John Greif II Airport

John Greif II Airport
San Pedro Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
ServesSan Pedro, Belize
Hub forTropic Air
Elevation AMSL4 ft (1.2 m)
Coordinates17°54′50″N 87°58′16″W / 17.91389°N 87.97111°W / 17.91389; -87.97111
Map
SPR is located in Belize
SPR
SPR
Location in Belize
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
06/24 1,067 3,501 Asphalt
Source: DAFIF[1] GCM[2]

John Greif II Airport (IATA: SPR, ICAO: MZSP) is an airport that serves San Pedro and Ambergris Caye, Belize. It was renamed from San Pedro Airport to John Greif II Airport in 2010.[3][4]

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Tropic Air Belize City–International,[5] Belize City–Municipal,[6] Caye Caulker,[7] Corozal[8]

Accidents

  • On April 1, 1991, a Cessna 402B operated by Tropic Air crashed into the sea while making a go around on approach to the airport. All 8 occupants were killed, making this the deadliest aviation accident in Belize.[9]
  • On February 26, 2010, a Cessna 206 piloted by Barry Bowen crashed on approach to the airstrip. [10] The crash also killed Michael Casey, Jill Casey, teachers at Gallon Jug Community School, and their children, Makayla and Bryce, who were from Albany, New York.[11][10]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Airport information for MZ10". World Aero Data. Archived from the original on 2019-03-05. Data current as of October 2006. Source: DAFIF.
  2. ↑ "Airport information for SPR" – via Great Circle Mapper.
  3. ↑ Ambergris Today - Airport renamed December 2010
  4. ↑ "John Greif II". Ambergris Caye. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
  5. ↑ Karp, Aaron (6 September 2022). "Tropic Air Belize Adds Service To San Pedro Sula". Aviation Week. Retrieved 5 April 2026.
  6. ↑ Sipinski, Dominik (19 July 2020). "Belize's Tropic Air to split domestic, international ops". Retrieved 5 April 2026.
  7. ↑ Sipinski, Dominik (20 July 2018). "Belize's Tropic Air to resume Caye Coulker ops in mid-4Q18". Retrieved 5 April 2026.
  8. ↑ "Inside the Tropic Air Hijacking: Three-Hour Hostage Standoff in the Skies". Love FM Belize News & Music Power. 17 April 2025. Retrieved 5 April 2026.
  9. ↑ "Accident description for Tropic Airlines 402B registration N402BL". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 12 July 2025.
  10. 1 2 Cite error: The named reference bf was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  11. ↑ Cite error: The named reference bg was invoked but never defined (see the help page).



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