Chan Chich Airstrip is an airport serving the Chan Chich Lodge and the Gallon Jug Estate in the
Orange Walk District
Orange Walk District is a district in the northwest of the nation of Belize, with its district capital in Orange Walk Town.
Main settlements
The Orange Walk District, with an area of 1,829 square miles (4,636 square km), is located north-northwe ...
of
Belize
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. The airport is east of the border with
Guatemala
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.
The Belize
VOR-DME
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(Ident: BZE) is located east of the runway.
Lodge access
The airport is the preferred means of access to the eco-lodge created by
Sir Barry Bowen in the private game park deep in the Belize rain forest, adjacent to the
Rio Bravo Conservation area. Arduous tracks accessible by 4WD vehicles are the only other connections from less remote areas. Because driving to Chan Chich requires passing through private lands, access permits must be granted in advance.
The airstrip also serves the wider Gallon Jug community, including the ranch, where efforts are being made to breed a strain of cattle more suited to the tropics by cross-breeding with English Hereford bloodlines.
The lodge has been serving tourists since 1988. A Mayan archeological site is near the lodge.
See also
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Public transport
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List of airports in Belize
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Public Airports
Private and Agricultural Aerodromes
Abandoned Aerodromes
References
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References
External links
OpenStreetMap - Gallon JugAerodromes in Belize
- pdf
Airports in Belize
Orange Walk District
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