Live flights at La Aurora International Airport (GUA)

GUA MGGT  Guatemala City, GT

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GUA at a glance

  • What it is: La Aurora International Airport is a regional airport serving Guatemala City, GT.
  • Codes: GUA on your ticket, MGGT on the radar.
  • Size: 1 runway at 4,952 ft above sea level.
  • Right now: 1 aircraft are within 55 km, shown live on the map above.
  • Local time zone: America/Guatemala (UTC-6), so every time shown for GUA is local rather than UTC.

Aircraft observed near GUA

1 aircraft are within 55 km of GUA right now. This is live ADS-B traffic, not a published timetable: aircraft are classified by what they are physically doing - Climbing out, on approach, or holding at cruise overhead. For gate numbers and scheduled times, check with GUA directly or your airline.

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Arriving now

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Overhead and in the area

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1
Runways
4952 ft
Field elevation

About La Aurora International Airport

La Aurora International Airport lies in the tropics at 14.58° N, 90.53° W, on America/Guatemala time (UTC-6). Tropical airports contend with heat and humidity, both of which thin the air and lengthen takeoff runs, and with convective storms that build fast in the afternoon.

La Aurora International Airport has 1 runway. The longest, 02/20, measures 9,800 ft by 196 ft, which puts the field in the widebody capable category: twin-aisle aircraft can use it, and narrowbodies have length to spare. The surface is asphalt. It is lit for night operations.

Runway 02/20 is aligned roughly north/south, which is the clearest hint you get about the prevailing wind here: runways are built to face the wind that blows most often, because aircraft take off and land into it. Every runway here shares that north/south alignment, so a strong crosswind means a crosswind landing rather than a switch to another strip.

The field sits at 4,952 ft, high enough that density altitude matters. Takeoff runs stretch on warm afternoons and climb performance is weaker than the same aircraft would manage at sea level.

Runways at GUA

RunwayLengthWidthSurfaceLighting
02/20 9,800 ft (2,987 m) 196 ft Asphalt Lit

Runway numbers are the magnetic heading rounded to ten degrees, which is why they change when the magnetic field drifts - runway numbers explained.

Airports near GUA

Great-circle distance from La Aurora International Airport, closest first.

AirportCodeDistanceDirectionCity
El Salvador SAL 203 km south-east San Salvador
Philip S. W. Goldson BZE 406 km north-east Belize City

Unusual aircraft we have tracked at GUA

Ranked by how rarely we identify the type anywhere, so the widebodies rise above the daily narrowbodies. Registrations are the individual airframes we logged, not a schedule.

AircraftTypeRegistrationOperator
Airbus A320 A320 N920AV Avianca
IATA / ICAO
GUA / MGGT
Location
Guatemala City, GT 14.583, -90.528
Time zone
America/Guatemala
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Nearby and related airports

Geographically close airports and useful alternatives in GT.

SAL El Salvador International Airport San Salvador, El Salvador
CUN Cancún International Airport Cancún, Mexico
SJO Juan Santamaría International Airport San José (Alajuela), CR
MEX Benito Juárez International Airport Mexico City, Mexico
NLU Felipe Ángeles International Airport Mexico City, Mexico

More airports and guides connected to GUA

Thin mountain air changes how planes take off here, which cruising altitude explained unpacks. The codes GUA and MGGT are explained in airport codes decoded.

Data sources and review

Reviewed 2026-07-29 by Flight-Tracker.net Editorial Team

This profile is generated from the airport's published coordinates, elevation and runway records. It does not claim live terminal or passenger totals.

Read our airport data sourcing and review process, or inspect the machine-readable reference dataset.

Frequently asked questions about GUA

What is the airport code for La Aurora International Airport?

La Aurora International Airport uses the IATA code GUA on tickets and baggage tags, and the ICAO code MGGT in flight plans and on radar. The leading “M” in MGGT is the region marker: ICAO codes are grouped geographically, which is why airports near each other usually share their first letter or two while their IATA codes look unrelated.

How many runways does GUA have?

La Aurora International Airport operates 1 runway. The field sits at 4,952 ft above sea level.

What time zone is GUA in?

La Aurora International Airport operates on America/Guatemala local time. Scheduled departure and arrival times for this airport are always published in local time, not UTC.

Can I track flights at GUA live?

Yes. The map on this page shows every aircraft broadcasting its position within about 55 km of La Aurora International Airport, and there is 1 in range as this page loaded. The boards split them into departures, arrivals and traffic passing overhead, all timed in America/Guatemala.