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Tropic Air
Logo: tropicair.com3
Belizean airline
Tropic Air is an airline 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 and now operates over 200 daily scheduled flights. The airline flies to 13 destinations in Belize, Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
- Websitewww.tropicair.com
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Tropic Air is an airline 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 and now operates over 200 daily scheduled flights. The airline flies to 13 destinations in Belize, Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras. The airline also offers private charters as well as various sightseeing tours.2
Products and brands
Destinations
Belize
Ambergris Caye - John Greif II Airport
Belize City
Sir Barry Bowen Municipal Airport
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Philip S. W. Goldson International Airport
Caye Caulker - Caye Caulker Airport
Corozal - Corozal Airport
Dangriga - Dangriga Airport
Placencia - Placencia Airport
Punta Gorda - Punta Gorda Airport
Guatemala
Guatemala City - La Aurora International Airport
Honduras
Roatan - Juan Manuel Gálvez International Airport
San Pedro Sula - Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport
Mexico
Cancun - Cancún International Airport
El Salvador
San Salvador - El Salvador International Airport
Fleet
The Tropic Air fleet consists of the following aircraft:
A de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter is also leased seasonally.
From Wikipedia’s article on Tropic Air, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4
Controversies and legal
Accidents and incidents
1 April 1991: a Cessna 402B, while on approach to San Pedro Airport, crashed into the sea while making a go around. All 8 occupants were killed, making this the deadliest aviation accident in Belize.
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 Placencia Airport, after one of its main landing gear wheels hit a vehicle. Several occupants of the aircraft and a passenger in the vehicle were injured, but there were no fatalities. The runway at Placencia Airport is very close to a road that has boom gates to stop vehicles while aircraft are landing or taking off; one of the gates reportedly failed to deploy.
17 April 2025: Tropic Air Flight 711, a Cessna 208B Grand Caravan EX was hijacked by a man armed with a knife, while it was flying from Corozal Airport to John Greif II Airport. The aircraft managed to make an emergency landing in Belize City, where the hijacker was shot dead. In addition 3 of the 16 occupants were injured.
From Wikipedia’s article on Tropic Air, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4
Timeline
- 1979Founded Founded1
Links
- Websitewww.tropicair.com1
- Instagramwww.instagram.com/tropicair1
- WikipediaTropic Air
- More imagesWikimedia Commons
- WikidataQ3298616
Sources
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- 1WikidataTropic Air on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaTropic Air on Wikipedia
- 3Company websiteTropic Air logo
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- 5Wikimedia CommonsTropic Air photo by Mike Murga, CC BY 2.0