Philip S. W. Goldson International Airport

Philip S. W. Goldson International Airport
Summary
Airport type Public
Serves Belize City
Location Ladyville
Hub for
Elevation AMSL 5 m / 16 ft
Coordinates 17°32′21″N 088°18′30″W / 17.53917°N 88.30833°W / 17.53917; -88.30833Coordinates: 17°32′21″N 088°18′30″W / 17.53917°N 88.30833°W / 17.53917; -88.30833
Website http://www.pgiabelize.com/
Map
MZBZ
Location in Belize
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
07/25 2,950 9,678 Asphalt
Statistics (2016)
Passengers 867,976
Aircraft movements 30,414
Source: Passenger and aircraft movement statistics from PGIA airport.[1]

Philip S. W. Goldson International Airport (IATA: BZE, ICAO: MZBZ) is an airport that serves the nation of Belize's largest city, Belize City along the eastern coast of Central America. It was named after politician Philip Stanley Wilberforce Goldson, who died in the year 2001. Philip S. W. Goldson International Airport is about 30 minutes drive from Belize City's centre, in Ladyville. The airport is at an elevation of 5 m (16 ft) and this means both the airport and the entirety of Belize City are at risk of serious flooding due to its low elevation and coastal location. For this reason, Belize's capital has been moved to Belmopan, but it remains the largest and busiest in the country. With stable passenger growth, Philip S. W. Goldson International Airport is currently the seventh busiest airport in Central America.

Military use

Philip Goldson International Airport, Belize

Due to the Belizean–Guatemalan territorial dispute, Philip S. W. Goldson International Airport, (formerly Belize International Airport) has hosted several military units over the years since its construction. In 1984, a senior US Air Force General stated that it was "the best defended airfield in Central America".[2] Most notable residents have been Headquarters British Forces Belize, No. 1417 (Tactical Ground Attack) Flight RAF operating Harrier Jump Jets, No. 1563 (Helicopter support) Flight RAF, resident Anti-Aircraft Squadrons of the RAF Regiment, resident helicopter units of the Army Air Corps, HarDet Belize, Butcher Radar and Belize Defence Forces, among others. Price Barracks is a military installation located just north of the airport, which was formerly known as Airport Camp, the Headquarters of British Forces Belize. .

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

AirlinesDestinations
Aeroméxico Connect Seasonal: Mexico City (begins November 17, 2018)[3]
Air Canada Rouge Seasonal: Toronto–Pearson
American Airlines Dallas/Fort Worth, Los Angeles, Miami
Seasonal: Charlotte
American Eagle Miami
Avianca El Salvador San Salvador
Copa Airlines Panama City–Tocumen
Delta Air Lines Atlanta, Los Angeles
Maya Island Air Cancún, Caye Caulker, Caye Chapel, Corozal, Dangriga, Guatemala City, Placencia, Punta Gorda, San Pedro, San Pedro Sula
Southwest Airlines Fort Lauderdale, Houston–Hobby
Seasonal: Denver
Sun Country Airlines Seasonal: Minneapolis/St. Paul (begins December 22, 2018)[4]
Transportes Aéreos Guatemaltecos Cancún, Flores, Guatemala City
Tropic Air Belize City–Municipal, Cancún, Caye Caulker, Chetumal, Corozal, Dangriga, Flores, Mérida, Placencia, Punta Gorda, Roatán, San Ignacio, San Pedro, San Pedro Sula
United Airlines Chicago–O'Hare, Houston–Intercontinental
Seasonal: Newark
WestJet Seasonal: Calgary, Toronto–Pearson

Cargo

AirlinesDestinations
Amerijet International Cancun, Ciudad del Carmen, Mérida, Miami

References

  1. ↑ "Philip S.W. Goldson International Airport - About us". Belize Airport Concession Company Limited. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
  2. ↑ "Belize". Armed Forces: 182. 1984. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
  3. ↑ "AeroMexico adds Belize; Expands Medellin service from Nov 2018". Routes Online. July 2018. Retrieved July 31, 2018.
  4. ↑ https://www.eturbonews.com/232175/sun-country-airlines-nonstop-to-belize-and-st-kitts-nevis

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