 2016-03-05.
  7. ^ "Tapachula VOR". Our Airports. Retrieved 4 September 2018.


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