Philip S. W. Goldson International Airport

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Philip S. W. Goldson International Airport
IATA: BZE – ICAO: MZBZ
Summary
Airport type		Public
Operator		N/A
Location		Belize City
Elevation AMSL		15 ft / 5 m
Coordinates		17°32′21″N 088°18′30″W / 17.53917, -88.30833
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
Direction	ft	m	Surface
07/25	7,100	2,164	Asphalt

Philip S. W. Goldson International Airport (IATA: BZE, ICAO: MZBZ) is an airport that serves Belize's largest city, Belize City. It was named for now-deceased politician Phillip Stanley Wilberforce Goldson. The airport will be going through major expansions such as the lengthening of the runway, expanding of the apron and expansion of the terminal. These expansions are made mainly to handle more planes and for the airport to bring in flights from Europe. The expansions are planned to be completed in time for 2015.

Philip S. W. Goldson is at an altitude of 5 metres and this means that both the airport and the entirety of Belize City are at risk of serious flooding due to its low altitude and coastal location.

For this reason, Belize's capital has been moved to Belmopan, but Philip S. W. Goldson International Airport remains the largest and busiest in the country.

Philip S. W. Goldson is about 30 minutes drive from Belize City's centre, in Ladyville. The best way to get to and from the city centre is via taxi. Although an airport bus service exists, it is very infrequent and unreliable.

[edit] Airlines and destinations

American Airlines (Dallas/Fort Worth, Miami)
Atlantic Airlines de Honduras (Tegucigalpa, La Ceiba, Roatan, San Pedro Sula)
Continental Airlines (Houston-Intercontinental, Newark)
Delta Air Lines (Atlanta)
- Delta Connection operated by Atlantic Southeast Airlines (Atlanta)
Maya Island Air (Caye Caulker, Caye Chapel, Corozal, Dangriga, San Pedro Sula, Placencia, Punta Gorda, San Pedro [Ambergris Caye], Savanah)
TACA (Houston-Intercontinental, San Pedro Sula, San Salvador)
Skyservice (Toronto-Pearson) [seasonal]
Tropic Air (Caye Caulker, Corozal, Dangriga, Kanantik, Placencia, Punta Gorda, San Pedro [Ambergris Caye], Sarteneja)
US Airways (Charlotte)