Tropic Air

Tropic Air

IATA ICAO Call sign 9N [1] TOS TROPISER
Founded	1979
Hubs	Philip S. W. Goldson International Airport San Pedro
Frequent-flyer program	TropicMiles
Fleet size	15
Destinations	13
Headquarters	San Pedro, Belize
Key people	Maximillian 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, Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras. The airline also offers private charters as well as various sightseeing tours.

Destinations

Belize

• Ambergris Caye - John Greif II Airport
• Belize City
  • Sir Barry Bowen Municipal Airport
  • 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

a Cessna 208 Caravan of Tropic Air.

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

Aircraft	In service	Notes
Cessna 208 Caravan	15	More aircraft on order
Total	15

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

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]
• 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 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. ^[6]
• 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.

References

1. "Airline and Location Code Search".
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 Airlines 402B registration N402BL at the Aviation Safety Network . Retrieved on 12 July 2025.
5. Accident descriptionfor Tropic Air 208B Grand Caravan registration V3-HHU at the Aviation Safety Network . Retrieved on 23 April 2016.
6. "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.

External links

• Tropic Air
• Tropic Air Tours