San Marcos Airport (Guatemala)

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 Airport
IATA: none ICAO: MGSM
Summary
Airport type	Public
Serves	San Marcos, Guatemala
Elevation AMSL	7,933 ft / 2,418 m
Coordinates	14°57′20″N 91°48′25″W / 14.95556°N 91.80694°W / 14.95556; -91.80694
Map
MGSM Location in San Marcos Department Show map of San Marcos Department MGSM Location in Guatemala Show map of Guatemala
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 06/24 1,175 3,855 Asphalt
Statistics (2022)
Passengers 653 Aircraft operations 219
Source: Google Maps^[1] GCM^[2] SkyVector^[3] DGAC^[4]

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

• Transport in Guatemala
• List of airports in Guatemala

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.

External links

• OurAirports - San Marcos
• OpenStreetMap - San Marcos
• FallingRain - San Marcos
• Accident history for San Marcos Airport at Aviation Safety Network