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  "address": {
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    "addressCountry": "Guatemala",
    "addressLocality": "Santa Cruz del Quiche"
  },
  "airlines": [
    "Charter operators only",
    "Government and military flights",
    "Private regional aviation"
  ],
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      "name": "Domestic to Domestic Connection Time",
      "value": "30 minutes"
    },
    {
      "@type": "LocationFeatureSpecification",
      "name": "Domestic to International Connection Time",
      "value": "60 minutes"
    },
    {
      "@type": "LocationFeatureSpecification",
      "name": "International to Domestic Connection Time",
      "value": "60 minutes"
    },
    {
      "@type": "LocationFeatureSpecification",
      "name": "International to International Connection Time",
      "value": "75 minutes"
    },
    {
      "@type": "LocationFeatureSpecification",
      "name": "Interline Connection Time",
      "value": "90 minutes"
    }
  ],
  "city": "Santa Cruz del Quiche",
  "code": "CSZ",
  "connection_tips": "Santa Cruz del Quiche Airport (CSZ) is not a strong scheduled-airline connection point, so the practical travel logic usually runs through Guatemala City and then by road into Quiche. The airport may be useful for charters or limited specialist access, but it does not provide the kind of network depth or predictability that would justify building an important broader itinerary around it.\n\nThat means the key decision is usually whether to use a road transfer from the capital or a private or charter air movement for the final leg. For most travelers, the road segment is the real connection, and it should be treated as such rather than as an afterthought tagged onto the end of an international arrival.\n\nUse CSZ only with a clear local plan. Confirm whether the air service actually exists for your dates, arrange the receiving transport in advance, and if the wider itinerary matters, keep all resilience at Guatemala City rather than expecting a remote inland airport to provide it. The airport is niche; the capital remains the true gateway, and that is where any serious schedule buffer belongs. Quiche can be reached efficiently, but only if the final access step is planned properly before departure.",
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  "frequent_traveler_tip": [
    "No scheduled commercial flights are currently available; access is via private charter or road.",
    "Pre-arrange your transport to Chichicastenango; it is a short 20-minute drive from the airfield.",
    "The airport is a great starting point for visiting the ancient K'iche' Maya capital of K'umarcaaj.",
    "Carry sufficient GTQ cash; there are no ATMs at the airfield terminal.",
    "Arrive 60 minutes before charter flights; the terminal processing is very fast and informal."
  ],
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  "google_maps_reviews": {
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  "iataCode": "CSZ",
  "icao": "MGQC",
  "international": false,
  "last_modified": "June 2026",
  "last_updated": "2026-03-29",
  "latitude": 15.0114,
  "layover_planner_info": "Minimal terminal amenities. Visit the central plaza of Santa Cruz del Quiche (5 mins) or the K'umarcaaj ruins (10 mins) during layovers.",
  "longitude": -91.1511,
  "mct_domestic_to_domestic": 30,
  "mct_domestic_to_international": 60,
  "mct_interline": 90,
  "mct_international_to_domestic": 60,
  "mct_international_to_international": 75,
  "missed_connection_help": "Contact your charter operator or the local airport manager for assistance with alternative logistics.",
  "name": "Santa Cruz del Quiche Airport",
  "region": "Central America",
  "related_airports": [
    {
      "code": "GUA",
      "name": "La Aurora International Airport"
    },
    {
      "code": "AAZ",
      "name": "Quetzaltenango Airport"
    },
    {
      "code": "RER",
      "name": "Retalhuleu Airport"
    }
  ],
  "terminal_info": "Santa Cruz del Quiche Airport (CSZ) is a small highland airfield serving the departmental capital of El Quiche in western Guatemala. Its importance comes from geography rather than traffic volume: the region is mountainous, culturally significant, and reached mainly by long road journeys from Guatemala City and other hubs. That means even a modest airport can have strategic value for official travel, charters, and occasional aviation access into an area better known for Maya heritage and upland road transport than for regular airline activity.\n\nThe terminal side is minimal and functional. Travelers should expect a simple regional building or shelter with limited administrative and waiting space, not a full passenger terminal with shops, lounges, or complex processing. Airfields like CSZ are used by people who usually already know their onward plan, whether that means government work, private charter, local pickups, or travel deeper into the Quiche highlands. The airport's purpose is to make a small number of movements possible, not to provide a commercial-airport experience in its own right.\n\nWhat makes CSZ distinctive is its cultural setting. It serves one of Guatemala's most important indigenous highland regions, close to places tied to K'iche' Maya history and to onward routes for Chichicastenango and other major cultural destinations. The terminal therefore feels like a practical threshold into the western highlands: understated, useful, and shaped by the realities of mountain access rather than by tourism infrastructure.",
  "terminal_map_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quich%C3%A9_Airport"
}