Orange Walk Airport

Orange Walk Airport (now officially Alfredo Martinez Chan Pine Ridge Airstrip) (IATA: ORZ, ICAO: MZTH) is a public use airport 3 kilometres (2 mi) southwest of Orange Walk Town, Orange Walk District, Belize. The airport was also known as Tower Hill Airport.

Orange Walk Airport

Alfredo Martinez Chan Pine Ridge Airstrip
Summary
Airport typePublic
ServesOrange Walk Town, Belize
LocationChan Pine Ridge
Elevation AMSL111 ft / 34 m
Coordinates18°02′48″N 88°35′00″W
Map
ORZ
Location of the airport in Belize
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
10/28 714 2,343 Asphalt
Source: GCM[1] Google Maps[2]

The gravel airstrip was refurbished with asphalt in 2014.[3]

The Chetumal VOR-DME (Ident: CTM) is located 31.2 nautical miles (58 km) north-northeast of the airport. The Belize VOR-DME (Ident: BZE) is located 34.1 nautical miles (63 km) south-southeast of the airport.[4][5]

The original Orange Walk Airport was east of the town, but was closed sometime prior to 2001,[6] and is now part of a highway bypass.[7]

Airlines and destinations
AirlinesDestinations
Tropic Air Belize City–International

See also

References
  1. Airport information for ORZ at Great Circle Mapper.
  2. "Orange Walk Airport". Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
  3. Refurbished and renamed at ambergriscaye.com
  4. "Chetumal VOR". Our Airports. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
  5. "Belize VOR". Our Airports. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
  6. Google Earth Historical Imagery (11/2001) 18.075N 88.548W
  7. Original Orange Walk Airport at Landings.com


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