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Easy in & out
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Daviyion Johnson5★ on Google
Airports / Belize / CUK
Medium airport · CUK
Caye Caulker Airport.
Caye Caulker, Belize · 2 ft elevation. A private-aviation gateway on the Bravo register.
4.7/5
Google rating
58 ratings
0
Operators based
2
Elevation ft
Scheduled service
Caye Caulker, BelizeELEV 2 FTMedium airportScheduled service
4.7
Google rating
58
Google reviews
ratings on Google
2
Field elevation
feet above sea level
3
Nearest alternate
nm to CYC
Field standing
#3 / 8
Belize airports by Google rating
4.7★ across 58 Google ratings , ranked against 8 rated Belize fields.
3 nm
To the nearest alternate
Caye Chapel Airport (CYC), 6 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Located in Caye Caulker, Belize, Caye Caulker Airport (MZCK / CUK) operates as a mid-sized airport. The field lies at an elevation of 2 feet. The airport supports scheduled airline service as well as private jet and charter movements.
CUK has no resident charter fleet; trips here are typically flown by operators repositioning from surrounding airports. Useful alternates include Caye Chapel Airport (CYC, 3 nm), John Greif II Airport (SPR, 11 nm), and Sir Barry Bowen Municipal Airport (TZA, 16 nm).
Quotes for flights out of CUK vary with aircraft type, repositioning, and schedule flexibility. Use the cost estimator to model a trip from CUK, or browse verified operators serving the area.
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What fliers highlight.
From the stored review texts
2/ 5 reviews
Staff & service
“When we got off the airplane, the staff was very friendly and asked us if we needed a cab or if our hotel was going to pick us up.”
Patrick Smith5★ on Google
Themes counted by keyword across Google review texts for Caye Caulker Airport, every quote is verbatim from a real review.
Field capability
ICAO
MZCK
IATA
CUK
FAA / Local
MZCK
Elevation
2 ft
Coordinates
17.7350° N · 88.0329° W
Airspace
G · GolfClass G, GolfUncontrolled field, no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Medium
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs Belize fields
state range 2–40 ft
At 2 ft, CUK sits lower than 89% of the 9 Belize fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance, every listing links to its own field brief.
- 3nmCYCCaye Chapel AirportCaye Chapel
- 11nmSPRJohn Greif II AirportSan Pedro
- 16nmTZASir Barry Bowen Municipal AirportBelize City
- 19nmBZEPhilip S. W. Goldson International AirportBelize City
- 38nmSJXSartaneja AirportSartaneja
- 44nmCZHCorozal AirportCorozal
Location
Open the full mapBZ-CUK · Caye Caulker Airport · Caye Caulker, Belize
Flight times from here
Approximate nonstop block times from CUK on a typical midsize charter jet. Faster classes trim these; add positioning and taxi for the real schedule.
| Destination | Distance | Block time |
|---|---|---|
| Miami (MIA) | 648 nm | 1h 54m |
| Palm Beach (PBI) | 695 nm | 2h 1m |
| Houston (HOU) | 818 nm | 2h 18m |
| Austin (AUS) | 915 nm | 2h 32m |
| Dallas (DAL) | 1,025 nm | 2h 47m |
| Nashville (BNA) | 1,106 nm | 2h 58m |
| Washington DC (IAD) | 1,388 nm | 3h 38m |
| Chicago (ORD) | 1,456 nm | 3h 47m |
Common questions
- What is the nearest major airport to CUK?
- The closest alternate is Caye Chapel Airport (CYC), about 3 nm away, followed by John Greif II Airport (SPR) at 11 nm. Operators often position aircraft between these fields depending on ramp space and availability.
- How long is a flight from CUK to major cities?
- Typical block times on a midsize jet: Miami about 1h 54m (648 nm), Palm Beach about 2h 1m (695 nm), Houston about 2h 18m (818 nm). Faster classes trim these times; add positioning and taxi for the real schedule.