Punta Gorda Airport is an airport serving
Punta Gorda, a town on
Amatique Bay
Amatique Bay is a large bay in the Gulf of Honduras, along the eastern coast of Guatemala and Belize. It stretches from Santo Tomás de Castilla in the south to Punta Gorda in the north, where it opens to the Caribbean Sea. Its south-eastern l ...
in the
Toledo District
Toledo is the southernmost and least populated district in Belize. Punta Gorda is the District capital. According to the Human Development Index (HDI), it is the second most developed region in the country. The district has a diverse topograph ...
of southern
Belize
Belize is a country on the north-eastern coast of Central America. It is bordered by Mexico to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the east, and Guatemala to the west and south. It also shares a maritime boundary with Honduras to the southeast. P ...
. The airport is within the town, and less than a kilometer from the bay.
Facilities
The airport has one asphalt
runway
In aviation, a runway is an elongated, rectangular surface designed for the landing and takeoff of an aircraft. Runways may be a human-made surface (often asphalt concrete, asphalt, concrete, or a mixture of both) or a natural surface (sod, ...
that is long.
Northeast approach and departure are over the water.
Airlines and destinations
The following
airline
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s offer scheduled passenger service:
See also
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Transport in Belize
Transport in Belize mostly consists of bus transportation on Belize's roads. There are some navigable waterways.
Public transport
Most Belizeans travel the country using public buses as their primary form of transportation. In the larger towns ...
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List of airports in Belize
This is a list of airports in Belize, sorted by location.
Public airports
Names shown in bold indicate the airport has scheduled passenger service on commercial airlines.
Private and Agricultural Aerodromes
Abandoned Aerodromes
Refe ...
References
External links
OurAirports - Punta Gorda Airport*
Aerodromes in Belize- pdf
Airports in Belize
Toledo District
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