Tropic Air
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| Founded | 1979 | ||||||
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| Hubs | Philip S. W. Goldson International Airport, San Pedro, Ambergris Caye | ||||||
| Frequent-flyer program | TropicMiles | ||||||
| Fleet size | 17 | ||||||
| Destinations | 17 | ||||||
| Headquarters | San Pedro, Belize | ||||||
| Key people | John Greif III (President), Steven Schulte (CEO) | ||||||
| Website | http://www.tropicair.com/ | ||||||
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. 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
- Belize City
- Belmopan - Hector Silva Airstrip
- Caye Caulker - Caye Caulker Airport
- Corozal - Corozal Airport
- Dangriga - Dangriga Airport
- Orange Walk - Orange Walk Airport
- Placencia - Placencia Airport
- Punta Gorda - Punta Gorda Airport
- San Ignacio - Matthew Spain Airport
- Guatemala
- Flores - Mundo Maya International Airport
- Guatemala City - La Aurora International Airport
- Honduras
- Mexico
- Cancun - Cancún International Airport
- El Salvador
- San Salvador - El Salvador International Airport
Fleet[]
The Tropic Air fleet consists of the following aircraft:[2]
| Aircraft | In service | Notes |
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| Cessna 182 | 2 | |
| Cessna 208 Caravan | 14 | More aircraft on order |
| Beechcraft 1900D | 1 | [3] |
| Total | 17 |
A de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter is also leased seasonally.[4]
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.[5]
- 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 , 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.[6]
References[]
- ^ "Airline and Location Code Search".
- ^ "About Tropic Air". Tropic Air. Retrieved 2020-09-17.
- ^ Beech 1900D tropicair.com
- ^ "Global Airline Guide 2016 (Part One)". Airliner World (October 2016): 7.
- ^ Accident description for Tropic Air 208B Grand Caravan registration V3-HHU at the Aviation Safety Network
- ^ "Tropic Air Plane, with Ministers and Others Inside, Sinks after Clipping Vehicle at Airstrip". Channel5Belize.com. Great Belize Productions. 17 November 2017. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
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