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Quetzaltenango Airport (Aeropuerto de Quetzaltenango, or Aeropuerto de Xelajú) serves the city of Quetzaltenango also known as "Xelajú" or "Xela" and western Guatemala. It is operated and administrated by DGAC - Dirección General de Aeronáutica Civil de Guatemala. == General == 'Quetzaltenango Airport is located in the Guatemalan highlands, in the northeastern part of the city of Quetzaltenango. The airport is currently undergoing massive construction works, as part of a nationwide airport rehabilitation program. Serving Guatemalas second largest city, AAZ aims to gain international status, along with La Aurora International Airport and Mundo Maya International Airport. The whole region hopes to profit economically from this new airport. So far, the next airport to Quetzaltenango with regular airline connections was away, in Guatemala City. Until 2006 the airfield in "Xela" only consisted of a grass/gravel runway. It had no significant terminal building and only a small hangar. Air traffic was very limited due to many missing essential features for a safe and unobstructed operation. In September 2006 construction works began,〔 (PrensaLibre.com - Inicia construcción de aeropuerto de Quetzaltenango )〕 which include:〔()〕 * extension, asphalting, signposting and illuminating of the runway and taxiway * construction of a small terminal building and apron for four planes * construction of a parking area An emergency operations center has been installed at the airport in order to respond faster to disasters like hurricane Stan in the future.〔(COE instala bodega en aeropuerto de Quetzaltenango :: CERIGUA Centro de reportes informativos sobre Guatemala :: Democratizando las comunicaciones )〕 The new runway was inaugurated by president Oscar Berger on January 10, 2008. The terminal is still under construction, and it would be ready by late 2013. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Quetzaltenango Airport」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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