Sir Barry Bowen Municipal Airport
| Sir Barry Bowen Municipal Airport | |||||||||||
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| IATA: TZA – ICAO: none | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Serves | Belize | ||||||||||
| Location | Belize City | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 8 ft / 2 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 17°30′59″N 088°11′30″W / 17.51639°N 88.19167°WCoordinates: 17°30′59″N 088°11′30″W / 17.51639°N 88.19167°W | ||||||||||
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  Sir Barry Bowen Municipal Airport Location in Belize | |||||||||||
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Sir Barry Bowen Municipal Airport (formerly Belize City Municipal Airport) (IATA: TZA) is an airport that serves Belize City, Belize. It is only one mile from the city center, and is therefore more centrally located to the city than is Belize City International Airport. It mostly services travel to Belize's cayes, allowing quicker arrivals to the cayes than by boat or water taxi. The airport is named after the Belizean politician and entrepreneur Barry Bowen.
In 2012, a project to upgrade and modernize the airport was initiated.[2] Improvements included extending the runway, constructing a new access road, adding a taxiway, and installing a new lighting system. The project was completed in November 2016 at a total cost of BZ$17 million.[3]
The head office of Maya Island Air is on the second floor of Building #1.[4] Tropic Air also has a terminal at this airport with multiple flights every day.
Scheduled Service
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Maya Island Air | Caye Caulker, Caye Chapel, Dangriga, Independence, Placencia, Punta Gorda, San Pedro |
| Tropic Air | Belize City-International, Belmopan, Caye Caulker, Dangriga, Silver Creek, Placencia, Punta Gorda, San Pedro, San Ignacio |
Shuttles
Belize Shuttles and Private Transfers provides regularly scheduled shuttles from the airport to Placencia, San Ignacio, Hopkins, and water taxi terminals.
References
- ↑ "Sir Barry Bowen Municipal Airport inaugurated". The San Pedro Sun. 11 November 2016. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
- ↑ "Municipal Airstrip extension and renamed after Sir Barry". News 5. Belize: Great Belize Productions. 5 December 2012. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
- ↑ "Belize City municipal airstrip gets new name and face". Breaking Belize News. 7 November 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
- ↑ "Contact Us." Maya Island Air. 10 February 2010. Retrieved on May 16, 2012. "Address: Maya Island Air Regional Municipal Airstrip Building #1, 2nd floor Belize City Belize Belize"