AviatDataSir Barry Bowen Municipal Airport TZA / MZBE
Belize City, Belize District · Belize · Belize Airports Authority
0pax · 2024
Limited hoursJet A-1
ICAO / IATAMZBE / TZA
OperatorBelize Airports Authority
Coordinates17.5175°N, 88.1958°W
Elevation8 ft · 2 m
Time zoneCST (UTC-6, no DST)
Passengers / yr0 (2024)
CustomsNo
Border controlNo
SchengenNo
FuelJet A-1
Bonded—
AIP referenceMZBE — AIP Belize / DCA Belize
Operating hoursUncontrolled aerodrome, no ATC tower — unattended outside carrier operating hours. Domestic daylight VFR operations only; runway lighting (installed 2016) is for night/emergency use, not scheduled night service. Tropic Air and Maya Island Air run multiple daily flights to the cayes and coastal towns; Maya Island Air's head office is on-site. Belize Airports Authority admin office hours: Mon-Thu 08:00-17:00, Fri 08:00-16:30, closed weekends.
TerminalsTwo small domestic terminals on the field — a Tropic Air terminal/counter and the Maya Island Air terminal (also that carrier's head office); no international arrivals hall, customs, or immigration facility. Domestic counterpart to Philip S. W. Goldson International (BZE), located about 7 NM away.
Runways (1)
- 12/30 · 940 m / 3,084 ft · 18 m wide · Asphalt
Airport contact
Belize City's busy domestic hub — not to be confused with Philip S. W. Goldson International (BZE) — serving as the primary Tropic Air/Maya Island Air gateway to San Pedro, Caye Caulker, Corozal, Dangriga, Placencia and other coastal/caye destinations; renamed in 2019 for Belikin founder Sir Barry Bowen after a 2012-2016 modernization (paved runway/taxiway, new lighting, apron). Domestic-only with no customs or immigration presence; published passenger-throughput figures were not located and are likely unpublished by the Belize Airports Authority despite high daily flight frequency.
Services
Available
On request / PPR
Seasonal / ageing
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Ground handling
Available · 2 providers
Tropic Air
Tropic Air self-handles its own flights at Sir Barry Bowen Municipal Airport, using its own check-in counters inside the airport's shared, open-air terminal building; there are no jet bridges and passengers walk directly to aircraft on the tarmac.
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Verified 2 months ago · unconfirmed source
Maya Island Air
Maya Island Air's administrative head office is located at Sir Barry Bowen Municipal Airport, where the carrier self-handles its own domestic flights using its own check-in counter inside the shared, open-air terminal building.
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Aircraft fuel
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De-icing
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Part-145 line maintenance
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Part-145 base maintenance
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Component shops & overhaul
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Flight catering
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Aircraft cleaning
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Ground support equipment
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Cargo handling
Available · 2 providers
Tropic Air
Sir Barry Bowen Municipal Airport is Tropic Air's main cargo operations hub for its domestic route network, with a dedicated cargo department and an online cargo-tracking service; Tropic Air is Belize's largest airline by fleet size and scheduled flights.
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Verified 2 months ago · unconfirmed source
Maya Island Air
Maya Island Air's cargo department handles freight alongside the carrier's scheduled domestic flights to the cayes and southern Belize that it operates from this airport.
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Verified 2 months ago · unconfirmed source
Aviation security
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Passenger & crew transport
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Flight support
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Hotel & travel
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