Big Creek Airport guide

Big Creek Airport (ICAO MZBG) is a small public airstrip in southern Belize. It serves Big Creek, the country's deep-water sea port, which handles banana, citrus and container cargo. The airstrip sits at an elevation of 22 feet, close to the coast.

The airport has one asphalt runway, 11/29, which is 965 metres long. That length suits light turboprop aircraft and small charter planes rather than jets. Independence Airport (INB), a separate airstrip, lies about 3 kilometres to the west-northwest and serves the neighbouring community.

Maya Island Air has been listed as flying from Big Creek to Belize City, Dangriga and Punta Gorda, so schedules should be checked before travel. The airport has no customs or immigration service. Road access is the main alternative: the port is about a 2.5-hour drive from Belize City along the Hummingbird and Southern Highways. Visitors heading to Placencia or the Toledo District coast often use this strip or the airstrip at Independence.