Belize is located on the Caribbean coast of Central America just south of Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula. Currently, all international flights to Belize land at the Philip S. W. Goldson International Airport (BZE). The airport is located in Ladyville, approximately nine miles north of Belize City, but is commonly referred to as the Belize City international airport.
North American cities with direct connections to Belize:
Atlanta (ATL)
Service provided by American Airlines and Delta Airlines. Flight time: 3 hours.
Calgary (YYC)
Service provided by WestJet. Flight time: 5.5 hours.
Charlotte (CLT)
Service provided by American Airlines. Flight time: 3.5 hours.
Chicago (ORD)
Service provided by United Airlines. Flight time: 4 hours.
Dallas-Ft. Worth
Service provided by American Airlines. Flight time: 3 hours.
Ft. Lauderdale-Hollywood (FLL)
Service provided by Southwest Airlines.. Flight time: 2 hours.
Houston (IAH/HOU)
Service from IAH provided by United Airlines. Service from HOU provided by Southwest Airlines.
Flight time: 2 hours.
Los Angeles (LAX)
Service provided by both American Airlines and Delta Airlines.
Flight time: 5 hours.
Miami (MIA)
Service provided by American Airlines. Flight time: 2 hours.
Newark (EWH)
Service provided by United Airlines. Flight time: 6 hours.
Toronto (YYZ)
Service provided by both Air Canada and WestJet. Flight time: 5..5 hours.
Central American cities with direct connections to Belize:
Cancun, Mexico (CUN)
Service provided by Tropic Air. Flight time: 90 minutes.
Flores, Guatemala (FRS)
Service provided by Tropic Air. Flight time: 60 minutes.
Merida, Mexico (MID)
Service provided by Tropic Air. Flight time: 90 minutes.
Roatan, Honduras (RTB)
Service provided by Tropic Air. Flight time: 60 minutes.
Panama City, Panama (PTY)
Service provided by COPA Airlines. Flight time: 2.5 hours.
San Pedro Sula, Guatemala (SAB)
Service provided by Tropic Air. Flight time: 60 minutes.
San Salvador, El Salvador (SAL)
Service provided by Avianca Airlines. Flight time: 60 minutes.
Once in Belize, the country’s two domestic air carriers – Tropic Air and Maya Island Air – offer multiple daily flights to locations all across Belize.
Airstrips in Belize:
- Belmopan (BCV)
- Belize City (TZA)
- Caye Caulker (CUK)
- Caye Chapel (CYC)
- Corozal (CZH)
- Dangriga (DGA)
- Independence and Mango Creek (INB)
- Orange Walk (ORZ)
- Placencia (PLJ)
- Punta Gorda (PND)
- San Ignacio/Maya Flats (CYD)
- San Pedro (SPR) – Serving Ambergris Caye
- Sarteneja (SJX)
- Silver Creek (SVK)
- Spanish Lookout/Manatee (MZE)
Note: Keep in mind that both the Philip Goldson International Airport (BZE) and the Sir Barry Bowen Municipal Airport (TZA) are sometimes called the “Belize City” airport.
