airline
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operating scheduled services from Belize. Founded in 1979 by John Greif III with just a single airplane and two employees, Tropic has steadily grown to a fleet of 17
light aircraft
A light aircraft is an aircraft that has a maximum gross takeoff weight of or less.Crane, Dale: ''Dictionary of Aeronautical Terms, third edition'', page 308. Aviation Supplies & Academics, 1997.
Light aircraft are used as utility aircraft co ...
. The airline flies to 17 destinations in Belize, Mexico, Guatemala, and Honduras. The airline also offers various sightseeing tours.
Destinations
;Belize
*Ambergris Caye -
John Greif II Airport
John Greif II Airport is an airport that serves San Pedro and Ambergris Caye, Belize
Belize (; bzj, Bileez) is a Caribbean and Central American country on the northeastern coast of Central America. It is bordered by Mexico to the nor ...
*Belize City
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Sir Barry Bowen Municipal Airport
Sir Barry Bowen Municipal Airport (formerly Belize City Municipal Airport) is an airport serving Belize City, Belize. It is only one mile from the city center, and is more centrally located to the city than is Belize City International Airport. ...
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Philip S. W. Goldson International Airport
Philip S. W. Goldson International Airport is an airport that serves the nation of Belize's largest city, Belize City along the eastern coast of Central America. It was named after politician Philip S. W. Goldson, who died in 2001. The airp ...
*Belmopan -
Hector Silva Airstrip
Hector Silva airstrip''is an airport located in Cayo District serving Belmopan, the capital city of Belize. The runway is on the northern edge of the city off the George Price Highway, and has a small terminal building.
Belize Defence Forces use ...
*Caye Caulker -
Caye Caulker Airport
Caye Caulker Airport is an airport that serves the island of Caye Caulker, off the coast of Belize. After Maya Island Air and Tropic Air
Tropic Air is an airline operating scheduled services from Belize. Founded in 1979 by John Greif III wit ...
*Corozal -
Corozal Airport
Corozal Airport is an airport that serves Corozal, Belize. It is located at the south entrance of Corozal, in Ranchito village, and is therefore known as Ranchito Airport.
Airlines and Destinations Passenger
See also
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*Transport in Belize
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*Dangriga -
Dangriga Airport
Dangriga Airport , also called Pelican Beach Airstrip, is a public use airport located north of Dangriga, a coastal town in the Stann Creek District of Belize
Belize (; bzj, Bileez) is a Caribbean and Central American country on the north ...
Placencia Airport
Placencia Airport is an airport that serves Placencia, Belize. It has a paved strip and crosses the peninsula from East to West.Punta Gorda Airport
*San Ignacio -
Matthew Spain Airport
Matthew Spain Airport , formerly called Central Farm Airstrip, is a public use airport serving San Ignacio, a town in the Cayo District of Belize. The airport is northeast of Santa Elena.
The Belize VOR-DME (Ident: BZE) is located east-northe ...
;Guatemala
*Flores -
Mundo Maya International Airport
Mundo Maya International Airport ( es, Aeropuerto Internacional Mundo Maya, ), formerly Flores International Airport as indicated by its 3-letter code, is an international airport located in the suburb of Santa Elena, in the city of Flores, G ...
*Guatemala City -
La Aurora International Airport
La Aurora International Airport ( es, Aeropuerto Internacional La Aurora, ) serves Guatemala City, Guatemala. It is located south of Guatemala City's center and from Antigua Guatemala. It is administered by the Dirección General de Aeronáut ...
;Honduras
*Roatan -
Juan Manuel Gálvez International Airport
Juan Manuel Gálvez International Airport ( es, link=no, Aeropuerto Internacional Juan Manuel Gálvez) is an international airport located on the island of Roatán, in the Caribbean Sea off the northern coast of Honduras. from DAFIF (effectiv ...
;Mexico
*Cancun -
Cancún International Airport
Cancun International Airport ( es, Aeropuerto Internacional de Cancún) is located in Cancún, Quintana Roo, on the Caribbean coast of Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula. It is Latin America's third and Mexico's second busiest airport, after Mexico ...
The Tropic Air fleet consists of the following aircraft:
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de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter
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is also leased seasonally.
Accidents and incidents
*4 December 2014: a Cessna 208B Grand Caravan overran the runway upon landing at the Belize City Municipal Airport and came to rest in the waters of the Caribbean Sea. Nobody was hurt.
* 17 November 2017: a Cessna 208B Grand Caravan on a domestic flight to Punta Gorda Airport in Belize with seven people on board, including the Acting Prime Minister of Belize Patrick Faber and Agriculture Minister Godwin Hulse, ditched in the sea just after it lifted off the runway at