Editing Transport in Belize (section)

==Airports==
{{see also|List of airports in Belize}}

* estimated {{according to whom|date=November 2015}}44 (2008)
* This number would rank it 97th compared to the rest of the world in terms of number of airports. {{citation needed|date=November 2015}}

===With paved runways===
* total: 4
**{{convert|2,438|to|3,047|m|ft|abbr=on|sigfig=3}}: 1
**{{convert|914|to|1,523|m|ft|abbr=on|sigfig=3}}: 1
** under {{convert|914|m|ft|abbr=on|sigfig=3}}:2 (2008){{citation needed|date=November 2015}}

===With unpaved runways===
* total: 40
** 8,000 to 10,000&nbsp;ft (2,438 to 3,047 m): 1
** 3,000 to 5,000&nbsp;ft (914 to 1,523 m): 12
** under 3,000&nbsp;ft (914 m): 27 (2008)

===Commercial aviation in Belize===
[[File:Philip S. W. Goldson International Airport.jpg|thumb|The exterior of [[Philip S. W. Goldson International Airport]]]]

As of 2008, an estimated{{vague|date=November 2015}} 44 airports and airstrips were in operation.  The international airport is [[Philip S. W. Goldson International Airport]] in [[Ladyville]], 9 miles north of [[Belize City]].  Currently, the international airport is served by several international and local carriers.  A runway expansion program set to be completed in 2007{{update|date=November 2015}} may allow larger aircraft to land and may encourage new direct or nonstop service from Europe and Canada.  There is a [[Belize City Municipal Airport|smaller airport]] with local service in Belize City itself.

Two airlines, [[Tropic Air]] and [[Maya Island Air]], provide service within the country.  Both airlines have service originating both the main airport (Philip S. W. Goldson), and Belize City Municipal Airport in the city. From here they serve San Pedro, Caye Caulker, Dangriga, Placencia, Punta Gorda, and to Flores in Guatemala, and one airline serves Savannah at Big Creek.  There is also service from San Pedro to Sarteneja and to Corozal Town.  The local airlines generally fly small single-engine equipment, such as the Cessna Caravan.