Airports / Belize / SJX
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
14 nm
To the nearest alternate
Chetumal International Airport (CTM) — 6 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Sartaneja Airport (BZ-SJX / SJX) is a mid-sized airport serving Sartaneja, Belize. The airport sits 3 feet above sea level. With no scheduled airline service, it caters to private, charter, and general aviation traffic.
No charter operator is headquartered on the field, but operators routinely position aircraft into SJX for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Chetumal International Airport (CTM, 14 nm), Corozal Airport (CZH, 16 nm), and John Greif II Airport (SPR, 28 nm).
Charter pricing from SJX depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Sartaneja.
Field capability
ICAO
BZ-SJX
IATA
SJX
FAA / Local
MZSJ
Elevation
3 ft
Coordinates
18.3561° N · 88.1308° 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
No
Elevation vs Belize fields
state range 2–40 ft
At 3 ft, SJX sits lower than 56% 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.
- 14nmCTMChetumal International AirportChetumal
- 16nmCZHCorozal AirportCorozal
- 28nmSPRJohn Greif II AirportSan Pedro
- 38nmCUKCaye Caulker AirportCaye Caulker
- 41nmCYCCaye Chapel AirportCaye Chapel
- 50nmBZEPhilip S. W. Goldson International AirportBelize City
Location
Open the full mapBZ-SJX · Sartaneja Airport · Sartaneja, Belize