# Philip S. W. Goldson International Airport (BZE / MZBZ)

**Philip S. W. Goldson International Airport** (IATA: BZE, ICAO: MZBZ) is a large airport in Belize City, Belize District, Belize. It opened in 1943. It has one runway, 2,950 m (9,678 ft) long, asphalt. In 2023 it handled 1.0 million passengers.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/mzbz

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: BZE / MZBZ
- Type: Large airport
- Serves: Belize City, Belize District, Belize
- Opened: 1943
- Elevation: 5 m / 15 ft
- Coordinates: 17.5400, -88.3036
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,950 m / 9,678 ft
- Passengers: 1,040,000 (2023)
- Time zone: UTC-6 · America/Belize
- Website: http://www.pgiabelize.com/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_S._W._Goldson_International_Airport (25 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1422858
- Weather station: MZBZ · WMO 78583
- Ident: MZBZ

## Timeline

- 1943: Philip S. W. Goldson International Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 07/25 | 2,950 m / 9,678 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 077° / 257° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2010 | 172,402 | Wikidata |
| 2012 | 502,000 | Wikidata |
| 2013 | 518,000 | Wikidata |
| 2014 | 577,970 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 613,399 | Wikidata |
| 2016 | 867,976 | Wikidata |
| 2017 | 644,400 | Wikidata |
| 2018 | 1,000,000 | Wikidata |
| 2019 | 768,774 | Wikidata |
| 2021 | 595,000 | Wikidata |
| 2022 | 943,000 | Wikidata |
| 2023 | 1,040,000 | Wikidata |

## Routes

35 destinations in 7 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (17)

- [CYC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/bz-cyc.md) Caye Chapel Airport · Belize · 32 km / 20 mi · Maya Island Air
- [CUK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/bz-cuk.md) Caye Caulker Airport · Belize · 36 km / 22 mi · Maya Island Air, Tropic Air
- [SPR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/bz-spr.md) John Greif II Airport · Belize · 54 km / 34 mi · Maya Island Air, Tropic Air
- [DGA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/bz-dga.md) Dangriga Airport · Belize · 62 km / 39 mi · Maya Island Air, Tropic Air
- [CZH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/bz-czh.md) Corozal Airport · Belize · 94 km / 58 mi · Tropic Air
- [PLJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mzpl.md) Placencia Airport · Belize · 112 km / 70 mi · Maya Island Air, Tropic Air
- [PND](https://dromopedia.com/airports/bz-pnd.md) Punta Gorda Airport · Belize · 169 km / 105 mi · Tropic Air
- [RTB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mhro.md) Juan Manuel Gálvez International Airport · Honduras · 233 km / 145 mi · Tropic Air
- [SAP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mhlm.md) Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport · Honduras · 236 km / 147 mi · Tropic Air
- [CUN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmun.md) Cancún International Airport · Mexico · 417 km / 259 mi · Tropic Air
- [MIA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmia.md) Miami International Airport · United States · 1,236 km / 768 mi · American Airlines
- [PTY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mpto.md) Tocumen International Airport · Panama · 1,348 km / 838 mi · Copa Airlines
- [HOU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/khou.md) William P. Hobby Airport · United States · 1,521 km / 945 mi · Southwest Airlines
- [IAH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kiah.md) George Bush Intercontinental Airport · United States · 1,557 km / 967 mi · United Airlines
- [ATL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/katl.md) Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport · United States · 1,831 km / 1,138 mi · Delta Air Lines
- [DFW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdfw.md) Dallas Fort Worth International Airport · United States · 1,918 km / 1,192 mi · American Airlines
- [LAX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/klax.md) Los Angeles International Airport · United States · 3,503 km / 2,177 mi · Alaska Airlines

### Seasonal (19)

- [GUA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mggt.md) La Aurora International Airport · Guatemala · 406 km / 252 mi · BermudAir
- [FLL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kfll.md) Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport · United States · 1,267 km / 787 mi · BermudAir
- [PIE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kpie.md) St. Petersburg Clearwater International Airport · United States · 1,288 km / 800 mi · BermudAir
- [SFB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksfb.md) Orlando Sanford International Airport · United States · 1,442 km / 896 mi · BermudAir
- [CLT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kclt.md) Charlotte Douglas International Airport · United States · 2,096 km / 1,302 mi · American Airlines
- [RDU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/krdu.md) Raleigh-Durham International Airport · United States · 2,245 km / 1,395 mi · BermudAir
- [BWI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbwi.md) Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport · United States · 2,656 km / 1,650 mi · Southwest Airlines
- [ORD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kord.md) Chicago O'Hare International Airport · United States · 2,718 km / 1,689 mi · United Airlines
- [EWR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kewr.md) Newark Liberty International Airport · United States · 2,908 km / 1,807 mi · United Airlines
- [DEN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kden.md) Denver International Airport · United States · 2,940 km / 1,827 mi · United Airlines, Southwest Airlines
- [YYZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyyz.md) Toronto Pearson International Airport · Canada · 3,018 km / 1,875 mi · WestJet, Air Canada Rouge
- [MSP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmsp.md) Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field · United States · 3,074 km / 1,910 mi · Delta Air Lines
- [BOS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbos.md) Boston Logan International Airport · United States · 3,210 km / 1,995 mi · BermudAir
- [YUL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyul.md) Montreal / Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport · Canada · 3,386 km / 2,104 mi · Air Canada Rouge
- [LAX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/klax.md) Los Angeles International Airport · United States · 3,503 km / 2,177 mi · United Airlines
- [YWG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cywg.md) Winnipeg / James Armstrong Richardson International Airport · Canada · 3,687 km / 2,291 mi · WestJet
- [SFO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksfo.md) San Francisco International Airport · United States · 3,997 km / 2,484 mi · United Airlines
- [YYC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyyc.md) Calgary International Airport · Canada · 4,369 km / 2,715 mi · WestJet
- [SEA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksea.md) Seattle–Tacoma International Airport · United States · 4,541 km / 2,822 mi · Alaska Airlines

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from BZE, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Hub airlines (2)

- TOS [Tropic Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/tropic-air) · 9
- 2M [Maya Island Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/maya-island-air) · 5

### Passenger (9)

- [BermudAir](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/bermudair) · 6 · seasonal
- UA [United Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/united-airlines) · 6
- AA [American Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/american-airlines) · 3
- WN [Southwest Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/southwest-airlines) · 3
- WS [WestJet](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/westjet) · 3 · seasonal
- RV [Air Canada Rouge](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-canada-rouge) · 2 · seasonal
- AS [Alaska Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/alaska-airlines) · 2
- DL [Delta Air Lines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/delta-air-lines) · 2
- CM [Copa Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/copa-airlines) · 1

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 1.0M (2023) | #807 of 3,974 | #198 in North America |  |
| Longest runway | 2,950 m / 9,678 ft | =1,472 of 29,858 | =304 in North America | #1 in BZ |
| Elevation | 5 m / 15 ft | =41,887 of 43,403 | =18,875 in North America | #17 in BZ |
| Age | Opened 1943 | =2,016 of 15,079 | =1,078 in North America |  |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =1 in BZ |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | BELIZE APP | 121.000 |
| GND | GND | 121.900 |
| RDO | BELIZE RDO | 126.900 |
| TWR | BELIZE TWR | 118.000 |

## Nearby airports

- [TZA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/bz-tza.md) Sir Barry Bowen Municipal Airport · 12 km / 7.3 mi
- [CYC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/bz-cyc.md) Caye Chapel Airport · 32 km / 20 mi
- [CUK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/bz-cuk.md) Caye Caulker Airport · 36 km / 22 mi
- [SPR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/bz-spr.md) John Greif II Airport · 54 km / 34 mi
- [DGA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/bz-dga.md) Dangriga Airport · 62 km / 39 mi
- [SJX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/bz-sjx.md) Sartaneja Airport · 93 km / 58 mi

## Sources

- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [Wikipedia: “Philip S. W. Goldson International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Philip_S._W._Goldson_International_Airport&oldid=1373055399), revision of 3 Sep 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/mzbz/data