BZEMZBZ

Philip S. W. Goldson International Airport

Belize City, Belize · Latin America

Latin America America/Belize IVCA 43.8

27direct destinations

11airlines

1runway

2,950 mLongest runway

1943opened

Philip S. W. Goldson International Airport (IATA: BZE, ICAO: MZBZ) is an international 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 S. W. Goldson, who died in 2001. The airport is at an elevation of 5 m (16 ft), which 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 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. 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.

Location

17.540°N, 88.304°O · 5 m s. n. m. (15 ft)

General data

CountryBelize

CityBelize City

IATA codeBZE

ICAO codeMZBZ

Coordinates17.540°N, 88.304°O

Elevation5 m s. n. m. (15 ft)

Time zoneAmerica/Belize

Runways1

Longest runway2,950 m

Opened1943

Direct destinations27

Official website Its quality in the IVCA Ranking

Runways · 1

07/25

Length2,950 m9,678 ft

Width45 m148 ft

SurfaceAsphalt

Lighted✓

Lengths and surfaces from the public OurAirports register; open runways only.

Radio frequencies · 4

Tower

118.000BELIZE TWR

Ground

121.900

Approach

121.000BELIZE APP

Flight information

126.900BELIZE RDO

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Reference frequencies for enthusiasts, from OurAirports (community database, public domain), checked on Oct 16, 2026. They may be outdated or incomplete and do not replace the AIP or current charts: not for navigation. In Europe the published frequency may be an 8.33 kHz channel (e.g., 118.505 for 118.500). In MHz.

Airlines operating here · 11

Other airlines with direct routes

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Airlines with current passenger routes from here, according to Wikipedia route tables cross-checked from both ends (October 2026).

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APA

Vuelopedia. (2026, October 15). Philip S. W. Goldson International Airport (BZE). Retrieved October 23, 2026, from https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/BZE

MLA

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Harvard

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BibTeX

@misc{vuelopedia_en_airport_bze,
  author       = {{Vuelopedia}},
  title        = {{Philip S. W. Goldson International Airport (BZE)}},
  publisher    = {Fundación Poderia},
  year         = {2026},
  date         = {2026-10-15},
  url          = {https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/BZE},
  howpublished = {\url{https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/BZE}},
  urldate      = {2026-10-23},
  note         = {Accessed 2026-10-23}
}

Wikipedia

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