Airports / Belize / BZE
Philip S. W. Goldson International Airport
MZBZ / BZEBelize City, BelizeELEV 15 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
6 nm
To the nearest alternate
Sir Barry Bowen Municipal Airport (TZA) — 6 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Philip S. W. Goldson International Airport (MZBZ / BZE) sits in Belize City, Belize, where it functions as a large commercial airport. Field elevation is 15 feet above sea level. Scheduled carriers operate here, and the field also sees regular private and charter activity.
While no charter operators list BZE as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are Sir Barry Bowen Municipal Airport (TZA, 6 nm), Caye Chapel Airport (CYC, 17 nm), and Caye Caulker Airport (CUK, 19 nm).
Trip costs from BZE are driven by the aircraft category flown and how far it must reposition. You may also see the field referenced as Belize International and Ladyville. Browse operators flying from the area or estimate a trip cost from BZE to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
MZBZ
IATA
BZE
FAA / Local
MZBZ
Elevation
15 ft
Coordinates
17.5400° N · 88.3036° 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
Large
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs Belize fields
state range 2–40 ft
At 15 ft, BZE sits higher than 78% 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.
- 6nmTZASir Barry Bowen Municipal AirportBelize City
- 17nmCYCCaye Chapel AirportCaye Chapel
- 19nmCUKCaye Caulker AirportCaye Caulker
- 29nmSPRJohn Greif II AirportSan Pedro
- 34nmDGADangriga AirportDangriga
- 50nmSJXSartaneja AirportSartaneja
Location
Open the full mapMZBZ · Philip S. W. Goldson International Airport · Belize City, Belize