Tropic Air

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Tropic Air
Tropic Air Logo.png
IATA ICAO Callsign
9N [1] TOSTROPISER
Founded1979
Hubs Philip S. W. Goldson International Airport, San Pedro, Ambergris Caye
Frequent-flyer program TropicMiles
Fleet size15
Destinations13
HeadquartersSan Pedro, Belize
Key peopleMaximillian Greif (Owner & 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 and now operates over 200 daily scheduled flights. The airline flies to 13 destinations in Belize, Mexico, El Salvador and Honduras. The airline also offers private charters as well as various sightseeing tours.

Contents

Destinations

Belize
Guatemala
Honduras
Mexico
El Salvador

Fleet

The Tropic Air fleet consists of the following aircraft: [2]

AircraftIn serviceNotes
Cessna 208 Caravan 15More aircraft on order
Total15

A de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter is also leased seasonally. [3]

Accidents and incidents

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  2. "About Tropic Air". Tropic Air. Retrieved 2020-09-17.
  3. "Global Airline Guide 2016 (Part One)". Airliner World (October 2016): 7.
  4. Accident descriptionfor Tropic Air 208B Grand Caravan registration V3-HHU at the Aviation Safety Network . Retrieved on 23 April 2016.
  5. "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.