{"response": {"Key": "US-GT", "orig": {"code": "US", "type": "country", "country": "United States"}, "dest": {"code": "GT", "type": "country", "country": "Guatemala"}, "faq": {"q0": {"question": "Which cities in United States can I fly from to reach Guatemala?", "answer": "From the United States, you can fly nonstop to Guatemala City from major hubs including Miami, Houston, Los Angeles, New York, Dallas, Atlanta, and Fort Lauderdale. One-stop connections are available from most other US cities via these airports, often through Miami or Houston. Travellers typically choose a departure airport based on proximity, fare differences, and flight frequency, with Miami and Houston offering the most daily departures."}, "q1": {"question": "Which airports in Guatemala are the best to fly into from United States?", "answer": "La Aurora International Airport in Guatemala City is the primary gateway from the United States, with direct flights from many US cities. It is the hub for domestic travel, offering connections to Flores for Tikal and other regional airports. Mundo Maya International Airport in Flores receives some seasonal US flights and is ideal for visiting the Mayan ruins, but has limited onward connections."}, "q2": {"question": "How long is the flight from United States to Guatemala?", "answer": "From Houston or Miami to Guatemala City, non-stop flights typically last 2 hours 45 minutes to 3 hours 15 minutes. From Los Angeles via a one-stop connection in Mexico City or San Salvador, travel time usually runs 6 to 8 hours. Return flights are roughly similar in duration."}, "q3": {"question": "Are there direct flights from United States to Guatemala?", "answer": "Non-stop flights connect several U.S. cities to Guatemala City. Airlines such as American, United, Delta, Spirit, and JetBlue operate direct routes from hubs like Miami, Houston, Los Angeles, New York, and Dallas. Flight times range from about 2.5 to 5 hours depending on the origin."}, "q4": {"question": "Which airports in United States are usually cheapest for flying to Guatemala?", "answer": "Miami, Houston, and Los Angeles are often the cheapest US airports for flights to Guatemala, with Miami offering the most frequent nonstop service to Guatemala City. Smaller US cities usually require a domestic connection first, which can add to the total cost."}, "q5": {"question": "Which airlines fly from United States to Guatemala?", "answer": "American, United, Delta, JetBlue, Spirit, Frontier, and Avianca fly nonstop from the U.S. to Guatemala. Copa offers one-stop service."}, "q6": {"question": "When is the cheapest time to fly from United States to Guatemala?", "answer": "The cheapest months to fly from the United States to Guatemala are May, April, August, and September, when fares dip well below the annual average, while December, November, and January are the priciest due to winter holidays and peak travel. Booking about 12 to 15 weeks ahead (roughly 85 to 105 days before departure) tends to lock in the lowest fares, and although departure-timing data isn't available for this route, midweek flights (Tuesday and Wednesday) are generally cheaper than weekend departures across most US–Latin America routes.", "methodology": "This 'good deal' estimate shows a representative best price for each departure date across roughly a 12-month window (about 3 months back and 9 months forward). It is built from real flight prices found by Priceline users searching this route, accumulated into a price history for each departure date. Rather than weighting all of that history equally, we apply exponential time decay so recent prices dominate — a price seen yesterday counts almost in full, one from about a month ago roughly a third, and prices from a few months back very little — giving a figure that tracks today's market instead of a stale long-run average. Clear price outliers are removed before any calculation, departure dates with no observations are filled in from nearby dates, and the resulting curve is lightly smoothed so it reads as a clean seasonal trend rather than day-to-day noise. This booking-window guidance is built from the same real flight prices found by Priceline users searching this route, re-grouped by how many days before departure each price was seen (from the departure day out to about 180 days ahead) across the route's price history. At each booking lead time we report the 25th-percentile price — the cheaper end of what travelers were quoted, rather than the rock-bottom minimum (which can be a fluke) or the average (which is pulled up by expensive last-minute fares). The buy-or-wait advice then applies a risk premium that grows as departure approaches, since seat availability shrinks and prices become less predictable; using that adjusted curve we flag windows where waiting is likely to save a meaningful amount (at least $20 or 5%) versus windows where booking now is the better call. Isolated single-day recommendations are filtered out, so the advice only reflects a window that holds for several days in a row."}, "q7": {"question": "How far in advance should I book flights from United States to Guatemala?", "answer": "For flights from the United States to Guatemala, the optimal booking window is about 12 to 15 weeks before departure, when fares average around $510, though peak seasons and holidays may require booking even earlier.", "methodology": "This booking-window guidance is built from the same real flight prices found by Priceline users searching this route, re-grouped by how many days before departure each price was seen (from the departure day out to about 180 days ahead) across the route's price history. At each booking lead time we report the 25th-percentile price — the cheaper end of what travelers were quoted, rather than the rock-bottom minimum (which can be a fluke) or the average (which is pulled up by expensive last-minute fares). The buy-or-wait advice then applies a risk premium that grows as departure approaches, since seat availability shrinks and prices become less predictable; using that adjusted curve we flag windows where waiting is likely to save a meaningful amount (at least $20 or 5%) versus windows where booking now is the better call. Isolated single-day recommendations are filtered out, so the advice only reflects a window that holds for several days in a row."}, "q10": {"question": "How easy is it to travel within Guatemala after I arrive?", "answer": "Guatemala is compact, so buses and shuttles are the main ways to get around. Arriving in Guatemala City gives you the most options for connecting buses or domestic flights to places like Flores or Quetzaltenango."}}}}