These gates are equipped with jetway bridges and modern conveniences, also a new parking garage was also built and it can handle up to 500 vehicles.

[2] Cargo operations are handled beside the passenger terminal building by COMBEX-IM or in the DHL hangars.

The head office of the General Directorate of Civil Aeronautics is located in the airport Zone 13.

The first American personnel began arriving in December 1941; the airfield was improved and expanded by the United States' 805th Engineer Aviation Battalion in early 1942.

During its period of American use, the military facilities of the airport were known as Guatemala City Air Base.

United States personnel were restricted to base during the Guatemalan revolution following the death of Colonel Francisco Xavier Arana on 18 July 1949.

The route resulted from the airline's decision to shut down its Miami hub, where passengers previously had to change planes.

[8] This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency