Airports / Belize / TZA
Sir Barry Bowen Municipal Airport
MZBE / TZABelize City, BelizeELEV 8 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
6 nm
To the nearest alternate
Philip S. W. Goldson International Airport (BZE) — 5 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Located in Belize City, Belize, Sir Barry Bowen Municipal Airport (MZBE / TZA) operates as a mid-sized airport. The airport sits 8 feet above sea level. Alongside scheduled airline service, the airport handles a steady flow of private and charter traffic.
No charter operator is headquartered on the field, but operators routinely position aircraft into TZA for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Philip S. W. Goldson International Airport (BZE, 6 nm), Caye Chapel Airport (CYC, 13 nm), and Caye Caulker Airport (CUK, 16 nm).
Charter pricing from TZA depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. In directories and search listings it also appears under Belize City Municipal. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Belize City.
Field capability
ICAO
MZBE
IATA
TZA
FAA / Local
MZBE
Elevation
8 ft
Coordinates
17.5172° N · 88.1958° 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 8 ft, TZA sits higher 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.
- 6nmBZEPhilip S. W. Goldson International AirportBelize City
- 13nmCYCCaye Chapel AirportCaye Chapel
- 16nmCUKCaye Caulker AirportCaye Caulker
- 27nmSPRJohn Greif II AirportSan Pedro
- 32nmDGADangriga AirportDangriga
- 51nmSJXSartaneja AirportSartaneja
Location
Open the full mapBZ-TZA · Sir Barry Bowen Municipal Airport · Belize City, Belize