Philip S. W. Goldson International Airport
Philip S. W. Goldson International Airport | |||||||||||
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| Elevation AMSL | 5 m / 16 ft | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 17°32′21″N 088°18′30″W / 17.53917°N 88.30833°W | ||||||||||
| Website | www | ||||||||||
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Philip S. W. Goldson International Airport (
flooding due to its low elevation and coastal location. For this reason, Belize's capital has been moved to Belmopan, but the airport remains the largest and busiest in the country. With stable passenger growth, Philip S. W. Goldson International Airport is currently the fifth busiest airport in Central America. Belize Airport covers 457 acres (185 ha) of land and has one runway.[2]
The airport is about 30 minutes drive from Belize City's centre, in
Ladyville
. In mid-2020, a new paved access road was completed from the George Price Highway, eight kilometres north, across the Belize River, directly to the side of the airfield where the passenger terminal is located.
History
Originally known as Belize International Airport, the airport was renamed in honor of Philip S. W. Goldson on 7 February 1988.[3]
Military use
Due to the
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.[citation needed
]
Historical airline service
In 1950,
Boeing 727-200s as well as TAN with Boeing 737-200s.[10]
Belize Airways Ltd. was a scheduled passenger airline based at the airport which operated flights to Miami, San Pedro Sula, San Salvador and La Ceiba with Boeing 720 and stretched British Aircraft Corporation BAC One-Eleven series 500 jetliners operated at various times during its existence from 1977 to 1980 according to its timetables.[11][12]
Airlines and destinations
Passenger
| Airlines | Destinations |
|---|---|
| Air Canada Rouge | Seasonal: Toronto–Pearson |
| Seattle/Tacoma
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| Charlotte
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| Copa Airlines | Panama City–Tocumen |
| Minneapolis/St. Paul
| |
| JetBlue | New York–JFK[14] |
| San Pedro
| |
| Southwest Airlines | Houston–Hobby Seasonal: Baltimore,[15] Denver |
| Minneapolis/St. Paul
| |
| TAG Airlines | Guatemala City |
| Tropic Air | Cancún, Caye Caulker, Chetumal, Corozal, Dangriga, Placencia, Punta Gorda, Roatán, San Pedro, San Pedro Sula, San Salvador (suspended) |
| United Airlines | Houston–Intercontinental Seasonal: Chicago–O'Hare, Denver, Los Angeles, Newark |
| WestJet | Seasonal: Calgary, Toronto–Pearson |
| Domestic destinations map |
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 Belize City Intl  Caye Caulker Caye Chapel Corozal Dangringa Placencia San Pedro Belize City Municipal San Ignacio Domestic destinations Blue = Philip S. W. Goldson International Airport Red = Year-round destination Green = Seasonal destination |
| Central America destinations map |
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 Belize City Intl  San Salvador Panama City–PTY Flores Guatemala City Roatán Central America destinations Blue = Philip S. W. Goldson International Airport Red = Year-round destination Green = Seasonal destination |
| Canada, United States, and Mexico destinations map |
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 Belize City Intl Toronto–YYZ Dallas/Fort Worth–DFW Los Angeles–LAX Miami Charlotte Atlanta Houston–IAH Minneapolis/St Paul Chetumal Cancún Chicago–ORD Newark Seattle/Tacoma Calgary  Denver Canada, United States, and Mexico destinations Blue = Philip S. W. Goldson International Airport Red = Year-round destination Green = Seasonal destination |
Cargo
| Airlines | Destinations |
|---|---|
| Amerijet International | Miami |
Statistics
 | Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues. There is more info on Phabricator and on MediaWiki.org. |
Annual passenger traffic at BZE airport.
See Wikidata query.
References
- ^ "Philip S.W. Goldson International Airport - About us". Belize Airport Concession Company Limited. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
- ^ "Belize Airport Facts and Figures". pgiabelize.com. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
- ^ "Airport Gets New Name; Ground Broken for New Terminal Building". Belize Today. Belize Information Service. February 1988.
- ^ "Belize". Armed Forces: 182. 1984. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
- ^ "TACA International Airlines International Schedule". Airline Timetable Images. 19 October 1950.
- ^ "TACA International Airlines timetable". Airline Timetable Images. 1 December 1962.
- ^ "BWIA Timetable". Airline Timetable Images. 1 July 1953.
- ^ "British West Indian Airways Fall/Winter Schedules". Airline Timetable Images. 1 September 1963.
- ^ "Airlines and Aircraft Serving Belize City Effective July 1, 1983". Departed Flights. Archived from the original on 11 March 2015.
- ^ "To Miami International Airport (Page 1 of 2) Effective January 15, 1989". Departed Flights.
- ^ "Belize Airways, Ltd. International Schedule". Airline Timetable Images. 1 December 1977.
- ^ "Belize Airlines Ltd. Timetable". Airline Timetable Images.
- ^ "Routes In Brief: November's Rolling Daily Updates | Routes".
- ^ "JetBlue Expands Caribbean Network, Adding Service to Belize and St. Kitts, Out For Sale Starting Today". JetBlue Newsroom (Press release). 6 June 2023. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
- ^ "All Southwest Airlines International Flight Destinations". Retrieved 22 February 2024.
External links
Media related to Philip S. W. Goldson International Airport at Wikimedia Commons- Official website
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