Cobán Airport ( es, Aerodomo de Cobán, ) is an
airport
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serving
Cobán
Cobán ( kek, Kob'an), fully Santo Domingo de Cobán, is the capital of the department of Alta Verapaz in central Guatemala. It also serves as the administrative center for the surrounding Cobán municipality. It is located 219 km from Guat ...
, the capital of the
Alta Verapaz Department
Alta Verapaz () is a department in the north central part of Guatemala. The capital and chief city of the department is Cobán. Verapaz is bordered to the north by El Petén, to the east by Izabal, to the south by Zacapa, El Progreso, and Ba ...
of
Guatemala
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.
The airport is at the western edge of the city. There is mountainous terrain north through southwest, and distant rising terrain south. An overrun to the south will descend into a shallow ravine.
The Rabinal
VOR-DME
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(Ident: RAB) is located south of the airport.
See also
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Transport in Guatemala
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List of airports in Guatemala
This is a list of airports in Guatemala, sorted by location.
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References
External links
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OpenStreetMap - Cobán
Airports in Guatemala
Alta Verapaz Department
Buildings and structures in Cobán
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