Belize: Facts & Stats

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Roads:

• total: 3,007 km
• country comparison to the world: 167
• paved: 575 km
• unpaved: 2,432 km (2006)

Belize has four major asphalt-paved two-lane roads:

• Northern Highway between Belize City and the Mexican border north of Corozal (95 miles)
• Western Highway between Belize City and the Guatemalan border near Benque Viejo del Carmen (81 miles)
• Hummingbird Highway from Belmopan to Dangriga (55 miles)
• Southern Highway from Dangriga to Punta Gorda

Most maps also display Old Northern Highway, which provides access to Altun Ha. This road is a single lane and paved in places, but deteriorates dramatically immediately north from the access road to the ruins.

There is also the "Coastal Highway", also known as the Manatee Highway or the Shortcut, which joins the Western Highway 30 miles (48 km) west of Belize City with the Stann Creek Valley near Dangriga, but it is all gravel, washboarded, and may wash out in heavy rains.

Railroads:

Historically, one of the major railroads in Belize was the Stann Creek Railway used by United Fruit, which connected Middlesex Estate with the port of Dangriga. The railway was 3 ft (914 mm) narrow gauge, and operated from 1913 till 1937, when it was abandoned. Many remains are still visible along the Hummingbird Highway (between Dangriga and Belmopan). This road uses some of the old railroad bridges, though they are gradually disappearing due to modernization effort.

A second abandoned railroad ran from Hill Bank, at the south end of a lagoon on the New River, west through Sierra de Agua to Gallon Jug, an abandoned community about 10 km from the Guatemala border.

The FERISTSA Railway would connect Mexico with Panama with 1,435 mm (4 ft 81?2 in) gauge but would bypass Belize unless a branch were built.

There have been no railway connections to other countries.

Aviation:

• 44 (2008)
• country comparison to the world: 97

Paved runways

• total: 4
• 2,438 to 3,047 m: 1
• 914 to 1,523 m: 1
• under 914 m:2 (2008)

Unpaved runways

• total: 40
• 8,000 to 10,000 ft (2,438 to 3,047 m): 1
• 3,000 to 5,000 ft (914 to 1,523 m): 12
• under 3,000 ft (914 m): 27 (2008)

As of 2008, an estimated 44 airports and airstrips were in operation. The international airport is Philip S. W. Goldson International Airport in Ladyville, outside of Belize City. Currently, the international airport is served by American, Continental, Delta, TACA and US Airways, along with local airlines Maya Island and Tropic. A runway expansion program set to be completed in 2007 may allow larger aircraft to land and may encourage new direct or nonstop service from Europe and Canada. Also in Belize City is the Municipal Airport.

Two airlines, Tropic Air and Maya Island Air, provide frequent service around Belize. In most cases, both airlines have service from the international airport, Philip S. W. Goldson, in Ladyville 9 miles north of Belize City, and from the Belize City Municipal Airport in the city, to San Pedro, Caye Caulker, Dangriga, Placencia, Punta Gorda, and to Flores in Guatemala, and one airline serves Savannah at Big Creek. There is also service from San Pedro to Sarteneja and to Corozal Town. The airlines typically fly small single-engine equipment, such as the Cessna Caravan.

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