San José Airport (Aeropuerto de Puerto San José, Escuintla) serves the city of
Puerto San José
Puerto San José is a town on Guatemala's Pacific Ocean coast, in the department of Escuintla. It has a population of 23,887 (2018 census), , the resort town of
Monterrico, the port of
Puerto Quetzal
Puerto Quetzal is Guatemala's largest Pacific Ocean port. It is important for both cargo traffic and as a stop-off point for cruise liners.
It is located in Escuintla department, alongside the city of Puerto San José, which it superseded as ...
and the eastern
Guatemala
Guatemala ( ; ), officially the Republic of Guatemala ( es, República de Guatemala, links=no), is a country in Central America. It is bordered to the north and west by Mexico; to the northeast by Belize and the Caribbean; to the east by H ...
n Pacific coast. It is operated and administrated by DGAC - Dirección General de Aeronáutica Civil de Guatemala. San José Airport is in the western part of the city of Puerto San José, near the Pacific coast.
Facilities
The airport was refurbished in the early 2000s, reopening in September 2007, as part of a nationwide airport rehabilitation program.
Airlines
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Transportes Aéreos Guatemaltecos
Transportes Aéreos Guatemaltecos (TAG) is a private passenger and cargo airline with its headquarters in Zone 13 of Guatemala City, and with its main hub at La Aurora International Airport. It was founded in 1969 in Guatemala City. In 1972 the ai ...
(charter flights).
Transportes Aéreos Guatemaltecos
* Air Venture Tours (charter flights only)
See also
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* Transport in Guatemala
Transport (in British English), or transportation (in American English), is the intentional movement of humans, animals, and goods from one location to another. Modes of transport include air, land (rail and road), water, cable, pipeline, and ...
* List of airports in Guatemala
This is a list of airports in Guatemala, sorted by location.
Guatemala, officially the Republic of Guatemala ( es, República de Guatemala), is a country in Central America bordered by Mexico to the north and west, the Pacific Ocean to the southw ...
References
External links
Dirección General de Aeronáutica Civil
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Airports in Guatemala
Escuintla Department
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