La Aurora International Airport, opened in 1942, serves the capital city of Guatemala and the entire country, and is presently under expansion and modernization. It operates with domestic and international flights to North and Central America, Colombia and Spain.
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Number of Terminals - 1 - Open from 3:00 am until the last flight.
Annual passenger traffic: 2.8 million passengers went through it in 2018.
Tel: +502 2321 5000.
The airport is located 6 km (4 miles) southwest from Guatemala City.
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There are car rental desks from the following companies:
Alamo/Enterprise/National (Tel +502 2217 2100 - 5:00 am to 10:00 pm)
Avis (Tel +502 2324 9000 - 5:00 am to 1:00 am)
Budget (Tel +502 2203 2303 - 5:00 am to 9:00 pm)
Hertz (Tel +502 2314 4495 - 4:30 am to 11:00 pm)
Tabarini Rent-a-Car (Tel +502 2322 5088)
Thrifty (Tel +502 2379 8747 - 4:00 am to 0:00 am)
Several hotels are found near the grounds, among them:
Access Bed & Breakfast (0.5 km/0.3 miles)
Hostal Los Lagos (0.5 km/0.3 miles)
Hostal Villa Toscana (0.5 km/0.3 miles)
Novohostal B&B (0.6 km/0.4 miles)
Laguna Sky (0.7 km/0.4 miles)
Bus - Turansa (Tel +502 2390 5757) and Atitlan Tour (Tel +502 5786 0227) offer transfers to Guatemala City and different locations in Antigua, Panajachel, Chichicastenango, Playas de Monterrico, Quetzaltenango, Cobán and Copán.
Taxi - Operators at the enclosure are Taxis Amarillo Express (Tel +502 2470 1515), Taxi Seguro (Tel +502 2312 7777), Checker Taxi (Tel +502 5053 3308 / 5607 5312) and Urban Taxi (Tel +502 2221 7720). Journey time to the city centre is around 20 minutes.
The enclosure's parking lot is located in front of the terminal building. It has outdoor and covered sectors.
Facilities include access ramps and adapted toilets. Passengers requiring special assistance are advised to inform their airline about their needs in advance.
Latest updates: November 26, 2019